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Confederate Cartridge Box Picked From Gettysburg

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD
Confederate Cartridge Box Picked From Gettysburg
<B>Confederate Cartridge Box Picked Up From the Battlefield at Gettysburg.</B></I> The handsome cartridge box presented here was most often used by Union infantrymen, though this example was surely used by a Confederate soldier. The "U.S." embossed seal inside an oval normally seen on the outer flap of these cartridge boxes has been ground down and tarred over. Following the bloodiest battle of the Civil War, a local Gettysburg family picked the box up from the battlefield, and it remained with the family until the late twentieth century. The maker's initials are blind-stamped on the inner flap, “S.H. Young & Co. Newark N.J.” Closing strap is intact. Overall, the leather on the box is dried, cracked, and flaking in a few areas, to be expected from such a battle-worn piece of Civil War history.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Miscellaneous Collectibles, Smal (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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