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Confederate Bullets – Fredericksburg Battlefields – Civil War Memorabilia – 5110

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Original price was: $58.96.Current price is: $35.37.

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Original Civil War ammunition issued to Confederate troops during the 1863 – 1864 battles around Fredericksburg, Virginia. They were used in a variety of arms but they all used a paper cartridge and were muzzle loading. The white patina is due to oxidation in the ground. Like Federal army the Confederate army was issued a variety of weapons throughout the War. The south was never able to keep up with demand. They imported thousands of .54 Austrian Lorenz and the .57 British Enfield through the Union blockade. The army also relied on older models like the .54 Mississippi rifle and the Model 1842 Springfield and Harpers Ferry smooth bore muskets which still used the .69 round ball. The Confederacy didn’t issue side arms to the enlisted infantry, they were carried by officers. As with most of the ammunition of all types they manufactured they relied on imported or pre war molds. In December of 1862 the Federal army crossed the Rappahannock River leading to the Battle of Fredericksburg. On May 5th, 1864 General Grant’s “Army of the Potomac” met General Lee’s “Army of Northern Virginia” in an area that was called the “Wilderness”. After days of fighting there Grant moved south to Spotsylvania where Lee had gotten ahead of his army. The fighting there started on May 8 and lasted until the 21st of 1864. The artifacts come as shown in a 6” x 8” riker style case as shown. You can pull the pins out of the sides of the case and remove the bullets to look at them, they will fit right back in. We ship them with a cushioning under the glass, just remove the pins. All of the artifacts are guaranteed to be original as stated. A hand signed and dated “Certificate of Authenticity” will be issued by Collectors Frame with a photograph and description of the items purchased. Please see our “About Collectors Frame”, below the reviews on the front page, for more information on the framing and artifacts.

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