Monocacy Civil War Relic Hill East of Blockhouse Dug Swage Pressed Turned Bullet

Description: Please visit our eBay store for a complete list of in-stock Civil War relics organized by recovery location. We are working as partners in conjunction with Gettysburg Relics to offer some very nice American Civil War relics for sale. The owner of Gettysburg Relics was the proprietor of Artifact at 777 on Cemetery Hill in Gettysburg for a number of years, and we are now selling on eBay. THE BATTLE OF MONOCACY, MARYLAND ~ RECOVERED ON THE HILL EAST OF THE BLOCKHOUSE ~ FROM THE COLLECTION OF EARL L. GOODING, WHO FOUND IT ~ This Civil War relic was recovered from the Battlefield of Monocacy in Maryland and was specifically recovered from 'THE HILL EAST OF THE BLOCKHOUSE'. A fired high-impact and very mangled US .577 caliber 'Swaged' or pressed and turned 3-ring rifle bullet with spokes in the cavity. It has multiple impact marks, and rifling marks and a visible ramrod impression, and a dark patina (all of the relics found at this location 'Hill East of the Blockhouse' were very dark from the soil they were recovered in. (Earl wrote 'Note Condition due to...' and the rest of the inscription is unfortunately worn or wiped away.) Northern manufacture, pressed and turned with 'spokes' in the base. These are often mistakenly referred to as 'swaged' bullets. These were produced in machines made by J.D. Custer of Philadelphia. After a slug was pressed to form the nose and cavity, it was turned on a lathe to cut the three grooves. The Spokes in the base were formed by the lathe chuck.' - From A Handbook of Civil War Bullets & Cartridges This relic was found at the site of the Battle of Monocacy in Maryland. This comes from the collection of Earl L. Gooding, a southern Maryland relic hunter who kept his finds from each expedition in small boxes marked with the location and often, the date. In most cases, it appeared as if he never opened the boxes again once they were stored away (they were still filled with dirt etc.) The box (not included) states that this grouping of artifacts were recovered on a hill "East of the Blockhouse". There were two Blockhouses, so the area could be on the west or east side of the Monocacy River. The approximate recovery area is circled on the maps. The Battle of Monocacy is often referred to as the Battle that saved Washington. Fought on July 9th, 1864, Union forces slowed the advance of Jubal Early's Confederate Army in its advance towards the northern Capitol. A provenance letter will be included. We include as much documentation with the relics as we possess. This includes copies of tags if there are original identification tags or maps, as well as a signed letter of provenance with the specific recovery information. All of the collections that we are offering for sale are guaranteed to be authentic and are either older recoveries, found before the 1960s when it was still legal to metal detect battlefields, or were recovered on private property with permission. Land on Battlefields that is now Federally owned, or owned by the Trust, was acquired after the relics were recovered. We will not buy or sell any items that were recovered illegally, nor will we sell any items that we suspect were recovered illegally. Thank you for viewing!

Price: 26.99 USD

Location: York, Pennsylvania

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