Original Confederate ammunition excavated from the Civil War Battlefields around Fredericksburg, Virginia. They would be the same type ammunition used by the Texas Brigade. The lead ammunition at left are; a .44 early model Colt revolver, a .58 nose cast for a rifle and a .57 Enfield Rifle round made at the Marshall Arsenal in Texas. From upper right they are a .69 caliber round ball for the smooth bore musket, a .52 Ringtail for the Sharps carbine. The paper cartridge was tied to the base of the bullet with string. The .58 Gardner at the bottom was made at the Richmond Arsenal in Virginia. They were the only Confederate Armory to make this style bullet. They all used a paper cartridge which has not survived in the ground. The white color or patina is due to oxidation in the ground.
The scene was reproduced from a photograph taken in 1861 of the 1st Texas Infantry in their winter quarters near Dumfries, Virginia. The men of the 1st Texas came from East Texas and Harris & Galveston Counties. Arriving piecemeal, all the men of the 1st Texas arrived in Richmond, VA, by June 1, 1861, and were commanded by Colonel L. T. Wigfall. The regiment was part of General Hood's famous Texas Brigade and fought in the major engagements around Fredericksburg, Virginia.
The artifacts come as shown in an 8” x 12” “Riker” style glass top case which can be opened by taking the pins hotsell out. The artifacts are just pressed in, not glued.
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Product code: 1st Texas hotsell Infantry - Virginia – Civil War Artifacts