GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD CONFEDERATE SHELL WITH PROVENANCE.

GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD CONFEDERATE SHELL WITH PROVENANCE. A cast iron Read shell casing obtained from the Gettysburg Battlefield by Maj. Gen. Oliver Otis Howard in 1902. Gen. Howard served throughout the Civil War and fought at Gettysburg all three days of the battle. On the first day of the battle, he briefly took command of the 1st and 11th Corps and a cavalry division after the death of Maj. Gen. Reynolds. After assessing the situation he withdrew his troops to Cemetery Ridge and set up a defensive line there which later became critical in the ensuing battle. He was shortly relieved by Maj. Gen. Hancock and was reassigned to other duties. He retired from the Army in 1894 as a Major General in the regular Army and in 1901, during one of his frequent visits to Gettysburg with his son James, obtained this shell. It remained in the family until just recently. The shell is described as being 7-1/8” in length by about 3” in diameter of hollow cast iron with a brass, rotating band attached to the base. The shell has definitely been fired, as the rifling grooves are visible in the rotating band. It apparently had a defective fuse and did not explode. It presently has a brass fuse body that is marked “Gettysburg July 1” and an indecipherable year. This information was extracted from an article that appeared in the North South Trader Volume 27 Number 26. CONDITION: Overall crusty brown patina with pitting. Rotating band is a dark blackish patina with some verdigris. 4-51411 JR953 (1,250-1,750)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2004

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	613	$2,070.00	GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD CONFEDERATE SHELL WITH PROVENANCE. A cast iron Read shell casing obtained from the Gettysburg Battlefield by Maj. Gen. Oliver Otis Howard in 1902. Gen. Howard served throughout the Civil War and fought at Gettysburg all three days of the battle. On the first day of the battle, he briefly took command of the 1st and 11th Corps and a cavalry division after the death of Maj. Gen. Reynolds. After assessing the situation he withdrew his troops to Cemetery Ridge and set up a defensive line there which later became critical in the ensuing battle. He was shortly relieved by Maj. Gen. Hancock and was reassigned to other duties. He retired from the Army in 1894 as a Major General in the regular Army and in 1901, during one of his frequent visits to Gettysburg with his son James, obtained this shell. It remained in the family until just recently. The shell is described as being 7-1/8” in length by about 3” in diameter of hollow cast iron with a brass, rotating band attached to the base. The shell has definitely been fired, as the rifling grooves are visible in the rotating band. It apparently had a defective fuse and did not explode. It presently has a brass fuse body that is marked “Gettysburg July 1” and an indecipherable year. This information was extracted from an article that appeared in the North South Trader Volume 27 Number 26. CONDITION: Overall crusty brown patina with pitting. Rotating band is a dark blackish patina with some verdigris. 4-51411 JR953 (1,250-1,750) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2004 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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