2020-07 2 sessions
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/24/2020
Revolver relic recovered near Culp's Hill at Gettysburg, being only the metal frame portion. Unknown if Confederate or Union. 9" from tip to handle. Very good condition. During the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863, Culp's Hill was a critical part of the Union Army defensive line, the principal feature of the right flank, or "barbed" portion of what is described as the "fish-hook" line. Holding the hill was by itself unimportant because its heavily wooded sides made it unsuitable for artillery placement, but its loss would have been catastrophic to the Union army. It dominated Cemetery Hill and the Baltimore Pike, the latter being critical for keeping the Union army supplied and for blocking any Confederate advance on Baltimore or Washington, D.C.
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