2023-03 HCA Auctions
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/7/2023
The 16th Connecticut was hard hit at Antietam fighting against the Texas Brigade in the famous Cornfield. The first cardstock displays a Union Eagle button and Minnie Ball. The 5 ½ inch tag reads: "Button and Bullet found in the Cornfield when the 16th Conn. Vols. made their last stand at the Battle of Antietam Sep. 17th 1862." ...plus, 5-1/2" tag displays a ½ inch ring and reads: "Ring made from a shell screw, found under the tree where the 16th Conn. Vols. buried their dead at Antietam".
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