Lot 440
440. CONFEDERATE SOLID CANNONBALL RECOVERED AT GETTYSBURG Rare Confederate 4.52" spherical solid cannonball recovered at Gettysburg on the East Cavalry field. That field was the scene of an attempt by Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's cavalry to get into the Federal rear and exploit any success that Pickett's Charge may have generated. Union cavalry under Brig. Gens. David McM. Gregg and George Armstrong Custer repulsed the Confederate advances. Ex: Walters Collection, Gettysburg, thence the Gieselman Collection. Obtained directly from noted Gettysburg dealers The Horse Soldier, whose expertise in arms, projectiles and relics is unimpeachable. 1,000-1,200
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