Battle of Atlanta – 1864 Georgia Currency – Civil War Bullets

Description: Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The original hand signed 1864 “The State of Georgia” - “Ten Dollars” note was issued from Milledgeville, Georgia. The note has the hand inscribed serial number “985”. The note was printed by “Howell, Engr” of Savannah, Georgia. The vignette in center is Moneta seated with state arms in background. The artifacts were recovered from the Fredericksburg, Virginia battlefields. They are typical of what would have been used at the Battle of Atlanta. The bullets at left are all Federal issue; a .58 Williams Cleaner used to clean the black powder fouling out of the rifle barrel. There were three to six packed with the regular rounds, .52 Sharps was a breech loading carbine used primarily by the cavalry and a .58 Springfield that was the standard round for all .58 rifles used by the Federal forces. In 1862 the diameter of the .58 was decreased by a fraction to accommodate the .577 Enfield rifle. The lead ammunition at right; a .69 Musket ball used by both sides, a Federal issue for the .52 Spencer carbine and a Confederate issue .57 Enfield. The Spencer used a brass cartridge the others used a paper cartridge which has not survived in the ground. The white color or patina is due to oxidation in the ground. The battle scene “Troup Hurt House” is part of the Atlanta Cyclorama. Created at the American Panorama Company in Milwaukee by 17 German artists, The Battle of Atlanta cyclorama took five months to create before it debuted in Minneapolis in 1886. Painted 22 years after the Battle of Atlanta, the painting originally depicted the battle from a Northern perspective as a heroic Union victory so that it would appeal to Northern audiences. When the painting relocated to Atlanta in 1892, it was slightly modified and advertised as “the only Confederate victory ever painted” to appeal to its new Southern audiences that maintained Confederate sympathies. This scene took place where DeGress Avenue is today in Inman Park. The house was used as the headquarters of the 10th South Carolina Infantry. The same troops, having withdrawn to the city the night before, returned late afternoon & attacked the Federal forces occupying the position, capturing & holding it until driven out. The hand made solid Poplar frame with distressed milk paint finish is 12” x 16” (glass) in size. All of the frame and display work was done in our cabinet shop here in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The frame is ready to hang. The wire is recessed which allows the frame to rest flat back to the wall as in a museum mount. The “bumpons” on each back corner protect the wall and keep the frame level. The back of the frame, which doesn’t show, has some brush strokes from the second coat of paint. All of the artifacts are guaranteed to be original as stated. A hand signed and dated “Certificate of Authenticity” will be issued by Collectors Frame with a photograph and description of the items purchased. Any other literature shown will come with the frame. Please see our "About” for more information on the framing and artifacts.

Price: 135 USD

Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia

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