Description: Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Original hand signed “Ten Cents” note issued in 1861 by the “Bank of Tennessee” in Nashville. These were issued without serial numbers and have the typical plain back. The note was printed by J. Manourier New Orleans La.. These type fractional notes were issued due to the coin shortage in the south. The artifacts were recovered from the Fredericksburg, Virginia battlefields. They are typical of what would have been used at the Battle of Nashville. The lead ammunition at left are all Federal issue; a .58 Williams Cleaner, a .52 Sharps carbine generally used by the cavalry branch of service and a .58 round for the Springfield rifle or other imported arms of that caliber. The lead ammunition at right are; a .69 Musket ball used by both sides, a Federal issue for the .52 Spencer carbine and a Confederate issue .58 Gardner made at the Richmond Arsenal in Virginia. 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 of Nashville was a two-day battle that represented the end of large-scale fighting west of the coastal states during the Civil War. It was fought at Nashville, Tennessee, on December 15–16, 1864, between the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Lieutenant General John Bell Hood and Union Major General George H. Thomas. In one of the largest victories achieved by the Union Army during the war, Thomas attacked and routed Hood's army, largely destroying it as an effective fighting force. During the second day’s fighting the Confederates' new line was much stronger and more compact than the first day's line. It was anchored on the east on Peach Orchard Hill. The western flank ran along a line of hills leading south from Compton's Hill, which after the day's battle would be called Shy's Hill after Col. William M. Shy, the Confederate officer commanding the 20th Tennessee Infantry, who died defending it. The scene “Battle of Nashville” was reprinted from the lithograph by Kurz & Allison. Kurz and Allison were major publishers of chromolithographs in the late 19th century. They built their reputation on large prints published in the 1880-90 period depicting battles of the American Civil War. This was a period of recollection among veterans, and the company was trying to capitalize on this sentiment. In all, a set of thirty-six battle scenes were published from designs by Louis Kurz, himself a veteran of the war. They did not pretend to mirror the actual events but rather attempted to tap people's patriotic emotions. 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. Please see our "About” for more information on the framing and artifacts.
Price: 147 USD
Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia
End Time: 2025-01-18T12:22:15.000Z
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