Battle of Winchester – 1861 Winchester Currency – Civil War Bullets

Description: Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 An original hand signed “Twenty - Five Cents” note issued by “Corporation of Winchester”, Virginia in 1861. It has the hand inscribed serial number “13548”. The note was printed on one side only. The original lead ammunition was excavated from the Winchester Battlefield in Virginia. 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. Winchester was a key strategic position for the Confederate States Army during the war. It was an important operational objective in Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's and Jackson's defense of the Shenandoah Valley in 1861, Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign of 1862, the Gettysburg Campaign of 1863, and the Valley Campaigns of 1864. Including minor cavalry raids and patrols, and occasional reconnaissance by various forces, it is claimed that Winchester changed hands as many as 72 times during the course of the war, and 13 times in one day. Battles raged all along Main Street at different points in the war. Both Union General Sheridan and Stonewall Jackson located their headquarters just one block apart at various times. The scene “Battle of Winchester” 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. 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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