Description: Please visit our eBay store for a complete list of in-stock Civil War relics organized by recovery location. We are working as partners in conjunction with Gettysburg Relics to offer some very nice American Civil War relics for sale. The owner of Gettysburg Relics was the proprietor of Artifact at 777 on Cemetery Hill in Gettysburg for a number of years, and we are now selling on eBay. THE BATTLE OF GAINES' MILL, VIRGINIA ~ A small 13mm brass shirt or cuff button, with a missing/broken shank. This relic was recovered from the Battlefield of Gaine's Mill, Virginia several decades ago. The digger began metal detecting in 1971 and was always careful to store his artifacts so that the find location was documented. I acquired this relic directly from the digger. A provenance letter with information and digger's name will be included. A provenance letter will be included. The Battle of Gaines' Mill June 27, 1862 'Anxious to renew his assaults from the day before, Gen. Robert E. Lee sent the bulk of his army forward late on June 27, 1862, with the intention of driving the Union V Corps into the Chickahominy River. Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter’s Federals beat back successive waves of disjointed attacks from their position above Boatswain’s Creek, inflicting severe casualties. By dusk, the Confederates were more organized. With daylight fading, the reinforced Southerners assaulted Porter’s entire line and sent the Northerners fleeing toward the river. Only darkness saved the Federals from complete disaster. During the night, Porter’s men limped south across the Chickahominy and burned the bridges behind them. The battle at Gaines' Mill began a series of rearguard actions as Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan moved his army to the James River.' We include as much documentation with the relics as we possess. This includes copies of tags if there are original identification tags or maps, as well as a signed letter of provenance with the specific recovery information. All of the collections that we are offering for sale are guaranteed to be authentic, and are either older recoveries, found before the 1960s when it was still legal to metal detect battlefields, or were recovered on private property with permission. Land on Battlefields that is now Federally owned, or owned by the Trust, was acquired after the relics were recovered. We will not buy or sell any items that were recovered illegally, nor will we sell any items that we suspect were recovered illegally. Thank you for viewing!
Price: 18.5 USD
Location: York, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2025-01-12T22:39:38.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Conflict: Civil War (1861-65)
Original/Reproduction: Original
Theme: Militaria
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
