Trevilian Station VA Civil War Relic Dug Very Nice Cartridge Box Brass Finial

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 TREVILIAN STATION, VIRGINIA ~ This nice Civil War relic, a cartridge box brass finial or 'button', a piece of hardware from the bottom of the Cartridge box, used for closing the flap. I have a personal fondness for these pieces as you know the soldier touched this hardware, perhaps not even very long before it was separated from the cartridge box. This finial measures 3/4" long by 1/2" wide, was recovered from the Trevilian Station Battlefield in Virginia several decades ago. This interesting artifact was recovered by a relic hunter from the site of the Trevilian Station, Virginia Battlefield. 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. 'The Battle of Trevilian Station First Encounter On the morning of June 11, 1864, Custer’s Michigan cavalrymen were picketing the Marquis Road when, at around 5:00 a.m., Confederate horsemen under Gen. Williams Wickham surprised the Yankees, many of whom were eating breakfast. Wickham’s Virginians drove the Federals up the Marquis Road capturing several of Custer’s men. Ultimately, the Wolverines repulsed Wickham’s attack before being called away to another part of the field. However, the firefight marked the beginning of the largest all-cavalry battle of the Civil War.(Day One) Wade Hampton’s division clashed with Brig. Gen. Alfred Torbert’s and Brig. Gen. David McMurtrie Gregg’s divisions on the Fredericksburg Road. Vicious dismounted fighting raged while Hampton waited for Fitzhugh Lee’s troopers to provide support. The Michigan brigade under Brig. Gen. George Custer slipped between Hampton and Lee and managed to capture Hampton’s wagon train full of supplies. Lee’s Virginia brigades quickly caught up and Custer found himself surrounded, fired upon from all sides in what has been called "Custer's First Last Stand." Only Sheridan's arrival with reinforcements saved the Michigan troopers from destruction. By nightfall on June 11, Union troops held Trevilian Station. (Day Two) Following the relative success of the first day's fighting, Gen. Philip Sheridan's troops spent the morning of June 12 tearing up railroad tracks before advancing on the Confederates. However, Gen. Wade Hampton's cavalry had spent the night establishing a strong position, with an angled line anchored on the railroad embankment. Sheridan ordered several assaults against this line over the course of the day, but each one was driven back. Ultimately, Sheridan was forced to abandon his attempt to break the Confederate line. He withdrew his army that night, having failed to achieve his goals of permanently disrupting supply lines and linking up with additional forces near Charlottesville.' 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: 29.99 USD

Location: York, Pennsylvania

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