Antietam Civil War Relic Eckert Farm Dug 9th Corps Union Site Knapsack Hook GILT

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 ANTIETAM ~ RECOVERED ON THE ECKERT FARM (THE CIRCLED AREA ON THE MAP) ~ UNION IX (Ninth) CORPS STAGING AREA FOR THE ATTACK AT BURNSIDE'S BRIDGE, ALSO AN ARTILLERY POSITION, AND A HOSPITAL SITE ~ RECOVERED BY THE SELLER ~ ANDY KEYSER, OF GETTYSBURG RELICS ~ A very nice Federal Knapsack J-Hook with some brass remaining (spots of gold-tone on the curved end, which is almost never seen on relic hooks). It is missing the circular section on the end which keeps the hook in place on the strap - which may be how it was lost in the first place. These hooks are brass hardware for the knapsack shoulder support straps. This relic was recovered on the Battlefield of Antietam on the Eckert Farm (private property, with permission), on the East side of Antietam Creek, between the Middle Bridge and Burnside’s Bridge. It was a Union artillery position, was the staging area for Burnside’s attack, and was also a hospital site. It was recovered by Andy Keyser, the seller, who hunted this area between 2009-2019. A provenance letter will be included. 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: 24.99 USD

Location: York, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2024-02-13T19:01:15.000Z

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