Page II Gettysburg Battlefield Collection

(above) Relics from the Peach Orchard. Two large shell fragments from CS 12 lb. 4.52" spherical shells, 5 fired CS Gardners, two large grapeshot 1" each, and a knapsack hook. Originally from the John Plank Geiselman Collection.

(above) A fuse from a 3" Percussion Schenkyl shell, found on Little Round Top. Originally from the John Plank Geiselman Collection.

(above) A 3" CS fuse, paper fuse still intact, found on Barlow's Knoll. Orignally from the John Plank Geiselman Collection.

(above) A large shell fragment from a 3" Schenkyl shell, found on Little Round Top. Originally from the John Plank Geiselman Collection.

(above) A shell fragment from a 3" Schenkyl Shell, found at Devil's Den. The surface and edges are smooth and clean with light rust indicating fragment found very early. Originally from the John Plank Geiselman Collection.

(above) Four CS and US shell fragments from The Wheatfield. Originally from the John Plank Geiselman Collection.

(above) A large shell fragment from a US/CS 12 lb. 4.52" spherical shell. Found on the Trostle Farm. Originally from the John Plank Geiselman Collection.

(above) A shell fragment from a 3" Hotchkiss shell. Found on the Trostle Farm. Originally from the John Plank Geiselman Collection.

(above) A large shell fragment from a US/CS 12lb. 4.52" spherical shell. Found on the Codori Farm. Originally from the John Plank Geiselman Collection.

(above) A large shell fragment from a US/CS 12lb. 4.52" spherical shell. Found on the Codori Farm. Originally from the John Plank Geiselman Collection

(above) An artillery shell fragment. Found on the Codori Farm. Originally from the John Plank Geiselman Collection.

(below) A Shell Fragment with Period Tag, found near Emmittsburg Pike, September 17, 1891, by D.B. Boynton.

(above) D.B.Boynton found these relics when returning to Gettysburg to visit the battlefield. The relics are from Little Round Top and the wooden container was made by D.B.Boynton using wood from the battlefield.

(above) One quarter of a Confederate 4.52" 12 lb. spherical shell found at farm at base of Big Round Top.

(above) A 3" Parrott Shell found on Oak Ridge, specifically in Dr. Gifford's yard.

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(above) Three bayonets from the Gettysburg battlefield. From right to left there is: A pattern 1853 Enfield iron socket bayonet that was found on Little Round Top, (middle) A US model 1855 socket bayonet that was found on the Rose Farm, and on far left a bayonet that was found on Culp's Hill. All three from the John Plank Geiselman Collection.

(above) A tin fife found on the Gettysburg battlefield. From the John Plank Geiselman Collection and originally from the Dr. Hill Collection.

(above) A plate minne balls and relics found in Reynold's Woods. There are twelve fired US .58 caliber minnie balls, three dropped US .58 caliber minner balls, three dropped CS Gardner .577 caliber bullets, one fired pistol bullet, and four or five bits of melted lead. There is also a large wagon hook, a buckle clasp, knapsack hook, and a maker marked, pewter screw top for a powder flask, also other various relics. From the John Plank Geiselman Collection.

(above) A brass Federal Cavalry stirrup recovered on East Cavalry Field. The stirrup was either struck or suffered damage from a flaw in construction. From the John Plank Geiselman Collection.

(above) A Federal cavalry bit found in Reynold's Woods. From the John Plank Geiselman Collection.

(above) A small plate of minnie balls found by Lester Little on the Rose Farm near the Peach Orchard. From the John Plank Geiselman Collection.

(above) Small tray of minie balls from the Wheatfield. From the John Plank Geiselman Collection.

(above) Close-up of C.S. Gardners found on the Codori Farm. There are six dropped CS Gardners, three fired CS Gardners, three .69 caliber round balls, and one burnside minnie ball from the Codori Farm, also 10 miscellaneous fired minies. From the John Plank Geiselman Collection.

(above) Minie balls found on Little Round Top, from the John Plank Geiselman Collection, originally from the David Plank Collection who had owned the Weikert Farm behind the Round Tops. There are seven Confederate Gardners and nine Union 58 Caliber minie balls.

(above) Confederate and Union minie balls found on Little Round Top. From the John Plank Geiselman Collection.

(above) 10 Sharps primers and a sharps minie found on the grounds of the Lutheran Seminary on Seminary Ridge, originally part of the Dr. Hill Collection, then from the John Plank Geiselman Collection. Most likely used by Buford's troopers.

(above) A Union Eagle Breastplate found near Spangler's Spring in 1979.

(above) One quarter of a Confederate 3.67" 6 lb. spherical shell found at farm at base of Big Round Top