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(above) A US .58 caliber cartridge box with original shoulder
strap and eagle breastplate still attached. Strap is torn near top where soldier had cut slits to make strap more loose. Recovered
on the Chambersburg Pike, on the first day's field. From the John Henry Kurtz Collection.

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

(above) US Percussion Cap Box found on Little Round Top. Originally from the John Plank Geiselman Collection and
before that from the Pitzer Collection.

(above) A Non-Commissioned Officer's sword belt plate buckle that was recovered on the McPherson Farm at Gettysburg by
Arthur Shields himself and displayed in the Shields Museum.

(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.
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