An original hand signed 1864 note issued by “The State of Louisiana” from Shreveport, Louisiana. The “One Dollar” currency has the hand inscribed serial number “2736” at right side. The note was printed by “South-west Print”. The note as vignettes has a steamship at center and Minerva at left.
The original lead bullets were excavated from the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Battlefields near Fredericksburg, Virginia. They were all made in iron molds and would have used a paper cartridge. The .58 rifle and Williams Cleaner and were made for the Springfield rifle and along with the .52 Sharps were Federal issue. The .44 Colt could have used by either side. The Williams was used to clean the black powder fouling from the rifle barrel. The white patina is due to oxidation in the ground.
The Wilderness, near Fredericksburg, Virginia, was the first battle in 1864 between General Grant's “Army of the Potomac” and General Lee's “Army of Northern Virginia”. It was the beginning of what would be called Grant's “Overland Campaign” to take the Confederate capitol at Richmond. The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House was the second major battle in the Campaign. Following the bloody but inconclusive Battle of the Wilderness, Grant's army disengaged from General Robert E. Lee's army and moved to the southeast. Elements of Lee's army beat the Union army to the critical crossroads of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia, and began entrenching. Fighting occurred on and off from May 8 through May 21, 1864.
The hand made solid Cherry frame is 9” x 12” (glass size). The mat color is blue All of the work was done in our cabinet shop here in Fredericksburg, Virginia by my wife and I. The frame is ready to hang. The wire is recessed which allows the frame to rest flat back to the wall as in a museum mount. The “bumpons” on each back corner protect the wall and keep the frame level.
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Product code: Louisiana Currency outlet - 1864 - Civil War Relics