Civil War Confederate Gardner bullet, recovered at the Wheatfield in Gettysburg

I was fortunate to acquire a large collection of original Gettysburg Battlefield bullets and shell fragments. They are all well documented with great provenance from local collections and diggers. This one is a .54 caliber Confederate Gardner bullet from the prestigious Gettysburg collection of George Olinger.

It was recovered at the famous “Wheatfield” in Gettysburg. The area known as the Wheatfield had three geographic features, all owned by the John Rose family: the 20-acre field itself, the Rose Woods bordering it on the west, and a modest elevation known as Stony Hill, also to the west. Immediately to the southeast was Houck's Ridge and to the south Devil's Den. The fighting here on July 2nd, consisting of numerous confusing attacks and counterattacks over two hours by eleven brigades, earned the field the nickname "Bloody Wheatfield”.

I talk about the Wheatfield in my book "Battle of Gettysburg - The Relics, Artifacts & Souvenirs". Anything coming from the Wheatfield with great provenance, makes it very desirable. I will include a Certificate of Authenticity with this piece. It comes in the acrylic display case pictured.