Excavated along the Taneytown Road near the Pennsylvania State Memorial
From the famous Rosensteel Gettysburg collection
Brass rivet from a leather accoutrement with a piece of the original leather still attached. Measures 1/2 inches in diameter. This relic was recovered along the Taneytown Road, on the Gettysburg Battlefield, near the area where the Pennsylvania State Memorial is located. It was recovered by the late Gettysburg relic hunter John Cullison, who excavated Civil War artifacts at Gettysburg from 1935-1959. Mr. Cullison passed it on to the famous Rosensteel family of Gettysburg where it remained in their private collection until it was released in 1996. Desirable Gettysburg relic.
WBTS Trivia: The Pennsylvania State Memorial is the largest of the state monuments on the Gettysburg Battlefield. It commemorates the 34,530 Pennsylvania soldiers who fought in the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. The memorial stands along Cemetery Ridge, which was the the Union battle line on July 2, 1863. The memorial was completed in 1914.