South Pittsburg TN Civil War Relic Dug Misfired Extracted .58 Rifle Bullet Nice

Description: Please visit our eBay store for a complete list of in-stock Civil War relics organized by recovery location. We are working as partners in conjunction with Gettysburg Relics to offer some very nice American Civil War relics for sale. The owner of Gettysburg Relics was the proprietor of Artifact at 777 on Cemetery Hill in Gettysburg for a number of years, and we are now selling on eBay. RECOVERED AT SOUTH PITTSBURG, TENNESSEE ~ DUG AT A UNION CAMP SITE OCCUPIED BY OHIO TROOPS ~ FOUND BEFORE 2002 ~ This Civil War relic,a misfired or extracted (pulled from the musket barrel with a gun tool) .58 caliber 3-ring rifle bullet, was recovered by Dennis Lambert on private property, and with permission, at South Pittsburg, Tennessee. I acquired this artifact from a Shendandoah Valley dealer many years ago. The bullet has Lambert's written initials inside of the cavity 'S.P.TN', of course for 'South Pittsburg, Tennessee'. I acquired this artifact with written documentation (copies will be provided to the buyer). The following article was written by The Mr. Lambert, who recovered this exact bullet, and is borrowed from the South Pittsburg TN Historic Preservation Society website. The Birth of South Pittsburg, Tennessee By: Dennis Lambert South Pittsburg, Tennessee is located in Marion County on the west (north) side of the Tennessee River and borders the Alabama/Tennessee state-lines. The city, which currently has a population of about 3295 citizens, had its beginnings when English investors purchased the land near the banks of the Tennessee River for the establishment of a city destined to be the commercial hub of the mining and coke manufacturing operations in the Sequachee Valley. Within this city would be established a set of blast furnaces for the making of pig iron, which would utilize much of the iron ore and coke mined and manufactured at different locations up the valley. The first substantial influx of white settlers to this section of land moved in shortly after the Cherokee removal in the late 1830s. These pioneers worked the land near the banks of the Tennessee River for agricultural purposes and planted orchards of apples and peaches on the slopes of the surrounding mountains. These early Marion County residents were widely spaced and no attempts were made to establish an organized community until after the American Civil War. However, a moderate size cemetery on the side of South Pittsburg Mountain near Whitacre Point attests to the lives of many of these early pioneers with some graves dating back as far as 1829. Even though South Pittsburg was yet to exist, the land where it would one-day stand would see the near constant passing and re-passing of Union and Confederate troops throughout most of the American Civil War. This resulted in both armies setting up camp here on numerous occasions and even the construction, by the Union Army, of a pontoon bridge across the Tennessee River near the mouth of Battle Creek at Alley’s Ferry prior to the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia in September 1863. The most notable war event here was the bombing of the Union Army’s earthen redoubt, Fort McCook, in August 1862. This fort, which was located at the mouth of Battle Creek near where the Sonic Drive-In restaurant now stands, was continuously bombarded by heavy artillery for twelve hours on the night of the 27th. Confederate forces entrenched on the ridges in the New Hope community on the opposite side of the Tennessee River from here timed this attack simultaneously with an attack on nearby Bridgeport in an effort to gain control of this part of the Sequachee Valley. Both assaults were successful in their intent with the Union Army vacating the fort at Battle Creek during the night leaving it and much of the stores and supplies to its Confederate victors. Eventually the Union Army would regain control of the area by late summer 1863 and continue its grip until the end of the war. Despite not having a major battle here, the area was ravaged by the thousands of soldiers passing through the area during the war who took livestock, foods and other necessities from the area farmers for the benefit of their cause. This resulted in hard times for many of these families following the end of the war as they attempted to rebuild their lives. The key to the development of mineral lands in the Sequachee Valley and vital in the birth of South Pittsburg would be a branch railroad into the Sequachee Valley. This branch line, chartered in 1860 for the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, would lead off from the main line of the N. & C. RR at nearby Bridgeport, Alabama and have its terminus in Jasper, Tennessee some fifteen miles away. The coming of the Civil War and its impact on the area delayed the completion of this branch line into the valley, which would be known as the Jasper Branch Railroad. Following the end of the war, the N. & C. RR completed the branch line’s construction. Mr. O. R. Beene was the first person to ship a Sequachee Valley product over the new railroad. This first shipment consisted of nine bales of cotton shipped out on March 12th 1868. Additional Information about Fort McCook, which is located in South Pittsburg, Tenneseee - Fort McCook was located in South Pittsburg, Tennessee. Historic Marker at South Pittsburg Municipal Park, South Pittsburg, TN A Union fort was built in 1862 at the confluence of Battle Creek and the Tennessee River in South Pittsburg, Tenn. It was named for Gen. Alexander McCook and served as a key post during the Union occupation of the Sequatchie Valley. On Aug. 27, 1862, soldiers at the fort faced a 12- hour Confederate bombardment from positions across the river before abandoning South Pittsburg and allowing the Confederates to control Marion County for the next year. History of Fort McCook Established as a Union U.S. Civil War fort in the spring of 1862 by Union General Alexander McCook. The fort was situated at the confluence of the Tennessee River and Battle Creek. On 27 Aug 1862, Confederate General Samuel B. Maxey crossed the Tennessee River at Bridgeport and moved on Fort McCook. General Maxey placed his artillery opposite the fort and opened fire. The Federals withdrew from the fort that night. During the Chickamauga campaign Fort Thomas was occupied by General John M. Brannan's division of General Thomas' 14th Army Corps and became known as Fort Thomas. We include as much documentation with the relics as we possess. This includes copies of tags if there are original identification tags or maps, as well as a signed letter of provenance with the specific recovery information. All of the collections that we are offering for sale are guaranteed to be authentic, and are either older recoveries, found before the 1960s when it was still legal to metal detect battlefields, or were recovered on private property with permission. Land on Battlefields that is now Federally owned, or owned by the Trust, was acquired after the relics were recovered. We will not buy or sell any items that were recovered illegally, nor will we sell any items that we suspect were recovered illegally. Thank you for viewing!

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