Kennesaw Mountain GA Civil War Relic Cheatham Hill The Dead Angle Fired Bullet

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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 exclusively on eBay.
THE BATTLE OF KENNESAW MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA - RECOVERED IN THE AREA OF CHEATHAM HILL - THE ASSAULT ON 'THE DEAD ANGLE' - FOUND IN 1972 - FROM THE WILLIAM A. REGER COLLECTION - A very high impact Bullet, possibly fired backwards, or tumbled and struck cavity first. This artifact was recovered from the Battlefield of Kennesaw Mountain GA in the area of the assault on Cheatham Hill in the area known as 'THE DEAD ANGLE'
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A very high impact
Civil War relic
Bullet, possibly fired backwards, or tumbled and struck cavity first,
recovered from the Battlefield of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, in the area of the assault on Cheatham Hill on the area known as 'THE DEAD ANGLE'.
- Found in 1972
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The original Type-Writer typed Tags included in the grouping, read as follows - "Civil War Rifle Bullets dug in area near Cheatham Hill on the edge of Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield, Georgia. Area of Main Assault by Sherman Against Johnston on June 24, 1864. Bullets found in 1972", and the second tag reads "Civil War Rifle Bullets dug in area near Cheatham Hill, on the edge of Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield, Georgia. Area was in main assault against Johnston on June 27, 1864".
This bullet was a part of the collection of William Reger, from Berks County, Pennsylvania, who carefully documented his relics by recovery location and often recovery date. He passed away in Reading, Pennsylvania in 2011. The original type-writer typed tags which are shown are not included, as they were the only tags that Reger included with the grouping, however a copy of the tags, as well as a provenance letter will be included.
"The battle of 'Dead Angle,' was fought June 27th, on the Kennesaw line, near Marietta, Georgia.  It was one of the hottest and longest days of the year, and one of the most desperate and determinedly resisted battles fought during the whole war," recalled Confederate Sam Watkins. As part of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, the fight at what became known as the "Dead Angle," was one of the deadliest on the battlefield.
Confederates assumed a defensive position on what is known today as Cheatham Hill. These men commanded by Maj. Gens. Benjamin F. Cheatham and Patrick Cleburne were some of the best fighters in the Confederate Army of Tennessee. The Confederates fortified their position, which was aided by the surrounding woods and undergrowth.
Near 9:00 am, Federal infantry of the XIV and XX Corps' of the Army of the Cumberland opened their assault on the Confederate lines. The nearly 9,000 Federals were, too, veterans. Having seen action at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Perryville, and Chickamauga. These veterans were thwarted by the mixture of the undergrowth and the Confederate defenses.
Some Federals did manage to reach the Rebel works, but they were thrown back due to hand-to-hand fighting and severe small arms fire. By 11 am, the battle was over, with the Union soldiers now fortifying the small gains that they had made during the action. Afterward, the combatants dubbed the area of the most brutal fighting the "Dead Angle."
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. Some land on Battlefields that are now Federally owned, or owned by the Trust, were acquired after the items were recovered. We will not sell any items that were recovered illegally, nor will we sell any items that we suspect were recovered illegally.
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