{"product_id":"original-u-s-civil-war-federal-1861-cartridge-box-plate-with-period-provenance-tag-found-on-battlefield-of-siege-of-port-hudson-louisiana-while-siege-was-ongoing","title":"Original U.S. Civil War Federal 1861 Cartridge Box Plate with Period Provenance Tag - Found on Battlefield of Siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana While Siege was Ongoing","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item. One-of-a-Kind. The siege of Port Hudson (May 22 – July 9, 1863) was the final engagement in the Union campaign to recapture the Mississippi River in the American Civil War. While Union General Ulysses Grant was besieging Vicksburg upriver, General Nathaniel Banks was ordered to capture the lower Mississippi Confederate stronghold of Port Hudson, Louisiana, to go to Grant's aid. When his assault failed, Banks settled into a 48-day siege, the longest in US military history up to that point. A second attack also failed, and it was only after the fall of Vicksburg that the Confederate commander, General Franklin Gardner, surrendered the port. The Union gained control of the river and navigation from the Gulf of Mexico through the Deep South and to the river's upper reaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an outstanding 1861 Cartridge box plate which retains a fantastic period provenance note which reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFound on the\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBattle Field of\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePort Hudson La\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy J D Barton June 14th 1863\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis would indicate that J. D. Barton found this cartridge box plate on the 14th of June, 1863, while the Siege of Port Hudson was still taking place. There was a James D. Barton heavily involved in Republican politics in Mississippi during the Reconstruction era, so it’s possible that he was also a battlefield hunter who searched for relics during the era. A great research project. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe provenance note is torn in two but was taped back together recently. The note is stamped on the reinforced paper washer around the hole \u003cstrong\u003eDENNISON’S QUALITY GG\u003c\/strong\u003e, and we were able to find that this company was already making tags during the 1860 and 1870 period, confirming this as a period-attached tag! E.W. patented the reinforcing of the hole on June 9th, 1863, 5 days before this cartridge box plate was found on the battlefield.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cartridge box plate itself shows heavy service wear and verdigris spotting. Both of the loops are retained on the reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA phenomenal artifact, with great provenance worthy of further research! Comes ready to display!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43536366272581,"sku":"ONJR25AUCC146","price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONJR25AUCC146MAIN.jpg?v=1757084861","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-u-s-civil-war-federal-1861-cartridge-box-plate-with-period-provenance-tag-found-on-battlefield-of-siege-of-port-hudson-louisiana-while-siege-was-ongoing","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}