Dug Civil War .52 Spencer-Carbine Bullet & Cartridge 1863 Siege Port Hudson LA

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Dug Civil War .52 Spencer-Carbine Bullet & Cartridge 1863 Siege Port Hudson LA! Condition is "Used". Shipped with USPS First Class. I can combine shipping on two or more items!
A nice dug Civil War .52 Spencer-Carbine Bullet & brass Cartridge found at the 1863 Siege/ Battle of Port Hudson Louisiana! Excavated back in the late 80s by my dad and a couple of his relic hunting friends!
These artifacts have been in my dad's personal collection of Civil War relics he dug over the last 60 years and I hate to get rid of them but it's time to downsize his relic room!
The Spencer- Carbine Bullet and brass Cartridge are in great dug shape for over 140 plus years of being in the ground but please view all the photos and you be the judge of condition!
All artifacts are 100% guaranteed authentic recovered on private property with land owners permission!
The Spencer repeating rifles and carbines were early American lever-action firearms invented by Christopher Spencer. The Spencer was the world's first military metallic-cartridge repeating rifle, and over 200,000 examples were manufactured in the United States by the Spencer Repeating Rifle Co. and Burnside Rifle Co. between 1860 and 1869. The Spencer repeating rifle was adopted by the Union Army, especially by the cavalry, during the American Civil War but did not replace the standard issue muzzle-loading rifled muskets in use at the time. Among the early users was George Armstrong Custer. The Spencer carbine was a shorter and lighter version designed for the cavalry.
These cartridges have been excavated from camp and battlesites throughout the South and Trans-Mississippi theater!
The Siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana, (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 up river, General Nathaniel Banks was ordered to capture the lower Mississippi Confederate stronghold of Port Hudson, in order 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.