Battle of Gettysburg shell fragment, 1863
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Maine Historical Society
Relatives and friends kept letters or other relics soldiers sent home, urged to do so by soldiers or because the letters might be the best remembrance in case the soldier should join the unthinkable number of those sacrificed.
The iron base plate for a 12-pound canister shot was found near Little Round Top at the Gettysburg battlefield.
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