2024 Battle of First Manassas - Virginia Currency – Civil War Artifacts

The original 1862 “Virginia Treasury Note” – “One Dollar” note was engraved by “Hoyer & Ludwig. Richmond, VA.” and hand signed in brown ink. The serial number “108484” was also inscribed by hand. The bust in left corner is of Virginia Governor John Letcher. The note was issued out of Richmond, Virginia, and has a plain back.

Original Federal and Confederate ammunition excavated from the Civil War Battlefields around Fredericksburg, Virginia. They would have been the same type ammunition used at the Battle of First Manassas. There are both Federal and Confederate ammunition included. The white patina is due to oxidation in the ground. Please see the last picture for more information on the bullets, a copy will come with the frame.

The Battle of First Manassas was fought on July 21, 1861, was the first major battle of the Civil War Largely untrained Federal troops under General Irvin McDowell marched to Centreville and then to Manassas Junction, where McDowell hoped to cut the railroad running into the Shenandoah Valley. Having failed Confederate troops under General Joseph E. Johnston rode the rails from the Valley to Manassas, where they united with General Beauregard's army and met McDowell along Bull Run on July 21. The battle was marked by confusion, with Union and Confederate troops wearing similar uniforms and flying similar flags. When it looked as if the Union troops might prevail, Virginians under the command of Thomas J. Jackson rallied on Henry House Hill, where he earned his famous nickname "Stonewall." The Union army was routed and returned to Washington, D.C..

The scene “Battle of 1st Manassas” was reprinted from the lithograph by Kurz & Allison. Kurz and Allison were major publishers of chromolithographs in the late 19th century. They built their reputation on large prints published in the 1880-90 period depicting battles of the American Civil War. This was a period of recollection among veterans, and the company was trying to capitalize on this sentiment. In all, a set of thirty-six battle scenes were published from designs by Louis Kurz, himself a veteran of the war. They did not pretend to mirror the actual events but rather attempted to tap people's patriotic emotions.

The hand made solid Poplar frame is 12” x 16” (glass) in size. The frame has a distressed milk paint finish; dark blue over light blue (the back edge, which can't be seen, has only the base coat; there are some brush strokes from the second coat). The matting is medium blue. All of the frame and display work was done in our cabinet shop here in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The frame is ready to hang. The wire is recessed which allows the frame to rest flat back to the wall as in a museum mount. The “bumpons” on each back corner protect the wall and keep the frame level. The certificate will have the information on 2024 the bullets and other artifacts which can be taped to the back of the frame for reference.

All of the artifacts are guaranteed to be original Civil War issue as stated. A hand signed and dated “Certificate of Authenticity” will be issued by Collectors Frame with a photograph of the item purchased. Please see our "About Collectors Frame”, below the reviews on the front page, for more information on the framing and artifacts.
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