Original hand signed “One Dollar” currency issued by the “Bank of the State of South Carolina” in 1862. The note was issued out of Charleston and has the hand inscribed serial number “20”. The note is printed on one side only.
The Bank of the State of South Carolina was chartered in 1812 with the assets of the state and operated as an arm of the State Treasury. After the Civil War, the bank joined in the defeat and was formally closed during 1869. Notes issued before December 20, 1860, were deemed to be legitimate by the Reconstruction government and were exchanged for twenty-year state bonds, but those issued during the Confederate Era were considered worthless. However, as governmental control shifted back to South Carolina, an act was passed in December of 1879 that allowed for any of the bank's post-secession notes to be redeemed for 50% of face value, also payable in bonds.
The artifacts were all recovered from the Bentonville Battlefield in North Carolina. They were all made in iron molds and would have used a paper cartridge. Both of the .58 rifle rounds were made for the Springfield rifle and along with the .52 Sharps were Federal issue. The Williams Cleaner bullet was packed with regular rounds and would help keep the black powder fouling out of the rifle barrel. The .69 smoothbore musket ball could have used by either side but by the 1865, the year of the battle, it was probably Confederate issue.
The hand made solid Cherry frame is 9 x 12 (glass size). The mat color is light grey. All of the work was done in our cabinet shop here in Fredericksburg, Virginia by my wife and I.
All of the artifacts are guaranteed to be original Civil War issue or as stated. A hand signed and dated “Letter orders of Authenticity” will be issued by Collectors Frame with a photograph of the item purchased.
Please see our "About" page for more information on the framing and artifacts.
e1388
Product code: 1862 South Carolina orders Currency – Civil War Bullets