Type 1 Williams Cleaner
American Civil War
Battle of Fredericksburg, VA
Confederate Victory
December 11th - 15th, 1862
 
Fired by Union Troops every 10th round as a way to clean the interior of the barrel from black powder residue built up during battle. This important piece of history was rescued from development by metal detectorist on private property. 
 
- American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union and the Confederacy, the latter formed by states that had seceded. The central cause of the war was the dispute over whether slavery would be permitted to expand into the western territories, leading to more slave states, or be prevented from doing so, which was widely believed would place slavery on a course of ultimate extinction.