Plate

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Plate

Entry/Object ID

1907.2.1

Description

Large tin plate with a molded rim and a large hole near the edge, spanning the width of the rim. The hole appears to have been punched from the front to the back.

Context

This plate was in the haversack of Cpl. Joseph W. Hitchcock of Co. G., 13th Vermont Volunteers. On the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg (July 3, 1863), he was shot in the leg through the plate. The bullet remained in his leg for nearly four years. When it finally came near the surface, he removed it himself with a jack-knife.

Acquisition

Accession

1907.2

Source or Donor

Dean, Mrs. A. E.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1860

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Plate, Dinner

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Plate, Food

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dish, Eating

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Eating Vessels

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Depth

1 in

Diameter

9 in

Material

Tin

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hitchcock, Joseph

Person or Organization

13th Vermont Infantry

Related Places

Place

City

Gettysburg

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Battle of Gettysburg

Event

Civil War