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This brass bullet case was excavated at Fort Zarah in 1972 by Kansas Historical Society archeologists at the site of the original fort building. At some time the case was incorporated into plaster. It has a head stamp of "J. G." indicating it was made for a Spencer gun. The fort was a small military outpost on the Santa Fe trail in Barton County occupied from 1864 to 1869.
Date: 1864-1869
Item Number: 508426
Call Number: 14BT301-2613 House 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 508426
Collections - Archeology
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Zarah
Military - Weapons - Ammunition
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Places - Counties - Barton
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Zarah
Thematic Time Period - Trails, 1821 - 1880 - Santa Fe Trail
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