Very rare eagle bronze pole top recovered from the Gettysburg battlefield, 5.25 in. tall (excluding the threaded screw at base), 6.5 in. wide, in excellent condition indicating that it was picked up from the battlefield only very shortly after the bloody battle. The pole top was originally part of local resident Thomas Bohlen's collection, sold with the contents of the Shields Museum in Gettysburg. The museum was on the Gettysburg battlefield, along Chambersburg Pike, near the Buford and Reynolds monuments and across from the McPherson barn. Arthur Shields was a collector of Gettysburg Civil War relics and memorabilia. He opened his museum in Gettysburg in 1925 and the museum featured many items recovered by Mr. Shields and others from the battleground. . The contents of the museum were sold in November, 1985 and most of the items are now in private collections. Obtained from a lifetime resident of Gettysburg.