ed pickett, great-great grandson of con federal general george pickett is thrilled to complete the salef some of his family heirlooms to antiques appraiser and buyer us are pritchard. >> the total amount was $87,500, which seemed like an awful lot. more than i had made in a couple years. >> the items had been in the family for generations. now the artifacts, including the general's cap, blood-stained sleeve, and his had-drawn map of the gettysburg battlefield are to be showcased at a new civil war museum in harrisburg, pennsylvania. did you talk to at least one other dealer? -to-kind of get a sense of what you had and what it was worth? >> no. he told me he was working for the city and that his job was to appraise it accurately. >> three years later in the summer of 1998, ed accepts an invitation to a dinner and he's introduced to historian earl coates. >> i knew he was an expert in clothing. i asked him how much would a keppie be worth. >> it stunned me. i said "you mean the general's?" he said "yeah." whoa. >> and of course at that moment the room got very silent. he said "well, it co

ed may not take much interest but certainty. in the civil war collecting world do, rumor spread a metal case full of general pickett artifacts is still in the family possession in north carolina. in september 1995, ed gets a call from a guy names russell pritchard in philadelphia, saying he is antique appraiser looking for artifacts to buy. >> i was standoffish, i did not believe him. >> a few weeks later, a letter arrived. >> i had a letter from mayor of harrisburg. >> saying that pritchard is official representative of national civil iar museum in city of harrisburg. >> did you get a letter from mayor because you asked for credentials? >> no. >> it just arrived. >> right. >> next thing you know russ pritchard arrives uninvited in williams twilliamsen to. >> he wanting to be my newer best friend, followed me around like a puppy. he kept asking, can i see the artifacts. >> ed agrees to show pritchard what is in the old family suitcase, next few hours, are a revelation for ed. that old cap is called a capy, warn by general pickett at gettysburg, and his bloodstained uniform sleeve, and photos, and hand drawn map of the gettysburg