best friend.d he followed me m arounde like a puppy. helped me carry dry wall to a construction site. he sat on the beach with my children while my wife and i d a went surfing.w he kept asking can i see the artifacts? ed finally fam agrees to shoh pritchard what s inside that old family suitcase. the next few hours are a revelation for ed. that old cap is called a keppie and it was worn a by general , pickett at gettysburg. there s his bloodstained uniform sleeve, personal letters, photos, his military sash and wn this, pickett s own hand-drawn map of the gettysburg battlefield. he was very knowledgeable, he no what everything was. a tell me about the reaction oo was pritchard s face. n he was delighted. it s like he found a gold mine and he said i m prepared on behalf of the mayor to make you an offer. nder who did you feel he represented? your interests or the museum s