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Between who museum paid the conman, and the conman paid him, ed was thrilled at first. >> i received the jury verdict against the pritchard for $800,000, of which i did not receive 800,000, he had. empty pockets i got 250,000 of my attorney took his cut of the cash. jamie: how much? >> close to 1jamie: the law is h pritchard, fbi agent robert whitman is paying close attention. >> very smooth, he dressed well. he was glib of tongue. jamie: pritchard and his partners were running same scan on others with civil war artifacts. >> usually, 10 times is what thethey sold material for after appraisein...

Of confederacy started to wayne. >> knowing that pickett's charge as a disaster was enough for ed, while growing up in north carolina in 1960s. >> i had other interests that seemed more important to me at the time. >> he has no interest in this old suitcase of family heirlooms that his father inheret ited. when his parents divorce, he passes this case to his mother to give to ed. >> this is the actual case. >> it is. >> do you want to take a look. >> i would. >> as far as young ed could tell it contains boring old military looking knickknacks. a cap, part of a uniform, old documents, whatever....

>> your reaction. >> i was astounded, something was wrong. jamie: another shocker. he learned that pritchard stole some items, including family photos he offered to restore for ed. >> russ pritchard said he would be glad to frame them, and send them back, no charge. jamie: no charge. >> just doing it because he was a nice guy. jamie: wondering what they could be worth, ed takes them to gettysburg antique store. the owner looks the and says. >> these are not real photographs these are laser copys, i said are, you sure. jamie: even ed can see lines from laser printer, pritchard had reframeed his...

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 battlefield. >> he was very knowledgeable. >> tell me about the reaction on russ pritchard's face. >> he was delighted. like high found a goal mine, he said, i'm prepareed on behalf of the mayor to make you an offer. >> who did you feel he represented? your interest or the museum?...

Union ca cannons on the ridgeli. >> they have the edge. >> and they use it. >> pickett's men advance to heavy fire, union guns now down the rebels. >> what did the scene look like after. >> this seal was -- field was littered with dead, a scene of devastation. >> earl reads first hand accounts of bloodshed. >> on be on part of the field,ed dead lay as thick as they could. men with head shots off, and men shot in two, and in to pieces. >> a turning point in the war, never would the south mount an invasion of union territory. >> what was the high watermark? >> from that point on, fortunes