Collection Assemblage of Vicksburg Artillery

These projectiles are still being found in the Vicksburg area during 2019.

An acquaintance of mine was relating a very recent example about finding such in his back yard.

(He was expanding his patio, or building a new deck. . . I forget).


Anyway . . . the authorities had to call in an Army bomb squad to make sure the rounds were safe. I believe that's established protocol these days.

Long story short, the rounds were safe and he was allowed to keep his discovery.

He wanted to display the largest projectile on his fireplace hearth, but he was overruled by his wife.

:bounce:
That's where my 20-pounder currently resides, along with a Hotchkiss nose, half of a 12-pounder spherical case shot, and assorted smaller shell fragments.
 
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