Battle Bullets!!

[Ethan S.]

I am very honored and proud, of my humble little collection of "battle bullets", that is bullets that have been saved from the battlefields themselves from war era residents, or ones found on the outskirts with metal detectors. (Don't worry, everything of mine is all legal) So, lets see what we have here...

This is a rare confederate .54 Cal. bullet. This was found along the Burnt Hickory road, near Kennesaw.

This bullet was recovered from the very outskirts of Shiloh, in 1974.

This roundball, or case shot, was found just south of where Laws Brigade was positioned during the second days battle of Gettysburg.

Dropped Gardner, found by my dad in Kearnstown.

Hard rammed Enfield, found in Charles town West Virginia.

Fired Gardner, found in a trench outside of Chancellorsville.

.69 Caliber roundball, found on the Poffenberger farm, in Sharpsburg. This was found in 1956, and was a part of the Wentworth Military Academy collection, until being auctioned off in 2008.

 

[Ethan S.]

Fired bullet found on Culps Hill, Gettysburg, by a local family after the battle.

Bullet found on Little Roundtop, by a Union soldier after the battle. The soldiers last name was Mcpherson, but his first name is unknown. This bullet was bought from the family.

This Gallagher carbine bullet was found in Petersburg Virginia.

This fired bullet was found along the Fairfield road, in Gettysburg on private land, in 2005. The position matches with the 24th Michigan, and it was fired into A.P. Hills forming corps.

Here is four, of the 15 bullets I have from the battle of Atlanta. These were dug by a friend in downtown Atlanta. Note the Washington Arsenal mushroom.

 

[UCVRelics]

Nice Group. Keep digging and collecting young man.

 

[JOHN42768]

Now you are hooked

 

[Tom Hughes]

I liked the way you presented the bullets against different nature backgrounds. Nice bullet collection. Thanks for sharing!

 

[DixieRifles]

Great photos that highlight the detail.

Fired Gardner, found in a trench outside of Chancellorsville.

Looks like one that I have.

 

[Jobe Holiday]

What a very nicely displayed and photographed collection, thanks for sharing it!
J.

 

[Ethan S.]

Bullets are my absolute most favorite thing to collect from the Civil War. Oddly, I especially like fired bullets. I'm always looking for more bullets from battlefield vicinities. I have a list posted on Treasurenet, that I'll have to post on here sometime.

 

[tbuckley]

Great photos!

 

[John Winn]

Thanks for sharing. Great photos ! I'm a little jealous.

 

[moosedog]

Great post and photography. Thank you.

 

[Noonanda]

My favorite items to find are bullets or Artillery Frag. Dont get me wrong buttons are cool. but nothing in my opinion has more historical significance that the relics of the Battles fought.

 

[Ethan S.]

Same here. I've gone to relic digs, with the sole purpose of finding bullets and shell frags. While everyone is hunting the camp at one end of the field, I'm at field where they were skirmishing at to find bullets.

 

[cake1979]

That's a great collection. One of my first CW items was a .69 caliber ball from the Gettysburg area. Plenty of lead to be found around there!