INDEPENDENCE, Mo. —
A man stumbled onto a piece of history when he found a Civil War cannonball lodged in a tree he was hired to remove.
Given the size in his hand, looks like 3.6" diameter? 6lber? See http://www.civilwarartillery.com/shottables.htm
Per source below, during the 2nd battle of Independence, the Federals recaptured two rifled cannon formerly used by the 2nd Missouri Light Artillery.
Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I - Volume XLI - In Four Parts Part IV-Correspondence, etc. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1893. p. 185.
Some of those batteries had M1841s
A man stumbled onto a piece of history when he found a Civil War cannonball lodged in a tree he was hired to remove.
Civil War cannonball found lodged in tree at Independence home
The Battle of Independence was fought near Overfelt-Johnston home.
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Given the size in his hand, looks like 3.6" diameter? 6lber? See http://www.civilwarartillery.com/shottables.htm
Per source below, during the 2nd battle of Independence, the Federals recaptured two rifled cannon formerly used by the 2nd Missouri Light Artillery.
Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I - Volume XLI - In Four Parts Part IV-Correspondence, etc. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1893. p. 185.
Some of those batteries had M1841s
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