Tom Hughes
Sergeant Major
- Joined
- May 27, 2019
- Location
- Mississippi
Here are some minie balls I found in Union camps at the site of Grant's Canal across the river from Vicksburg.
In 1863, Grant attempted to build a canal in the bend of the Mississippi river so he could divert the Union flotilla past the Confederate batteries at Vicksburg.
However, when the spring rains came, the canal project got washed out.
Funny how history repeats itself. As I'm writing this, the site is still under water from our recent floods!