An article was written in North South Trader magazine about 1991 about the Confederate Wishing Well. As the articles states a few bullets were found just like any metal detecting hunt and they just kept digging and digging and digging with 700 bullets being found at the 6ft level and bullets all along the way down till eventually they got to a final depth of 15ft. A total of 7,876 bullets being found (that's right 7,876 bullets). There were Savanah Greene (Enfield) bullets 2 different sizes, French Triangle bullets, .72 caliber bullets and .69 caliber round balls. The hole was so deep they used a bucket to haul up the bullets As for speculation how the bullets got there there may be some connection to Lt. Gen. Hardee's orders of Dec. 19, 1864 written at HQ in Savannah. He ordered all ammunition that couldn't be carried be destroyed. Thus this is where they ended up.
This is a pic of the wishing well bullets in my collection. a Greene Enfield and 69 caliber French Triangle
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