After searching a creek beside an old railroad and digging through modern debris, a detectorist uncovers a genuine dropped .58-caliber Minié ball from the American Civil War. The relic suggests ...
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I found out Civil War ammo came wrapped like paper, but it was deadlier than it looked
I look at how Civil War-era paper cartridges were actually used, starting with the Minié ball, then moving to round ball and ...
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Miller, David D., III. 2013. "The Destructive Minie Ball." In Smithsonian Civil War: Inside the National Collection. Kagan, Neil and Hyslop, Stephen G., editors. 180 ...
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