Help me ID these bullets

Nooga Hunter · Sep 17, 2013

Hunted a spot Saturday that is located about a 1/4 mike from a major civil war battle site. The home owner said that the union army came across his property in rout to battle field so it has civil war history. But I am not a bullet expert nor a civil war expert so I am asking the md'ing community of experts to tell me what I found. Your thoughts?

The Wolf · Sep 17, 2013

I would say the round musket balls have the best shot at being CW period. The others look more modern.

kmad515 · Sep 17, 2013

The two in the second picture I believe are Enfield (Confederate) bullets. The ones I've found have a much whiter patina but I'm guessing that could be due to the type of ground yours were found in. BTW--Are you going to the 150th Anniversary of Chickamauga this weekend? I think they are having around 10,000 reenactors for the battle (Thursday-Sunday).

Pacivilwarluke · Sep 17, 2013

kmad515 said:
The two in the second picture I believe are Enfield (Confederate) bullets. The ones I've found have a much whiter patina but I'm guessing that could be due to the type of ground yours were found in. BTW--Are you going to the 150th Anniversary of Chickamauga this weekend? I think they are having around 10,000 reenactors for the battle (Thursday-Sunday).

I'd say not, they seem small and have a "ring", not smooth like an enfield

Curbdog · Sep 17, 2013

I've hunted all over this county and have found those rounds before. They are more modern than the Civil War. I like this town of Chattanooga. You can come across CW rounds in the oddest of places, here.

The musketballs are the real prize, there. Congrat's!

61chip · Sep 21, 2013

Nice finds! Congrats on the roundballs

KarenESP · Sep 21, 2013

Congrats on your civil war ammo!

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