Bullet

2000.072.214
from the collection of
Title
civil war bullet
Creation Date
circa 1860
Materials

Dimensions

1 in. L Item (Overall)

The diameter is taken at its widest point.

Count
1
Description
It is a bullet found at the Antietam battlefield. The bullet is tanish white with small patches of grey. The back end of it is blown out a tiny amount, with some cracking and deformed a bit into a shape of a square. The tip of the bullet is flattened out a bit as well. It has three groves running along the bottom.
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