Dug Bullets, Glorieta Pass, NM
Besides wedding rings, I love collecting bullets from as many different battlefields as possible. These two bullets came from the Battle of Glorieta Pass in now New Mexico. It took place on March 26th, 27th, and 28th of 1862. I was really lucky to have been able to get these for my collection.
Dug Bullets from Virginia
This display shows some bullets that have been flattened and made into sinkers and game pieces, top left. There are several that have teeth marks in them, 3rd row down on the left, and some have a small hole in the end where they have been pulled out of the barrel after a misfire, bottom right. On the top right, is several Williams Cleaners, that were used to clean the barrel, usually after the 10th shot. The second and fourth row on the left, just has some various fired bullets. But they all could tell a story.
Dug Confederate Bullets
This display shows a few of the different types of bullets the Confederate Soldier would have used. The big 69 cal. 3 ring Minie Ball, the 58 cal. 2 ring, Gardner Minie Ball, and the 58 cal. Smooth sided Enfield. There were many more, but these were the 3 main ones used. These were all dug in Virginia.
Dug Bullets
This handful of bullets were dug close to the battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse VA.
Bullets and More From Shiloh TN.
Along with the bullets, there are some artillery fragments, a bed roll buckle, a couple of pewter nozzles off of whiskey kegs, and a few other odd pieces that were dug close to the battle of Shiloh Tenn.
Dug Bullets, Perryville KY.
I picked up this collection of dug bullets off of a gentleman who had been metal detecting and collecting Civil War artifacts around the Perryville KY area for most of his life. He said most of this bullet collection has been dug over the past 50 years. It has fishing weights, game pieces, poker chips, pencils and some carvings all made of flattened bullets. It takes literally years to find an assortment like this. What a great addition to my bullet collection.
Dug Bullets, Brandy Station VA.
While my wife and I were vacationing in Virginia, I was able to find a collector who dug this assortment bullets at Brandy Station. Shot bullets could tell a great story!
Dug Bullets, Chickamagua GA.
While traveling through Tennessee and Georgia, I met a gentleman who enjoys metal detecting as much as I do, and was able to get this really nice assortment of bullets off of him. He dug these on private land adjoining the Chickamagua Battle field in Georgia.
Dug Gettysburg Bullets
All of these bullets were recovered on the back side of Culps Hill, at the Battle of Gettysburg. All on private land.
Dug Bullets, Knoxville TN.
This assortment of spent bullets were all dug in Knoxville TN. Some got tore up pretty bad after impact.
