While at a Civil War show in Louisville Ky, a gentleman came into the show wanting to sell this Union 6 lb cannon ball. What a find. It still has the brass plug in it , which would be removed and a timed fuse would be installed before loading it into the cannon to fire. This shell was cast hollow, and would have been filled with lead balls and a gun powder type filler used to explode the shell. Which would have been ignited by the fuse after the ball was fired from the cannon. This is just like the 12 lb cannon ball I have posted. All the gentleman knew was that it was found Ky.
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