Civil War bullet by danapommet
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I have supported my lifestyle as a computer geek but my heart has always been with my personal studies of military history, worldwide. This is a bullet, from the US Civil War, Battle of Gettysburg, fought in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 1 to 3, 1863. The Northern (Union) army had 93,921 men and boys, entrenched on the high ground. The Southern (Confederate) army had 71,699. They both had casualties and deaths totaling in the 23,000 to 24,000 range. I made four trips to Gettysburg but the most memorable visit, was with my sons, Dana II (0rest4wicked) and Drew. It was an amazing day to retrace the steps of both armies. This bullet is about an inch (2.5cm) long, half as much in diameter and used by the Union Ary. Statistics from Wikipedia. Zoom will help a little.
Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous favs and comments. They are very much appreciated.
Dana
Comments (34)
Faemike55
Very cool collage, Dana and impressive information
charpix
I, too, love history. You are so fortunate to have visited Gettysburg. We trace our family history, and have ancestors that fought in the Civil War, both North and South. Great to have a small piece of history.
kbrog
Wonderful collage of this piece of history. :) My Great Grandfather was in the Union Cavalry under General Grant.
eekdog
looks ceramic, very old bullet Dana. nice find..
0rest4wicked
Nice presentation with all the POV's Dad! Trying to recall the conical design. Thought it's improvement to be for accuracy and a little easier to load.
Lashia
Wow awesome detail! I love this little collage, lots of cool angels. Great find- thanks for sharing! :)
mgtcs
Very interesting capture Dana, marvelous one, I've never seeing one of this before! Well done!
RodS
A fascinating bit of history, Dana - nice capture of it! The thought of getting hit by one of these just sends shivers up my spine. No matter where you get hit, you are out of action - most likely for good.
jocko500
wow you finded this? i too like history and would love to be there. i been to one civil war battlefield and by mistake I went on a day they was haveing a civil war reenactment. it was something to see. i did not find anything but I was not looking also. this is cool
blinkings
I too love this kind of amazing history. Great post Dana.
PSDuck
Gettysburg: my ancestor was Gen Dan Siclkes, of the Orchard "fame". There were others there, mostly from New York and New Jersey. On the other side, some family were from Texas and South Carolina. For our family, it truly was kin against kin. I visited our land near Hannible, Missouri. On it is a tree, under which an ancestor of the Confederate Militia Cavalry was shot dead and buried. The tree was still standing several decades ago. Now that was a touching moment. I own a real Model 1861 Springfield rifle. Back when it was not worth so much, I used to shoot it. I am very acquainted with it's habits, accuracy and hitting power. It was a delight to shoot.
whaleman
I would like to see Gettysburg too, as it holds ny interest as well. That's a .50 cal bullet and packs a mean punch. You have to fire one of these to appreciate it. Made my old 44-40 seem like a toy.
durleybeachbum
A scary relic. Thankyou for your faithful commenting on the Doodles, Dana. More to come tonight!
jayfar
Great shots and info Dana, it makes you wonder if this particular bullet caused someones death.
fallen21
Excellent shots & collage.
rainbows
Wonderful captures and presentation, dear Dana. It is good to hear of one of your passions. Hugs for all day. Di. xx
Rhanagaz
Great collage of this tiny part of history. I think it is sad to think of the many lives lost in battles around the World. Lots of young men never had the change to create a future life...Hope the world become more grown up some day...
dakotabluemoon
That looks very old cool shot hon.
dochtersions
A little creepy, actually, to see this projectile. Interestingly, as the information is too. Thanks for sharing, Dana.
flavia49
great image and collage
Bossie_Boots
Excellent capture and info dana thank you !!
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful capture and beautiful collage , Dana! Interesting info !
bobrgallegos
WOnderful collage Dana!!!! Very interesting narrative!!!
jendellas
Amazing, all those years of history!!!
KnightWolverine
Once again your contribution to providing us such unique captures filled with informative information make my day each and every time....Good read with my morning coffee...Thanks Buddy!
emmecielle
Interesting images and info! :)
sandra46
INTERESTING FIND
npauling
Excellent photos of this bullet. That was a huge casuality rate though, with so many young men denied the pleasure of growing up and reaching their potential. It is really sad.
TallPockets
SUPERB photo and narrative, dana! A DIFFICULT time in OUR American history, indeed! .... It's hard enough to deal with WAR with ANOTHER country .... LOTS of GOOD folks LOST .... SIGHS.
neiwil
History in the raw, there must be 'billions' of these scattered around the world, yet one on it's own is a far more powerful image.This is the more valuable historically as you know when and where it's from.Not very likely to be a 'killer' as deformation was a prime objective on impact, indicated by the cavity in the base.The sort of thing that is picked up and relegated to the back of a drawer, so good to see this one in the hands of someone who can appreciate and share how special this is.....great post, thanks Dana..