File:Civil War Era Ammunition Collected from the General Fill (28a40180-d661-48cb-9a0f-ba622d37547a).jpg

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English: Civil War Era Ammunition Collected from the General Fill
Photographer
English: NPS
Title
English: Civil War Era Ammunition Collected from the General Fill
Description
English:

Three objects. On left is small grey metal item rounded at top with two grooves around the circumference of the base. 3 cm in height and 1 1/2 cm in width. Middle item: Grey and light green metal item bent with four arms. 1 1/2 cm in size. Right item: A grey irregular sized lump of metal with a hollowed-out area at the top. Two cm in width and three cm in height.

three pieces of small arms ammunition which likely date to the time of the Vicksburg Campaign in 1863. From left to right pictured is an unfired .56 caliber minie ball, a fired percussion cap, and a fired minie ball showing signs of impact.

  • Keywords: Vicksburg; Vicksburg National Military Park; Vicksburg National Cemetery; national cemetery; Civil War
Depicted place
English: Vicksburg National Military Park, Warren County, Mississippi
Date Taken on 4 December 2023
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28a40180-d661-48cb-9a0f-ba622d37547a
Source
English: NPGallery
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Public domain This image or media file contains material based on a work of a National Park Service employee, created as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, such work is in the public domain in the United States. See the NPS website and NPS copyright policy for more information.
NPS Unit Code
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VICK
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English: National Cemetery Artifacts

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