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Shown are three of the many bullets recovered during the 1990 survey and excavation at the Mine Creek Battlefield by Kansas Historical Society Archeologists and crew. All of the artifacts are .54 caliber lead bullets. The one of the far left was manufactured by Sharps and has three grease rings. The other two bullets both have concave or hollow bases. The site was the location where on October 25, 1864 Union and Confederate forces fought one of the largest cavalry battles in the Civil War.
Date: 1864
Item Number: 443135
Call Number: 14LN337-245; -540; -995
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 443135
Collections - Archeology
Date - 1861-1869 - 1864
Military - Wars - Civil War - Battle of Mine Creek
Military - Weapons - Ammunition - Bullets
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
People - Men
Places - Counties - Linn
Places - Historic sites - Mine Creek Battlefield
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
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