Antietam Battlefield

[Rockyjkm04]

Hello all,

Hit the jackpot at a family friend's farm a few miles north of Antietam Battlefield in Maryland. Pulled only a fraction of the bullets that are in the ground out. After plotting all of our finds on a map, it seems like there might have been a little undocumented skirmish. These 50 rounds were all pulled from a 30ft by 30 ft area, with a ton more hits to dig up. Found multiple rounds in the same hole, including many holes with dropped rounds and fired rounds that impacted the earth together. It was a fun dig!

 

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[relic nut]

Nice finds. Places like that are getting harder to find. We have a place near a Union camp that is similar. It's on the side of a hill and we think they used the area for target practice. We have found hundreds of bullets in a very small area. I have gotten as many as four in one hole. Just a thought.

Welcome to t-net and thanks for posting.
HH RN

 

[relic nut]

Are some of those bullets modern? The one looks like a shotgun slug.

HH RN

 

[alabama11]

Wow. What a haul. Great job rescuing those relics. What is the piece with the star on it. I have a brass cartridge with that symbol and don't understand mine.

 

[Tradertom]

Great finds. More to come, I hope!!!

 

[l.cutler]

Unfortunately most if not all of those bullets are 20th century. Might be some good stuff there though being that close to Antietam, keep looking!

 

[civil_war22]

Yea like previously posted most if not all are modern but still relatively old. Some may be as old as 100 years. The big one with star is a slug. Keep looking. It's out there. Don't get discouraged I too have found myself thinking I found the honey hole or the campsite and only once I got home and cleaning them up realized the rifling marks and modern day bullets.

 

[mwb76]

Sorry to burst your bubble but most look to be modern bullets

 

[creskol]

Those older post war bullets tell a story of their own, and still make a fascinating display.

Keep hitting that area, and who knows what may be awaiting your returns.