604 Grams of Death!

[Red River Campaign 1864]

604 Grains of Death!

604 grains of death! Dug this .69 cal. 3 ring Minieball out of the South Louisiana mud yesterday! Some Yankee, in 1863, loaded this in his Civil War musket..... took aim.... and fired blindly through the sugar cane fields at the Confederate Army! He missed his mark and..... so it set on the battlefield for 155 years! A true piece of Civil War treasure!


The contrast between the dark, cane field mud and the patina on this minieball made, it easy to see when I turned over the dirt!


It was fired so lost some of it's width, length and weight but still a huge hunk of lead!








A hard ID after being fired but looks like it was either a MM 328 or 329! I'm leaning toward the #329 because of the measurements, weight and cavity type!

 

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[against the wind]

Nice find,,
There would have been devastating damage if that projectile had hit it's intended target.

 

[Hawks88]

Ouch! That would kill ya. Interesting story. Thanks for sharing and congrats on the save.

 

[thrifty76now]

Wow,that is some chunk of lead .

 

[buck8point]

Nice Find...
Watch out for the Cane Cutters...
Its Grinding Season... lol

 

[dirtlooter]

even a not direct hit could still end up with a kill with a chunk of lead like that. awesome find and scary for those being shot at.

 

[Whyme]

Nice find! Man I wouldn't want to be hit with that!

 

[Yak1366]

Very nice 69!! Congrats!!!

 

[Truth]

What a beauty!! Gotta love those sweet 69’s. Nothing like getting good lead with a 69 )))

 

[bonepicker]

Nice .69. Looks like your scale is set to grains. 604 grams is a little over 1.25 pounds.

 

[A2coins]

I like how you look at it its cool to think that it stayed in the exact place it was that long ago till you dug it up Crazy cool find!!!!!

 

[Red River Campaign 1864]

Thanks my friends!

 

[Red River Campaign 1864]

Nice .69. Looks like your scale is set to grains. 604 grams is a little over 1.25 pounds.

That would be a heavy piece of lead! Thanks for the typo clarification my friend!

 

[Red River Campaign 1864]

Thanks my friend!

 

[Red River Campaign 1864]

Nice Find...
Watch out for the Cane Cutters...
Its Grinding Season... lol

I hear you! They're moving around like ants down South, this time of year trying to get that sugar cane to the grinders! Fun watching the massive operations of clearing the fields!

 

[Red River Campaign 1864]

Nice find,,
There would have been devastating damage if that projectile had hit it's intended target.

Thanks my friend!

 

[Red River Campaign 1864]

Ouch! That would kill ya. Interesting story. Thanks for sharing and congrats on the save.

Thanks my friend! It was fun digging it!

 

[Red River Campaign 1864]

Very nice 69!! Congrats!!!

Thanks my friend!

 

[Red River Campaign 1864]

What a beauty!! Gotta love those sweet 69’s. Nothing like getting good lead with a 69 )))

Thanks my friend! After years of digging, my first 69 that's close to dropped condition!

 

[Red River Campaign 1864]

I like how you look at it its cool to think that it stayed in the exact place it was that long ago till you dug it up Crazy cool find!!!!!

Thanks my friend! I'm on here nightly..... love seeing the buckles and buttons the members dig! I still get excited when I dig a bullet! Love the history and no denying it was last touched by a Civil War soldier!