Bullet ID

[CSA2K]

Its a little oblong from impact but its safe to say is a .69 and roughly 17mm high. I want to say its a .69 Nessler but from what I see online the groove/ring doesn't look right.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Definitely a CSA .69-caliber Nessler Pattern, which used to be called a CS Shotgun-slug or CS "Elephant Slug." Now known to have been manufactured ONLY at the North Carolina Institute For The Deaf, Dumb, & Blind, during 1861-62, in Raleigh NC. Several variations of its single ring are known to exist. See bullets #191A, B, and C in the book "A Handbook of Civil war Bullets & Cartridges" by James E. Thomas & Dean S. Thomas. The NCIDD&B as sole manufacturer info is given in "Roundball To Rimfire: A History of Civil War Small Arms Ammunition - Part 4", by Dean S. Thomas.

 

[CSA2K]

Sweet! Thanks man. Found it this afternoon. Its from the same hill I found the Carcanos on.. you said they were made at North Carolina Institute too right?

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Yes, the so-called "Carcano/Italian/Garabaldi" minies were also all made at the North Carolina Institute For The Deaf. Dumb, & Blind.

 

[CSA2K]

..those deaf dumb and blind kids, sure make a mean minie ball..

Sorry.. couldn't help it!!!!!!!!!