Bullet

Object/Artifact

-

Historic Stonington

Name/Title

Bullet

Entry/Object ID

2009.500.0069

Description

Civil war bullet and card mounted in frame, card reads: "This bullet passed through the body of Colonel Thomas D. Sheffield at the seige of Fort Macon near New Bern, N.C., April 1, 1862 and was cut out under the skin, nearly costing him his life...50 caliber, sometimes called a minnie ball."

Collection

Lighthouse Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1862