Fused Minie Balls
Object Details
- Description
- Physical Description
- Lead minie balls, fused on impact.
- Specific History
- These two minie balls from opposing sides met head-on during fierce fighting at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, in December 1862.
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- AF.237846
- accession number
- 45871
- catalog number
- 237846
- Object Name
- minie balls, fused
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- occurred
- United States: Virginia, Fredericksburg
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- ThinkFinity
- Exhibition
- Price of Freedom
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- related event
- Civil War
- Battle of Fredericksburg, 1862
- Civil War and Reconstruction
- Record ID
- nmah_1301369
- Usage
- CC0
Related Object Groups
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.