I found the stirrup while landscaping and the ball found by my uncle....both in Tennessee....are these civil war relics?
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The stirrup looks correct for U.S. federal troops. But because there was such a large variety of Civil War stirrups, and given the locale, they may be confederate. Union is probably what those fit closer to.
As for the bullet, it's huge! I want to put that in the post Civil War category because of it's lack of white patina, and more importantly it's base. Most bullets during the war had cone bases, meaning they weren't flat, but rather had a cone going up the base like this.
The caliber of the bullet however is huge! It was fired from a muzzle loader, (modern black powder) just not a Civil War musket."The education of a man is never completed until he dies." Robert E. Lee
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Wanted to post additional photos of bullet.....one with a quarter to show size....also ky point mentioned most civil war bullets had a cone shape....this one does as well....didn't know if previous pics captured this....hopefully the additional pics will help in the idBenny / Western Highland Rim / Tennessee
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Pre war rounds were literally round. The overwhelming majority of rounds were .69 Cal. Roundballs. These were used from the invention of the gun, and used up until past the Mexican wars. The minie ball, which was conical shaped and elongated, was developed in 1826, but were not used a lot until the civil war. Read my reply below for another thought I had.
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Another thought I had, Benji, was that the Western Theater of the war had so many odd, weird and scarce bullet variations, that some are still being discovered today. I did not know that the cavity was that deep, but I still believe it is post war. I will post it on Treasurenet, if it's okay with you, and ask around. Somebody on there would know."The education of a man is never completed until he dies." Robert E. Lee
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