Series I: Objects, 1865, 1975.
- Scope and content:
Collection contains four Antique Civil War Confederate Grape Shot from 1" to 2 3/4" in diameter. These heavily rusted solid shot made out of solid iron and contain no gunpowder. Collection also includes a three ring Minié Ball which was invented by French Captain Claude-Étienne Minié. It has a worn surface and has an indentation at its base. It is .55 caliber, 14mm in diameter, and 1" in length. And a wooden plaque, 10" x 15", labelled "Confederate Shot & Grape Surrendered at Citronelle Ala. May, 1865 by Gen. Richard Taylor to Gen. E.R.S. Canby. Recovered by W. M. Dan Chapman, 1975."
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Access and use
- Parent restrictions:
- The entire collection is open for research.
- Parent terms of access:
- Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
- Location of this collection:
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John C. Hitt Library12701 Pegasus Drive, Building 2OrlandoFL32816-8030USA
