Civil War bullet?

[dbark]

I have found a lead bullet that is about .841 to .845 long and about .413 to .415 across the bottom. The weight is around 230 grains. It has two grooves and a concave botton. It appears to have been shot since the bottom has five flat sides and is not round anymore. Can anyone help me ID this. It was found in middle Georgia along Sherman's path. I will attach a very poor quality picture if it helps. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Dan

 

[General Ray]

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[Brian(upstateNY)]

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[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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[dbark]

Brian, attached is a photo of the bottom. You can see that the base now has five flat sides. Vernon, the sides do have a few grooves running lengthwise. I did manage to find the other one in my hand this evening in the same field as the first one found. This one does have the white patina. It is too deformed to count the grooves and the base is smashed but appears to be concaved. Thanks for the input guys.

Dan

 

[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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[dbark]

I am hunting where a few thousand troops on Sherman's march camped. It is in our county historical records that he camped at a certain road intersection. I have found the old roadbeds where they cross and have original aerial photographs taken before the 1940's of that section of the county before the roads were moved and paved. I have relatives that own land in that area and I think that I am very close to where the campsite was located. I have just started looking for any artifacts that may remain. I was hoping that the types of bullets that I have found were used in the mid 1800's. There are records from a church about two miles up the road that state that most of the old church records were destroyed by Union troops on this march. There was also a documented skirmish with locals to slow the advance of the troops from crossing the river on a ferry to get into the next county. The old ferry location was about six miles from this campsite on the same old abandoned roadbed . I have also found a few round lead balls in this area but I don't think that they are old enough.

 

[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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