Rare Gardiner explosive bullet

[Digger70pa]

The snow melted & ground thawed out enough to get out to do some relic hunting finally. I went after work also. Ive been working 7 days a week & have cabin fever lol. So I went somewhere close to home. Glad I did because I recovered a pretty rare bullet. These Gardiner explosive bullets were only used in two major battles. Chancellorsville and Gettysburg after that they were deemed too barbaric to use. These were dumped by the 2nd New Hampshire regiment of the 3rd corps Army of the Potomac a day before the battle began.

 

[bigchuckinva]

I Have dug 3 Gardiner Bullets Out of 1862-1863 Winter Camps in Stafford Co . The First issue Few Units in March1863 Before Broke Winter Camp { Mostly 3Rd/ 5th Corp.} There Rare Bullets and If dig one with Nice Bottom portion bullet Rim you Read Pat Date

 

[laplander]

Works seams to always get in the way, Glad you got out Tim and congrats on a rare find!

 

[Digger70pa]

Works seams to always get in the way, Glad you got out Tim and congrats on a rare find!

Thanks buddy.

 

[Digger70pa]

I Have dug 3 Gardiner Bullets Out of 1862-1863 Winter Camps in Stafford Co . The First issue Few Units in March1863 Before Broke Winter Camp { Mostly 3Rd/ 5th Corp.} There Rare Bullets and If dig one with Nice Bottom portion bullet Rim you Read Pat Date

Thats cool. Ive dug a few. Most of them still have some letters on them. These all came from Gettysburg campaign camps mostly before the battle. I found one in an post battle position on the retreat route.