Reference

This page contains links to videos and downloadable docs containing information you can use to help you identify your finds.


Civil War Bullets – Minié Balls
VIDEO (~15 min.) – Veteran digger Beau Ouimette generously shares his knowledge in a comprehensive description and explanation of the differences between similar types of American Civil War ammunition.

More About the Minié Ball
VIDEO (~6.5 min.) – A combination documentary/technical treatise about this workhorse projectile responsible for so much of the carnage on both sides in the Civil War.