Grade Range: 5-12Resource Type(s): Primary Source, ArtifactsDate Posted: 12/23/2010
These two minie balls from opposing sides met head-on during fierce fighting at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, in December 1862.
Museum education
Until May 12, 1864, this shattered stump was a large oak tree in a rolling meadow just outside Sp...
Confederate, Casualties, 1862, minie ball, Virginia, Battle, Ball, Ammunition, 1862, weapon, Union, casualty, Fredericksburg, casualties, technology, injury, 1860s, Civil War, 1860s, wound
Fleishman's depiction of the first Civil War battle relies on individual voices to give a human f...
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