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VERY RARE! Two Civil War bullets from a mid-air collision, dug by Charles Harris at Rocky Face Ridge Battlefield (SOLD)

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This is an extremely rare artifact being offered, it is two Civil War bullets which collided in mid-air. With the amount of fire power occurring during Civil War battles, it is not surprising that two bullets would find each other mid-air, and these two bullets have done just that. This example clearly shows both bullets fused together from the force of the collision of their heated lead. One is definitely a 3-ring Minie Ball and the other appears to be a 2-ring Confederate bullet.

These collided bullets were recovered by the legendary author and relic hunter Charles Harris, author of “Civil War Relics from the Western Campaigns”. I got these bullets directly from Charlie and he dug them in the 1980s from the Rocky Face Mountain Ridge, Georgia Battlefield.

By May 7, 1864, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman’s army group had crossed southward into Georgia and advanced toward Gen. Joseph E. Johnston’s army defending Atlanta. Johnston had entrenched facing west along Rocky Face Ridge Mountain, between the Western & Atlantic Railroad and Dalton. As Sherman approached, he chose to demonstrate against the position with the Army of the Cumberland and the Army of the Ohio to the north, while he sent the Army of the Tennessee through Snake Creek Gap to hit the railroad at Resaca, cutting Johnston’s retreat and resupply route.

The attacks on the heights and at Buzzard’s Roost (Mill Creek Gap) began on May 8 and continued the next day. In the meantime, Maj. Gen. James McPherson’s Army of the Tennessee advanced to Resaca on May 9 where it found Confederates entrenched. Overestimating the number of Johnston’s defenders, McPherson pulled his column back to Snake Creek Gap. On May 10, Sherman decided to join McPherson to take Resaca and pulled the Armies of the Cumberland and Ohio away from Rocky Face Ridge. Discovering Sherman’s movement, Johnston evacuated Dalton and retired south towards Resaca on May 12. The 5-day-long battle along Rocky Face Ridge was the first battle of the Atlanta Campaign.

In my book “Battle of Gettysburg – The Relics, Artifacts & Souvenirs”, I show two collided bullets that were recovered from “Pickett’s Charge” Gettysburg, many years ago (see pictures).

The bullets now have a smooth tan patina; their bases and rings are visible. Charlie said this patina resulted from hundreds of collectors examining this unique relic over the past decades while he had it on display in his own private museum (see pictures). He also told me this was one of his top finds and was proud to dig it and have it in his personal collection. This is one of the finest examples I have ever encountered, and the impact is clearly visible from all angles. If I didn't have the Gettysburg collided bullets, there is no way I would part with this one. It comes in the deep glass top display case.

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  1. collided civil war bullets

    Posted by scott focht on 11th Dec 2022

    I'm very happy with my purchase of 2 collided civil war bullets. It's exactly as described on the website. It came with great provenance and I feel the price was more than fair. I've purchased other items in the past and I'm very satisfied with all of them.

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