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From: Bill and/or Glenna Jo Christen <>
Subject: Re: What Confederate Prison?
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 00:46:30 -0500

Mary Jo Bruce wrote:

> He also had a "ball" in his body. It went into his "upper left
> breast" and then "moved downwards lodging hear his spine." It was
> never removed.
> How big was that "ball."

The most likely size would be .58 caliber. this is the common "minie
ball" or elogated bullet that is .58 inch in diameter. This would have
been fired from a rifle-musket or a rifled musket. Other common size
musket and rifle calibers were .54 amd .69. Pistol balls could be as
small as .32. the other possibilty was a small piece of shot or
fragment.

Bill Christen

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