Object Record
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Object Name |
Bullet |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.02265 |
Description |
Lead musket ball with flattened side. Attached to piece of cardboard with glue and red string with history written on it. |
Material |
Metal/Lead |
Owned |
William Skyren Temple |
Owner Regiment |
34th Virginia Infantry, Co. H |
Event |
Battle of Beaver Dam Creek / Mechanicsville / Ellerson's Mill |
Provenance |
Bullet cut from the face of William Skyren Temple of 34th Virginia Infantry, Co. H, by Dr. J. S. Wellford. Temple was wounded at the Battle of Mechanicsville when a member of Purcell's Battery. He survived his wound and returned to duty. |
People |
Temple, William Skyren Wellford, J. S. |
Search Terms |
Peninsula Campaign Seven Days Battles Battle of Beaver Dam Creek / Mechanicsville / Ellerson's Mill bullets that wounded people |
Subjects |
Wounded in war Wounds & injuries Medical personnel Medical aspects of war |