Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Pouch, Shot |
Catalog Number |
0985.10.00043a |
Description |
This bullet bag (a) has a drawstring opening and a faint imprint of "Stockholm/ 1895" on one side. The other side of the bag has a flower design. The bag is also marked with an old Museum sticker "481" and contains two Union Minie balls (b, c). One minie ball has a slightly deformed tip; the second minie ball has a flattened tip. |
Dimensions |
W-2.25 L-5.5 inches |
Owned |
George A. White |
Event |
Battle of Gettysburg |
Provenance |
One of the Union bullets that came with the bag was extracted from the shoulder of George A. White after the Battle of Gettysburg. |
People |
White, George A. |
Search Terms |
Battle of Gettysburg bullets that wounded people items removed from bodies |
Subjects |
Wounded in war Wounds & injuries |