Offered here is a selection of these rare Civil War bullets. Know to collectors as the “Georgia troops” or “teat base” bullets because of the anomalies in the tip of the cavity and given that they are often recovered in positions held by Georgia troops.

These bullets were cast, and exhibit mold lines along the sides. They are three-groove bullets with a cone cavity. Protruding from the tip of the base cavity on many is a small “teat”. This was likely from a small void added to the mold’s base plug in an attempt to alleviate air bubble holes within the cavity. On some specimens, this teat was mashed down if the bullet was run through a sizing swedge.

Those offered here are in very good “dropped” condition. Recovered from near Fort Crafford, Virginia. Fort Crafford is located at Fort Eustis, Newport News, Virginia. It is a pentagonal-shaped earthwork located on Mulberry Island and built by Confederate forces in 1862. The earthworks on Mulberry Island are considered part of the Warwick Line. The purpose of these works was to prevent the Union from flanking the line on the James River.  [jet] [ph:jet]

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