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Hello,
The bullets of the 66th Illinois or Western Sharpshooters. They fought at Fort Donelson, Corinth, Iuka and perhaps at Shiloh. They garrisoned Corinth and did not take part in the battle or battles around Vicksburg. Somewhere between Corinth & the Georgia campaigns they began buying & using the 44-caliber Henry repeating rifle. In Georgia the Dimmick is quite often found with the Henry cartridges or fired hulls.
The Dimmick bullet once thought to be a CSA bullet but proven to be a USA bullet is very interesting and could be a collection on its own.
I think the Dimmicks came in revolver sizes as well as rifle & carbine: 36, 38 & 44-calibers for the revolvers. There might be a smaller caliber for the 31 or 32-caliber revolvers but I have not seen any that size. :wh
As already noted the bullets were produced by their individual molds.
I believe the 52-caliber was for carbines while the 54 & 57-calibers along with the 61 & 69-calibers were for the muzzle loading large caliber rifle/muskets.
I hope this helps out some what.
Tom Stelma