need help indentifing minie ball

Dave5496

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Bought a detector yesterday found this today. I live an area that is close if not on the battlefield at Stones River and found this in my backyard. Can anyone tell me what kind it is. Thanks Dave
 

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Dave, I agree with Cwbullet ...it is definitely a .54 or .577 Sharps bullet.

Although both rebs and yanks used Sharps bullets, the great majority were yankee-made.

To give folks accurate ID of civil war bullets, we need close-up photos and extra-precise measurements. (Lack of the latter is why we're having to guess about your Sharps bullet's caliber.)

Regards,
Pete [P.C. George]
 
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