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Archaeologists Just Stumbled Across An Unexploded Civil War Artillery Shell At Gettysburg
While sweeping the grounds of Gettysburg National Military Park as part of a rehabilitation project, an archaeologist ...
Military Times2y
Civil War artillery shell discovered at Gettysburg
“This type of munition was historically used during the Civil War and most likely came from the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863,” Capt. Matthew D. Booker, commander of the 55th Ordnance ...
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Live Civil War artillery shell found at Gettysburg, ‘could have killed a dozen people’: report
The Civil War nearly claimed another casualty after an archaeologist discovered a live artillery round buried under a foot of dirt at Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania. Park ...
Smithsonian Magazine2y
160-Year-Old Civil War Artillery Shell Found at Gettysburg
In the summer of 1863, Union and Confederate soldiers met at Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Today, archaeologists are still finding remnants from the bitter three-day battle.
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Civil War artillery shell found on Gettysburg battlefield
An artillery shell that may have been fired at Union soldiers by Confederate gunners during the Civil War 160 years ago was found on the battlefield at Gettysburg on Wednesday, a spokesman for the ...
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Unexploded shell found at Gettysburg, nearly 160 years after Civil War battle
GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania — An archeologist ... An unexploded ordnance shell was found in the Little Round Top area of the historic Civil War battlefield, where U.S. forces defeated the ...