Museums of Port Isabel Collection
Bullets
Identifier
BD0022-Bullets
Files
Download BD0022-Bullets.JPG (5.3 MB)
Creation Date
1846
Disciplines
Latin American History | Military History
Description
Three of the small "bucks" were wrapped with one large ball into paper cartridge containing gunpowder. The cartridge was rammed down the barrel of the muzzleloaders used by both sides of the Mexican American War.
Physical Description
.JPG, 1 Photograph, 5.27 MB
Recommended Citation
Museums of Port Isabel Collection, UTRGV Digital Library, The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley. Accessed via https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/portisabel