Civil War Bullet? Can you help ID this metal detecting find?

in history •  7 years ago 

I dug this out of the front yard of an old house. The area it was dug was the site of the Battle of Springfield during the Civil War. It is definitely lead, and I'm hoping it's a shot Civil War era bullet with the rings smashed, but I'm trying to get some additional opinions. Please let me know if you can help ID this for me. Thanks!

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It is lead for sure, and does look to be a bullet. Nice find in my area (Europe) i get lots of musket balls out detecting.

Good luck on your next search.

Thanks for the reply! I think so too. It appears to have hit something solid and smashed the front flat.