Civil War Artillery Shell Found at Gettysburg-- Part 2

Though rare, this is not the first time unexploded munitions have been recovered from the Gettysburg battlefield.  In August 2022, a 3-inch Hotchkiss shell was found lodged in  a historic building being  refurbished according to an Army statement.

Antique munitions  from various conflicts have been found across the United States and the world.

In February 2022,  archaeologists found  a ten pound shell at Kennesaw Mountain  Battlefield Park in Georgia.  

In December  2022, five construction workers were hospitalized after being exposed to gas released from striking a World War II-era phosphorous bomb while doing work  at Army Garrison Stuttgart in Germany.

--Old SeceshShell