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These round ball and rifled, hollow Minie bullets for muzzleloader muskets used during the U.S. Civil War were collected by children playing in the woods of Brandymore Castle in the 1950s. Rifling on the Minie bullets greatly improved their reloading speed, accuracy, and destructive force. Recent research has indicated that a hillock and the manmade trench it overlooks also may be Civil War artifacts.