IN THE LINE OF FIRE (Paperback) by Steve & Melton and Jack Mullinax

During the American Civil War, about 3,000,000 men served in the Union and Confederate armies. Not all of them fought in the more than 2,400 engagements, ranging from small skirmishes to sieges and battles involving massive armies; but of those that did over 620,000 died from disease or in battle. Thousands more were limbless or otherwise scarred for life, physically and mentally. Amidst the hailstorms of bullets and artillery projectiles, men were struck in every conceivable location. Also “in the line of fire” was everything else that they carried or touched. Here in this book is a fascinating collection of “wounded” accountrement plates, weapons, trees, and other “bullet struck” objects.