Bell

[mlee1969]

Please help me find the origin of this bell I found. It was found on a battlefield in eastern N.C. along with other artifacts you would expect to find left behind from the civil war but a bell? It is made of lead so it wouldn't even make a nice sound if it were new. It is 3/4 of an inch tall and 1 1/2 inches wide. It has some lettering on it but due to it's poor condition they all are not ledgible. Thanks for any information you can give me.

[PAPPY]

mlee1969, You have located a truly Beautiful little Civil War Collectable. The little bell that you have is carved from a CW Bullet.I have located many carved bullets on the East Coast but NEVER a little bell like you have found. During the Civil War when sitting around camp with nothing else to do the Soldiers often carved bullets. Sometime they carved fishing weights, dice, checkers and the such.I have also seen identification tags that were made from lead (Bullets).
CONGRAT'S on your find and if you get the chance...Check that area again....PAPPY