Minnie balls splintered bones, damaged muscle, and drove dirt, clothing, and other debris into the wounds. When it struck a human, the ball caused considerable damage, oftentimes flattening upon impact. Weighting 1 ½ ounces the large bullets (.58 caliber) were propelled relatively slowly by the black power charge. The typical bullet fired was called a Minnie ball, a conical bullet with hollowed grooves.
The most common wounds suffered by Civil War soldiers were from the bullets fired by muskets. Over the course of the Civil War, an estimated 476,000 soldiers were wounded by bullets, artillery shrapnel, or sabers and bayonets.
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