Bullet from Point of Pines Plantation
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1861
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Point of Pines Plantation, American
notes: label: Caption
content: Bullets from Point of Pines Plantation
label: Caption
content: Point of Pines Plantation was the first site of Union occupation on Edisto in 1861. In fact, the plantation was named Fort Edisto by Union forces. Edisto was occupied on and off from 1861-1865. It became a point of freedom as African Americans across the region traveled great distances to the island during the Civil War. Many of these men were recruited into the U.S. military while others made lives in a community largely run by African American community members.
label: Caption
content: Source: Nancy Bercaw, Curator, Slavery and Freedom
label: Description
content: Metal bullet with a conical head, cylindrical body, and a three-grooved hollow base. Allover tan and off-white coloring, with silver metal visible in spots.
place: label: Place collected
content: Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Emancipation
label: Topic
content: Freedom
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
label: Topic
content: United States Colored Troops
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Weapons and Ammunition
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Burnet Rhett Maybank, III
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.92.1
objectType: label: Type
content: bullets
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 1 1/16 × 9/16 × 9/16 in. (2.7 × 1.4 × 1.4 cm)