Small but Deadly: The Minié Ball – The Gettysburg Compiler
The minié ball was primarily the invention of two French army captains, Claude-E'tienne Minié and Henri-Gustave Dolvigue, in 1849. To provide ease of use in combat situations, the minié ball was made slightly smaller than the intended gun bore so it could be pushed down the barrel with little resistance. The bullet was made out of soft ...