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24lb Civil War Cannonball from Vicksburg, Ms, for sale on Ebay

Virgina native 53-year-old Sam White, an avid Civil War relic hunter and collector, was killed when a cannonball exploded on his driveway back in February. This was not the first time a Civil War collector was either killed or injured by an exploding cannonball. In 2006 a Georgia man, Lawrence Christopher, was severely injured while trying to deactivate a shell.

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nown as the Grandfather of Relics, was critically injured while attempting to defuse a Civil War cannonball back in July of 2006. After Christopher was injured other collectors were angered when a unit from the U.S. Department of Defense removed, then destroyed, more than 60 other Civil War shells from Christopher’s home.

By LBG

Image - Cannonball
Source - American Digger - Lawrence Christopher
Source - The Daily Citizen - Buffs incensed over destruction of Civil War items
Source - Chicago Tribune - Civil War Cannonball Kills Virginia Relic Collector

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