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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Bullet
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
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Bullet

Artifact IDMO 2006.186
Object Type Bullet
Maker
Dateca. 1861-1865
Mediummetal
Dimensionsoverall H 1 1/8 in x W 1/2 in (2.9 cm x 1.3 cm )
Physical DescriptionA .54 bullet. Three horizontal bands are cut into the bottom half.
Historical NotePresident Roosevelt kept this bullet on his Oval Office desk. It likely dates from the Civil War era. The bullet is on display in the FDR’S OVAL OFFICE DESK exhibit in the Museum’s APRIL 12, 1945 gallery.
Additional Details
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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