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  • Burnside's forces outnumbered the rebels three to one, and outgunned the defenders 'antiquated flintlock muskets with modern Springfields and Enfields that fired the deadly "minie" ball.

    News from www.rep-am.com 2009

  • Burnside's forces outnumbered the rebels three to one, and outgunned the defenders 'antiquated flintlock muskets with modern Springfields and Enfields that fired the deadly "minie" ball.

    News from www.rep-am.com 2009

  • Burnside's forces outnumbered the rebels three to one, and outgunned the defenders 'antiquated flintlock muskets with modern Springfields and Enfields that fired the deadly "minie" ball.

    News from www.rep-am.com 2009

  • During the American Civil War era, a bullet called the minie ball did away with the need for a patch, but it never caught on well with hunters and sportsmen. "

    Time Scout Asprin, Robert 1995

  • I was going, 'Eenie-meenie-minie-moe' – I'd got to 'moe', so I thought I'd better do it.

    Six Nations 2011: Chris Ashton makes light of his killer instinct 2011

  • I found the same decision making info via ... www. eeni-meanie-minie-moe.com

    Let Simon Decide Makes Tough Decisions Easy | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • Cavalry was transformed (in part because the minie ball allowed cavalry charges to be stopped and broken at greater distances) from primarily an offensive force to an asset focused on recon, counter-recon and defensive tactics.

    Waldo Jaquith - The wars so nice, we fought them twice. 2008

  • I eenie meenie minie moe-d it... but also, I'm really interested in the paranormal stuffs.

    A Poll! 2010

  • Of course, being a Southerner, I cherish anything found upon our country's battlefields, particularly 2-band .58 minie balls.

    Transmitting History 2008

  • Mr. CHAPMAN: And a soldier having the stem, that didn't have a bowl on it to smoke his tobacco, improvised a bowl onto the end of the pipe stem by melting down lead bullets, minie balls or musket balls.

    Archaeologists Discover Civil War Artifacts In Georgia 2010

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