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GREENFIELD – Maranda Anderson wanted to do more than just tell her students about the Civil War. She wanted them to get their hands on a bit of history.

Musket balls fired during the battle featuring “the shot heard around the world” have been unearthed and recovered.

Such muskets were produced in Springfield, Massachusetts, during the Civil War. The replica is a working gun, Cauvel said. He said he has a replica of an earlier musket as well.

Musket balls fired during the battle featuring “the shot heard around the world” have been unearthed and recovered.