I was at the Morristown, NJ Rev War site doing a re-enactment several years ago and, while digging a fire pit, found a badly misshapen musket ball. I showed it to a history professor who identified it as a bitten bullet. I did more research and found that there was once a Rev War surgery set up on that spot. I can't imagine the pain and suffering that ball represents, and I wonder how many men bit down in it while having a limb amputated.
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I'd rather be historically accurate than politically correct.
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