As some one who sees his former comrades in arms pass away due to difficulties acquired in the service of their country Horst's death brings a note of sadness to all the ones I served with die before me due to, Agent Orange, unable to come to terms with the horror they saw, alcoholism...
Where do you get this Minnie ball? It wasn't invented yet. Both sides used round bullets with a great deal of wind age in the barrels. Rifles were not that common and where very slow to be reloaded.