Woodworker's Journal Magazine Click Here to Subscribe Sign Up to Get Free Plans Visit Our Online Store Bullets and Black Walnut September 26th , 2012 by Rob Johnstone 2 Comments Last winter I was visiting a friend in Mississippi near Vicksburg . The farm at which I was staying is located on a road that leads directly to that city’s famous battlefield . In fact , the Confederate army marched down that very road to get to the fight . While I was talking to my host about the battle of Vicksburg and the national park that is located at the battlefield , he mentioned a tree . Apparently , this tree had the unlucky fate of being located directly between significant numbers of soldiers of the two opposing armies . When the bullets started to fly , and then continued flying for a long , long time