You guys know I'm an avid reader. I started skimming through The Life of a Union Army Sharpshooter: The Diaries and Letters of John T. Farnham when I came across this passage (bold is mine):
What does run bullets mean?
I suspect he means that he casted some bullets. As a member of the First Battalion New York Sharp Shooters, Farnham does have a target rifle and not the common Springfield.
Saturday- 14. St. Valentine's Day - Cold, but pleasant. Had set screw changed in my rifle & sight changed. Run bullets. Aired clothes. bo't paper. commenced writing to mother. Received papers from home. Recd breast & should[er] belts, brass plates, bullet & cap boxes; getting well loaded up. No coffee for supper. By the fire in eve.
What does run bullets mean?
I suspect he means that he casted some bullets. As a member of the First Battalion New York Sharp Shooters, Farnham does have a target rifle and not the common Springfield.