The church tower still shows signs of Civil War musket ball damage. Boscawen was injured in the shoulder during the battle by a musket ball. He needed to have a musket ball removed, however. The caliber of musket ball fired was large, usually in the .67 range. Ward led from the front and was hit in the stomach by a musket ball. One of the wounded was Napier, who took a musket ball in the neck. At the moment of victory Desaix was killed by a musket ball. Catesby and Percy were reportedly both killed by a single musket ball. The original round musket ball was smaller than the bore of the barrel. He invented a repeating rifle and a patented musket ball before the war. Hill was seriously wounded in the action when a musket ball hit his head. At Altenkirchen, he was wounded in the shoulder by a musket ball. At least one musket ball remains lodged in the stonework. He was ultimately killed by a musket ball which struck him on his forehead. The Patriots injured Tye in the fight, firing a musket ball through his wrist.