🥇 BANNER Civil war dog tag. Are you kidding me?!!!!!!

[Turbo21]

I decided to go digging at lunch time today and went to one of our local parks that was opened in 1914. We have pulled many silver coins and cool relics from this park but never in a million years did I think I would find a civil war dog tag!!!!

I had a good signal and was thinking half dollar

Duh the hole and out pops a big disc. I was thinking large cent as soon as



Being the curious person I am I started cleaning it in the field. Was confused when I see 1861 and a shield. I didn't know what it was so immediately started looking online



I first thought it was a civil war token but noticed some writing on the back. I then found it was a civil war dog tag. How the heck did that end up in this park!!!!

I am still in the cleaning stage but it's coming along nicely. It's in really good shape and just some peroxide made a lot of the original brass color show up

I still have ore cleaning to do but it just amazes me the history behind this.

Here is a pic of how it's coming along


The back still need some cleaning but the writing is all legible

The back says
Caleb r foster
COB
13 reg
Vol




I suck at research so a big thanks to kiros32

He found that Caleb r foster was in the 102 regiment Pennsylvania infantry company b
He was wounded at wilderness va
He mustered out with his company on June 28 1865
He died at 78 from pneumonia and he is buried in chartiers cemetary which is about 10 miles from here

I have started looking at values and looks like at auction it could go from $1750 to $2200. Wow

I am still shaking and this is definitely my best find ever its gonna be hard to top this one!!!

 

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[K. FLEMING]

Can't see your pictures

 

[JccEldreth]

Please for the love of Pete, let us see the photos ! (Please)

 

[Kiros32]

Damn dude, at least credit the research to the right user

Glad I could help man. Nominating this for the Banner!!!

 

[Turbo21]

Damn dude, at least credit the research to the right user

Glad I could help man. Nominating this for the Banner!!!

I fixed it lol. Thanks so much for the research. Definitely a once in a lifetime find


Can everyone see the pics now?

 

[Kiros32]

Co. B (Company B)
13th Regiment
PA Volunteers

 

[Kiros32]

Co. B (Company B)
13th Regiment
PA Volunteers

Not sure how it worked with moving/transferring between companies, but he likely enlisted with the 13th and was moved to the 102nd and mustered out with the 102nd.

 

[Dug]

Awesome! Banner!

 

[rebbel31]

Congrats that is an awesome find! Pretty sure that will be gracing the top shelf soon.

 

[GaRebel1861]

That's is truly a find of a life time as you said. Congratulations!

 

[GaRebel1861]

Oh, and a banner vote from me. Good luck!

 

[Kiros32]

I am curious what is says at the bottom. I can make out "EERANCEVILLE"

 

[Turbo21]

Jared. I have it in peroxide now. There is writing around the rim. Hopefully more detail shows ip

 

[Stef45]

Huge congrats man! It is a beauty and deserves a banner! Congrats again what a find!

 

[Cosmo3]

All I can say is "Wow", that is some find mate. Congratulations!

 

[ScubaDetector]

So as to being a bit confused. When did you find it? If Kiros32 did the research on it, he had to have seen it before today?

Very awesome piece of history.

 

[Turbo21]

Found at lunch today. After cleaning it I text him pictures. We have been friends for like 10 years and live near each other

 

[Subterranean]

I am curious what is says at the bottom. I can make out "EERANCEVILLE"

Kiros32, First, great job assisting on the soldier ID. As for the city (soldier's home town, no doubt, ) on the bottom, it is Temperanceville (VA) This is way beyond cool! Sub

 

[Mudflap]

Neat find! Maybe you could also get a pic of his tombstone and the tag seeing it's only 10 miles from you..


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[dansalata]

excellent!!!