I agree Eddie. What a great find.Eddie Lomax said:Aren't you reading a little more into it. Why do you say it's from 1968? More likely it's from 1868.
When the Civil War began, this unit entered the service of Virginia as Company G, 2nd Virginia Infantry Regiment, one of the units that comprised the famous Stonewall Brigade.
The Virginia Army National Guard traces its history back to 1607, to the Jamestown settlement (the official history of the National Guard starts at 1636 in the Plymouth, Massachusetts, colony).
The reason I say 1968 is because it is made out of aluminum and I dont think they had aluminum in 1868 and no I didnt clean it.Woodland Detectors 4-H said:I agree Eddie. What a great find.Eddie Lomax said:Aren't you reading a little more into it. Why do you say it's from 1968? More likely it's from 1868.
When the Civil War began, this unit entered the service of Virginia as Company G, 2nd Virginia Infantry Regiment, one of the units that comprised the famous Stonewall Brigade.
The Virginia Army National Guard traces its history back to 1607, to the Jamestown settlement (the official history of the National Guard starts at 1636 in the Plymouth, Massachusetts, colony).
Did you clean that tag Terry doo?
bite_me said:here's a dog tag i found from 1921...yours looks much older,,,great find
terrydoo said:The reason I say 1968 is because it is made out of aluminum and I dont think they had aluminum in 1868 and no I didnt clean it.Woodland Detectors 4-H said:I agree Eddie. What a great find.Eddie Lomax said:Aren't you reading a little more into it. Why do you say it's from 1968? More likely it's from 1868.
When the Civil War began, this unit entered the service of Virginia as Company G, 2nd Virginia Infantry Regiment, one of the units that comprised the famous Stonewall Brigade.
The Virginia Army National Guard traces its history back to 1607, to the Jamestown settlement (the official history of the National Guard starts at 1636 in the Plymouth, Massachusetts, colony).
Did you clean that tag Terry doo?