civil war

  1. Odd looking Civil War General Service Button

    I’m assuming this just looks odd because it’s been taco’d. to me it appears the eagles neck is longer than normal and the shield is smaller than usual. Maybe my eyes too. Either way still great save for me from a 1822 plantation home field. I’ll be back when I have more time to really dig in...
  2. ✅ SOLVED Metal detecting area of newly aquired home in VA

    So, Ive hunted alot now that I am in Va, as well as while fixing a door to the dirt basement came across a circle dent in my outer wall- there was a battle nearby within a few miles of my home. The age of my home I am unsure as its got many add ons to it, but it does look like it got hit by a...
  3. 🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Please help with Trigger Guard, Blank coin?& button back

    these are some more finds from my 1800's abandoned town site. Where i have found civil war military relics the soldier brought home and so much more. I'm fairly certain #1 is a trigger guard, but from what? Rifle or pistol? could this be a military issue weapon someone brought home to go...
  4. 🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Mystery iron loop!

    Hi! I am from west central Indiana and found this large iron piece about a foot deep in a gravelly creek bed. The site is supposed to be where US soldiers camped in the early 1800s. I’ve found evidence of camped soldiers nearby from 1811 and onward into the civil war era (buttons, harmonica...
  5. 1870's Tintype

    1870's Tintype

    Found this Victorian Age tintype hidden behind a newer photograph in a picture frame. It is 8.5"x6" in size.
  6. Civil War mortor fragments.jpg

    Civil War mortor fragments.jpg

    Hunting near Hilton Head Island
  7. ✅ SOLVED Are these Lemat bullets?

    These two bullets are .65 in long, .4114 diameter. The one on the top is 144 grain, on the bottom 148 grain. Both have the form of a Lemat with the most salient difference being the curvature at the waist. Can anybody provide a positive identification?
  8. Civil War Bullets

    Had a great day hunting relics this past weekend in South Carolina. Can anyone of you experts confirm the bullet type in the center for me? I would appreciate it very much.
  9. 🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Box of civil war bullets found in abandoned house. Need help identifying.

    Hello all, I recently found a box of civil war bullets in an abandoned house that was being torn down. Most were obvious enough to know what they were when I saw them. My question is about the two on the right in the bottom row. I'm guessing that the farthest right on the bottom row is a musket...
  10. Civil War Belt Buckle

    Seeking information about a belt buckle found near a home built soon after the Civil War in Lumpkin County, Georgia. The house was built by Jesse McDonald who was a Captain of the Blue Ridge Rifles during the Civil War. Is this buckle consistent with civil war era milita buckles?
  11. Source for Ideas?

    Hello TreasureNet, I am a relative newbie to this forum although have been interested in lost valuables for many years. I've been lurking on this site for a few months reading up on details of various shipwrecks which I find so fascinating but only recently created an account. I appreciate the...
  12. Authentic CSA sword?

    My brother found this 30" CSA sword at a flea market this past year when this flea market started recovering from the pandemic. The seller didn't mention where he got it. I've been trying to track down any information about it, but It's been proving difficult, so I'm coming to you guys for any...
  13. Pre-Civil War Militia Belt Plate

    I enter 2023 with a brand new permission and high hopes for the new year. By the end of the my first day I had this bad boy safely in my pouch along with several other relics. Needless to say since then it has been downhill, but I’m still hopefully swinging. I plan to finally return to this...
  14. artillery shell found at Gettysburg battlefield

    posted from my cell https://www.livescience.com/archaeologists-find-unexploded-artillery-shell-under-gettysburg-battlefield
  15. 🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Are these scabbard tips?

    Are these scabbard finials? The one on the end definitely looks like one but the others are a bit different and have holes drilled in the end and sides. On other finials I’ve seen two holes for rivets but they are set up horizontally at the base while these two holes are vertical. What does...
  16. 🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Piece of a Rare, Southern Civil War Buckle?

    This artifact is from a site in North Alabama that has produced artifacts from the Civil War, including three Confederate buckles, a frame and two CSA rectangles of the Army of Tennessee type. Unfortunately it is only a piece of what appears to be a buckle or plate of an oval shape. This...
  17. Caves exposed by Midwest drought

    I can only dream of having something like this on my property https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11362629/Drought-Ozark-region-exposes-lost-sections-caves-used-Civil-War-spies-hideout.html
  18. Old Wapanucka Rock Academy

    Near Bromide there lies a History of the Civil War and the Old West. I will outline my translation of glyphs on the rocks from the surrounding area over time that may lead to Lost Civil War Treasure. WAPANUCKA (OLD ROCK) ACADEMY: Picture of the Old Rock Academy in Wapanucka, OK, near Bromide...
  19. 🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Canister shot, grapeshot or ball bearing? Calling all experts...

    This "ferrous sphere" was dug up by a homeowner here in East Tennessee, who lives within rock-throwing distance of a small Union Civil War fort. I've spent a day in her yard and have not found anything conclusively of Civil War vintage, but it should be there under the layer of big nails...
  20. 🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Decorative Piece Of Brass....SOMETHING?!? Help ID!

    Hi everyone. Found this today on my hunt, also found a nice old buckle about 10ft from this thing...Brass I think, could be obvious to some !:) Let me know your thoughts, definitely decorative. For reference this was found on a VA Farm Filed with Civil War background, perhaps colonial as well...
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