civil war

Finally I recently started metal detecting. Does anybody know any sites in Virginia and/or Maryland where you can find civil war relics? To be as clear as possible, please give GPS coordinates if you can along with any other additional information. Also, I would like to find some people to go...

I found the general area of a a Civil War site many, many years ago and I finally got around to hunting again today. Unfortunately, I found a bunch of crap THEN I got this signal. I was so excited yo show it to yall that I haven't cleaned it, other than carrying it in my mouth for a while so...

:headbang: I scored this beauty today with the Garrett Ace Apex! Found out it’s very rare, being told only 1 of 8 known to exist!

WHAT A DAY IT HAS BEEN! Got permission to dig two old homes: 1830s & 1870s The 1830s home was picked clean of anything worth while. But the 1870s home was/ is loaded. We only got a good 30mins - 1hour to look and found so many bucket listers! (In only one quarter of the yard only) so many more...

I hunt in north Atlanta (north of I-20) for civil war relics. I have about a half-dozen good permissions, with some of them yielding a few minor civil war relics (carved button and flat button). on the two sites that I have found these two relics they are about 7 acres each and I have hunted...

Eastlake Doorknob. Bullets. Sad iron and mysterious square stamped tin pieces? I was metal detecting on the site of a southern Ohio cabin that dates back to @1850 or earlier (only foundation remains) and found many interesting but unidentifiable artifacts. The doorknob is my favorite. I...

A few weeks back I found this button back, 8 inches deep, in Cartersville, Ga in an area I've previously hunted and have found countless other Civil War relics. After cleaning it up and trying to make out the letters, I can confidently say on the outer edge it is marked "Scovilles & Co" Below...

I have a friend who wants to buy these two old C.W. buttons of mine, but I don't know a fair market value for them, especially considering the condition of the Franklin College. If you have heard of any of these being sold or know the values of them, I sure could use some help! Thanks. 1...

I was trying to determine to what time period this saddle shield belonged. I am thinking maybe World War I, but HOPING Civil War instead! If you could help me any with this one, I certainly would appreciate it! Thanks.

What a day it has been! I have always seen people find buckles and other various civil war goodies beside the typical bullet, and thought wow if only I could find a site/ relics like that. It’s nearing the one year anniversary of my journey metal detecting and I have dug tons of bullets, a few...

I have a permission on about 1 acre site that was the location of very heavy CW battle area in Atlanta. These are very rare and hard to come by. I have the Nox 800. Of course I am going to hunt this area very slow. It is also has a very small stream that I will hunt also. which coil would you...

I am hunting civil war areas in metro Atlanta and from north Atlanta up to Chattanooga, TN along the I-75 route. Economic growth in Georgia since the Civil War has caused a lot of good Civil War hunting sites to be come polluted with other metal trash since 1864. I suspect this is true of PA...

I found what I believe to be the end piece off of a belt. It was about 2 inches deep and I believe it to be brass. It has the inscription of "HAMILTON" along the top and below it is a design or maybe a coat of arms, no clue. The back has metal tips which lead to believe it's off a belt and it...

This was found today in one of my Civil War hunt areas. I don't have a clue to what it is. Any ideas?

Good Morning everyone! Recently, I was metal detecting in a local woods and discovered this interesting Hexagonal bullet. That woods had alot of history judging by the relics I have uncovered there. In that aria I have found a topographical engineer button, Numerous belt buckles, coins, and...

anyone know of some public land between Atlanta & Chattanooga that you can hunt Civil War relics? I have yet to figure out how to get good permissions in that area and wonder if there are some public lands up along the I-75 corridor between Atlanta and Chattanooga where Civil War relics may be...

Dug this up yesterday at a civil war spot we go to frequently and was excited as it was the first piece of artillery I've found so far. I believe it's too small to be a cannonball but too large to be canister shot which leads me to believe it could be grapeshot but I'm not well informed on...

Had a terrific day hunting a school yard that dates back to the 40-50s. Can anyone help explain the penny sized lead disks? Oxidation suggests they are very old. Found not too far from civil war era campsite. They are very symmetrical, almost as if they were coin blanks? Any idea? Also found...

This seemed like one of the best places to ask this question. I will be attending a DIV (Digging in Virginia Hunt) around November sometime so I have time to get another detector and start familiarizing myself with it. I have been told by a friend of mine who uses a GPX 4500 and through over...