civil war

Hi Everyone, My name is Nick, and I am currently Active Duty Air Force stationed in Jacksonville, FL. I will be PCSing to Savannah, Georgia in a couple of weeks and am looking to get involved with the relic-hunting community there. I have been swingin' an old White's Blue & Gray since I was...

Michigan attorney Steve Lehto found a mint CSA belt buckle while metal detecting where a sidewalk had been torn up.

Hunting a field in southern Ohio, I dug this very old brass tube (approximately the length and diameter of my pinky finger.) When I returned home, I took a chopstick to try and clean out the dirt on the inside of the tube and instead, a piece of wood or rolled up paper of some kind popped out...

I need some advice on different places to hunt civil war relics in Atlanta. I found one post of a guy who moved to virginia and had 20 years experience hunting civil war relics in Atlanta. he recently posted some images of a VMI box plate. I misplaced his user ID. So I am thinking there are more...

This is all I could muster up today on an abbreviated hunt due to all the activities at church. I think the bullet is Civil War, but the ring thingy appears to be much newer......or not. Any ideas as to what it is? It's brass and has what appears to be graduated threads or two sets of...

Can anyone provided some Equinox TID numbers on various Civil War Relics you have found? Also the depths that you recovered them from? I am starting to hunt Civil War battle and camp ground sites here in Georgia. Much appreciated.

Trying to find Civil War relics for my nephew, and came across this listing on eBay, which is purportedly a tent stake dug from the Antietam battlefield. I have a few concerns, not the least of which is that Antietam is misspelled on the tag and the listing. I know most CW tent stakes were...

Me and my dad got out yesterday to one of our first hunting grounds next to an old Sugar mill, testing the AT pro in zero mode. Did not expect to find this after aluminum can after aluminum can... What are the chances it still has fabric on it, or is that part of the bullet such as wrapping...

I found an axe head on a plot of land that was given to an ex slave family by their master shortly after the Civil War ended. The plot of land was about 100 acres and the family expanded all the way until the 1990s where they sold all of the land. The dimensions of the axe head are 7 7/16 inches...

So I have this Cannonball in my possession. It’s 48.8 lbs and 8-10 inches in diameter. It has a hole on one side where somebody shoved a marble in it. Not sure if it has black powder in it or not. Anybody have any guesses at it’s worth or potential origins? I live in North Texas but it was not...

I found this in Humble, Texas. I did some research and the only thing close would be the last three pictures. Is this a Civil War Dog Tag?

Hey guys and girls! My team(mom, dad, self lol) have been hitting our civil war bushwacker spot as often as we can. We've pulled lots of fired and dropped bullets, buttons and other relics. My dad took one of his bullets to work and was showing his crew. One guy struck up a conversation with him...

I was metal detecting on an old property, multiple silver coins came out of it and a 1847 large cent and I found this piece of lead. Ive never found a civil war bullet and would like to know if this is possibly my first. It seems like the right shape, size, and weight, but it looks like somebody...

I'll be visiting Hendersonville N.C. this week to do some digging with my son who recently moved there. I'm not asking for anyone's "secret spots", but if someone could give me some suggestions of where I might go I'd really appreciate it. I plan on donating any area specific relics to the local...

Brass from a site used by military in early 1800s. Rank identification?

Brass, would like to know purpose. Not sure it is military, but site was occupied in early 1800s, and then later.

Item appears to be iron. Found at a site used by the military from 1800-1825.

From a site occupied 1810 to present, including early military. Item is brass, very thin, approximately two and a half inches square.

Hello I just found another button at my current dig location. I think it is Civil War era. “ Extra Treble Stand”. Is what I think it says on the back. It is magnetic. So not silver,gold or copper. Does anyone know what time period This would be from?

My student found this button on playground. I have researched but cannot find anything like it. Please help! It is flat and not sure of metal.