🥇 BANNER Civil War ID tag!!!

[Marc in VA]

Was digging out a hut yesterday and finding eagle buttons and 44 caliber pistol bullets and roundballs and of course the usual hundred nails. Nothing special. In fact I was getting discouraged since I wasn't finding any bottles. That discouragement changed really fast when my last good target of the day turned out to be my first readable ID tag. Front reads War Of 1861. Back reads Ira C. Evans. Co. C. 12th Reg. Concord. He mustered into the New Hampshire Infantry in Concord in 1862 as a private/musician and mustered out at the end of the war as Chief Musician. He fought in Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, Williamsburg, Petersburg and Richmond. He died at Concord in 1902. The 12th New Hampshire was very decorated. They were known as the Mountaineers. They lost the 5th most soldiers of any unit during the war. So happy to have found and saved this piece of history.

 

[GaRebel1861]

Wasn't no doubt that find would make a trip across the top! Congratulations on a find of a life time.

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

Banner, for sure!
Something special about finding a name out of history, then learning all about him...!
That is what this hobby is all about. GOOD SHOW!

 

[PaDirtDigger]

Something like that should be something more than banner... Wow.... I honestly never even knew about those items before... Cannot get any more personal than that... Kudos!!

 

[Valley Ranger]

Stunning! Congratulations!

 

[smokedaddy]

Very cool find. Nice history of the tag to boot. Good Job !

 

[The Rebel]

Congrats on an AMAZING find!

 

[Steve in PA]

Hey Steve he might be a distant relative of yours!

Marc, you are right. It probably is a distant relative of mine since my last name is Evans. But if you try to return it to me, I will just send it back to you

 

[HistoryH22]

Oh wow that's incredible. Congrats on that find!

 

[rreahard]

Unbelievable find!! Huge congrats!!

 

[LPN1]

Wow...that is a special find, glad you were able to save this piece of history

 

[Boonieguy]

I found an old trunk in my basement that has a railroad shipping tag that has Ira c Evans listed as the receiving person . Come to find out he was a Dr and was born around 1912 . Wonder if there're related ?

 

[against the wind]

Incredible find and research.
This post uncovered a lot of information.
I didn't know when the first U.S. dog tags were worn.
John Kennedy, 1862,, wow,, what a coincidence.
Congrats on a well deserved Banner

 

[Diggin Dude]

That is incredible!! Banner find! Congrats and HH

 

[Tlh325]

On my bucket list for sure. .

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[Wildcat1750]

Awesome. I've seen modern reproductions of this tag but never the real deal! Congratulations on making BANNER!

 

[btjbtj]

Wonderful. And love the history on it! Thanks for sharing. ~Lisa & John

 

[highnam]

Coolest find ever. I would dig 250,000 nails for that piece

 

[Sam Holden]

The finds that are the coolest to me are the ones you can narrow down to one individual person. That is an awesome find!

 

[Digger RJ]

Was digging out a hut yesterday and finding eagle buttons and 44 caliber pistol bullets and roundballs and of course the usual hundred nails. Nothing special. In fact I was getting discouraged since I wasn't finding any bottles. That discouragement changed really fast when my last good target of the day turned out to be my first readable ID tag. Front reads War Of 1861. Back reads Ira C. Evans. Co. C. 12th Reg. Concord. He mustered into the New Hampshire Infantry in Concord in 1862 as a private/musician and mustered out at the end of the war as Chief Musician. He fought in Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, Williamsburg, Petersburg and Richmond. He died at Concord in 1902. The 12th New Hampshire was very decorated. They were known as the Mountaineers. They lost the 5th most soldiers of any unit during the war. So happy to have found and saved this piece of history.

Super Cool!!! Congrats!!!

 

[ivan salis]

now thats specdial --wonder if he has any living family ?