Dog Tag.....UPDATED......

[civilman1]

I was invited down to Va. by Hutch911 and his buddy Adam.Both of these guy's are top notch CW Digger's.I've held stuff I never thought I would even see let alone hold.Field's were thick with red Va. clay so it was pretty sloppy hunting the field's but we did.Any way we started out finding some lead on this one ridge top.....took abreak and they showed us another spot....picked a few keeper's from the field and moved on to the next.....this is where I found an Eagle Cuff from the sandy part of the Battle along with the pocket knife,had to be the best find for me for the day.Ended up at a cornfield where it was getting late and the temp's dropped almost 10 deg. in about an hour.....We called it quit's.......Hutch,Adam...That was one of the funnest day's I've had in a long time,Thank You very much for the Invite and you'll be coming up to Antietam soon along with some other spot's,appreciate It guy's.Wierd thing is when I came home to clean the find's up's I noticed some writing on the "COW TAG"......Not So!!!!! I believe this is some kind of "DOG TAG"........let me know what you think......Read's: RAPLEY.K.
21ST OHIO
CO.A
Thank's again Hutch and Adam.....You're Good People!!!

 

[Dman]

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Nice finds. The Eagle button is a great find. The knife looks like a Barlow. Vol-1266X probably made it.
Dman

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

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Don't think its your guy:
Found a Rapley, Sam'l. K. Union
Infantry 150th Regiment, New York Infantry
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm

Nice finds.

have a good un.......
SHERMANVILLE

 

[Nana40]

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Whoa, Civil! I wanna be a brother too! I'm with Sherm and Stoney. I've searched those records and the only Samuel Rapley I could find was listed in the New York regiment. Could he have maybe been transferred or reenlisted in the Ohio regiment?
Info from Stoney's link:
Sam'l. K. Rapley (First_Last)
Regiment Name 150 N.Y. Inf.
Side Union
Company
Soldier's Rank_In Pvt.
Soldier's Rank_Out
Alternate Name Sam'l. K./Ruply
Notes
Film Number M551 roll 115

If you'll notice three lines up, it refers to an alternate name... Sam'l K. RUPLEY

RUPLEY, SAMUEL K., b. 1844
Library of Congress, Manuscript Division (Washington, DC)
Profession: Military telegrapher
Dates of collection: 1863-1908
Size: 78 items
NUCMC #: MS72-1753
Access: unrestricted
Finding aids: none
Chiefly telegraphs sent during the Civil War by Union officers and others, including Samuel F.B. Morse, but also includes military passes and other papers. Gift of Allen S. Rupley, 1969.

http://www.ieee.org/web/aboutus/history_center/publications/sources1/archival_collectionsr.html

I'm confused. :P I'm going to bed!

FANTASTIC hunting, Civil!

Nana

 

[stoney56]

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The ID tag could have either been a typo error or he was sick of the war after thus folding it and tossing it. Either way it's a great find!!! I'm with Nana---tired and bed looks good. LOL
Good Luck and HH in the research.

 

[Bavaria Mike]

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Awesome CW ID tag, rare! You had a great day and HH, Mike

 

[CRUSADER]

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Here's a better Pic....This thing is at a straight 90,almost folded up with some old school "twine"......From where I said this was found I would say this is the Real McCoy.......Awesome !!!!!!

I don't know anything about the CW or Regiments. But that lettering looks post 1900 to me. Its a guess but always assume nothing

 

[dave-enc]

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another great day of finds civil wtg
hh
dave+bobbie

 

[Hutch911]

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Well I have looked into it my self. I not the best at it but this is what I came up with.

The 1st,5th,9th,29th and 66th Ohio was there on the field. Now someone found a very close match of the name in the 150th NY. they where not on the field.
But who is to say he did not move around to other units for some reason. If I had to bet on it I would say it's the real deal.

 

[tymcmurray]

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Well I have looked into it my self. I not the best at it but this is what I came up with.

The 1st,5th,9th,29th and 66th Ohio was there on the field. Now someone found a very close match of the name in the 150th NY. they where not on the field.
But who is to say he did not move around to other units for some reason. If I had to bet on it I would say it's the real deal.

That is exactly what I was thinking, Hutch. I've read accounts of troops being
injured and later released to other units when they recovered.
I STILL cannot believe that Civilman Can pull those kinds of relics out right
underneath our noses!!!!!

 

[tomted62]

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Awesome finds!!

 

[dcooper1]

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Awesome find!!!

The tag is incredible, one of the reasons this hobby is sooooo fun, not just for the digging but also for the research, before and after the finds.

 

[Hutch911]

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I tell you what Ty he was tuned in yesterday just the way it goes someone will just be in the right place good things will come for us one day . Like I said yesterday if we find a new place Civil has to go cause if there is CW stuff he will find it hahahahha..

 

[brnn53]

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Incredible find! That tag could be the find of a life time! Congrats!
Mike

 

[tymcmurray]

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I found this article about ID tags.

http://www.bpmlegal.com/76NY/dogtag.html

 

[Goldiver]

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VERY sweet ID tag man! That certainly isn't something you find every day. Findlay Ohio isn't far from where I live. 8) Congratulations! 8)

Good luck on you next hunts,
Steve

 

[weasel606]

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excellent finds civil that would put me on top of the world if i'd have found that congrats on the awseome finds

 

[Gribnitz]

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Men were moved among different units all the time during the war. One regiment would take huge loses and they would pull men from others to fill the gaps and even out the ranks. I have no doubt that is sutler bought ID tag. Most men did not have them since they had to be bought with their own money. Some ID tags were made from silver coins, like some of the love tokens posted here before. That is a very special and personal find that most civil war relic hunters will never find. Display it proudly.

 

[Hutch911]

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I say Banner worthy find once in a life time find!

 

[tymcmurray]

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I say Banner worthy find once in a life time find!

I agree!!!

BANNER!!!

 

[BuckleBoy]

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I say Banner worthy find once in a life time find!

I agree!!!

BANNER!!!

IF Civil War. I also agree with Crusader that the lettering looks a bit more modern...

But I think what needs to happen is for this soldier's enlistment records be found. On the Northern side, we have more of a complete set of records. But I'm turning up nada.

So now I'm going to check later records and see if I can find anything.


-Buckles