Homegrown Dog Tag

[Capt.E]

I found this homemade dog tag and it says PRIVATE F.COX COMPANY G 2nd INFANTRY VIRGINIA NATIONAL GUARD 1968

 

[spitfire55]

 

[Eddie Lomax]

Aren't you reading a little more into it. Why do you say it's from 1968? More likely it's from 1868.
When the Civil War began, this unit entered the service of Virginia as Company G, 2nd Virginia Infantry Regiment, one of the units that comprised the famous Stonewall Brigade.

The Virginia Army National Guard traces its history back to 1607, to the Jamestown settlement (the official history of the National Guard starts at 1636 in the Plymouth, Massachusetts, colony).

 

[crazyjarhead]

I agree. You may have something there Is so, Nice CW find

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Aren't you reading a little more into it. Why do you say it's from 1968? More likely it's from 1868.
When the Civil War began, this unit entered the service of Virginia as Company G, 2nd Virginia Infantry Regiment, one of the units that comprised the famous Stonewall Brigade.

The Virginia Army National Guard traces its history back to 1607, to the Jamestown settlement (the official history of the National Guard starts at 1636 in the Plymouth, Massachusetts, colony).

I agree Eddie. What a great find.
Did you clean that tag Terry doo?

 

[allen]

great looking find !!!

 

[Capt.E]

Aren't you reading a little more into it. Why do you say it's from 1968? More likely it's from 1868.
When the Civil War began, this unit entered the service of Virginia as Company G, 2nd Virginia Infantry Regiment, one of the units that comprised the famous Stonewall Brigade.

The Virginia Army National Guard traces its history back to 1607, to the Jamestown settlement (the official history of the National Guard starts at 1636 in the Plymouth, Massachusetts, colony).

I agree Eddie. What a great find.
Did you clean that tag Terry doo?

The reason I say 1968 is because it is made out of aluminum and I dont think they had aluminum in 1868 and no I didnt clean it.

 

[Eddie Lomax]

History
Ancient Greeks and Romans used aluminium salts as dyeing mordants and as astringents for dressing wounds; alum is still used as a styptic. In 1761 Guyton de Morveau suggested calling the base alum alumine. In 1808, Humphry Davy identified the existence of a metal base of alum, which he at first termed alumium and later aluminum (see Etymology section, below).

The metal was first produced in 1825

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium

 

[bite_me]

here's a dog tag i found from 1921...yours looks much older,,,great find

 

[romeo-1]

here's a dog tag i found from 1921...yours looks much older,,,great find

LOL...a different kind of dog tag I believe.

 

[Alnitak]

Aren't you reading a little more into it. Why do you say it's from 1968? More likely it's from 1868.
When the Civil War began, this unit entered the service of Virginia as Company G, 2nd Virginia Infantry Regiment, one of the units that comprised the famous Stonewall Brigade.

The Virginia Army National Guard traces its history back to 1607, to the Jamestown settlement (the official history of the National Guard starts at 1636 in the Plymouth, Massachusetts, colony).

I agree Eddie. What a great find.
Did you clean that tag Terry doo?

The reason I say 1968 is because it is made out of aluminum and I dont think they had aluminum in 1868 and no I didnt clean it.

Good logic. Aluminum was extremely rare as a metal until about 100 years ago. In 1868 it would have been far rarer and more precious than gold--it wouldn't have been used for a Civil War dog tag. From the Wikipedia article:

"Although aluminium is the most abundant metallic element in the Earth's crust, it is never found in free, metallic form, and it was once considered a precious metal more valuable than gold. Napoleon III, Emperor of France, is reputed to have given a banquet where the most honoured guests were given aluminium utensils, while the others made do with gold.[18][19] The Washington Monument was completed, with the 100 ounce (2.8 kg) aluminium capstone being put in place on December 6, 1884, in an elaborate dedication ceremony. It was the largest single piece of aluminium cast at the time, when aluminium was as expensive as silver.[20] Aluminium has been produced in commercial quantities for just over 100 years."

Jeff

 

[2cmorau]

wow, nice find, better yet what great info

HH

 

[xmarks73]

Very cool tag for sure!