My best find yet! Civil War mechanical pencil engraved w/ G.H.R. Co.A Pa. 116

[DirtyMike]

I believe this belonged to a Sargent Major George Roeder of Company A 116 Pa. I know he camped where it was found. This is the best thing I have dug since I started. Hope everyone enjoys it as much as I do! The rest of the stuff I found today is in the last picture.


Update. They only camped at this spot for 1 night. Poor guy lost his pencil.

 

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[ringfinder]

Hey Mike, Great find and Great Research!! Did you find them at the DIV hunt today? Just wondered!

I like the rest of your finds also.

HH, Ringfinder

 

[garbageman]

Cool find! It's nice to be able to put a name to an old relic. HH -Garbageman

 

[RiverRat3]

Great finds, you seem to find a lot of good CW stuff

 

[DirtyMike]

Hey Mike, Great find and Great Research!! Did you find them at the DIV hunt today? Just wondered!

I like the rest of your finds also.

HH, Ringfinder

No. I am going to the hunt next week.

 

[Imnengr]

Very cool that you can identify it. I don't think you will be giving this one back though... WTG!

 

[Dman]

Great find.

 

[Dixiedigger]

Very nice

 

[burglarifyoulike]

wow, that is SO cool! Way to go!

 

[DirtyMike]

Thanks everyone.

 

[THingfool]

WTG Mike. Very nice finds and identifying the owner after 140 years + is great. HH.

Ed

 

[vayank54]

That is really cool. I've dug a few whole pencils and quite a few broken ones but never one with then name and regt on it. WTG!!!!!!

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Fantastic !!

What an amazing find !!

An awesome piece of silver !!

I'd say banner !!

Keep @ it and HH !!

 

[ringfinder]

Hey Mike, Great find and Great Research!! Did you find them at the DIV hunt today? Just wondered!

I like the rest of your finds also.

HH, Ringfinder

No. I am going to the hunt next week.

Me Too, See you in a few days!!

 

[DirtyMike]

By the way I did not hit it with the shovel it must have been plow struck.

 

[civilman1]

Awesome recovery Mike....Big Congrat's

 

[DirtyMike]

The inside might be gold. There is no tarnish and its a shiny gold color.

 

[Baldingboy]

I vote this for Banner. Anytime you find something personally identified from the Civil War (regardless of condition), it is a banner find! Killer!!!

Baldingboy

 

[DirtyMike]

Thanks everyone. It sure is a banner find to me. I am still stoked about this find!

 

[Rickiowa2009]

Interesting