civil war

I was thinking about diving in the Mississippi around some sunken Confederate or Union Warship sites. Mainly I was wondering how legal this was, and if anyone had had negative or positive experiences doing this very thing. Btw this is my first post so Hi everyone.

This past week, a friend set me up with a few new programs for me Xp Deus. So, I went out on Saturday and Sunday this weekend to try them out, and was blessed with an amazing few days of bucket list finds! Saturday I went to a farm permission dating back to well before the Civil war and found...

Some while back a friend of mine was plowing his field and found a very nice wooden box. Upon recovering the box it was found to contain an ancient pistol with all accessories. He researched the seriel # on the pistol and found that it had been the property of John Brown from Civil War times. He...

Can anyone tell me exactly what kind of button this ...it's the size of an m&m (one of my favorite forms of chocolate)

Harp on front... "Waterbury Button Co ***" on back. Appears to have been gold gilted at one time. Any help with ID is greatly appreciated. Was found at a cabin built in 1818, Northern Kentucky.

I'm telling you folks, my kids are wild as buck rabbits. We take them detecting with us all the time and by the time we get them home they look like mud people. I made the horrible decision to buy my wife a new car last year. It stays smudged up, tracked up and rusted up from our find pouches...

I found this square metal piece at a park I was checking out for the first time. It's in an area with civil war battle history, so I figured I'd give it a try :icon_thumright: This item was around 8-10" deep on the banks of a small lake. My detector was going crazy on all signals, so I...

My son got a great report card and review from his teacher, so I asked what he wanted to do special for his achievement. His response.... "Let's go detecting Dad!" My kinda kid! So we went to a couple civil war era permissions and had one heck of a day!He was using his Garrett AT Pro, and I had...

Me, my dad and my friend Cain go back to the civil war camp in north Georgia. Me and my dad were using Garrett AT Pros (I was using the NEL Storm Coil) and Cain was using a Minelab. My dad ended up digging some campfire lead and I dug what I thought to be a small iron spur (now I'm not sure what...

I dug this brass object in a Confederate Campsite. It looks poorly made, handmade, hand drilled, and stamped with two crude "7"'s. Any information about this will be helpful. Thanks!

Dug this trigger in Virginia in an area where I dug 3 case-shot balls and a civil war bullet. Can anyone ID it? Trigger is small (clad quarter for size perspective), so definitely small arms. Posted 2 pics, one for each side of the trigger. Not sure, could also be from a toy gun. Not a small...

I found these two relics metal detecting yesterday. The "C" looking piece was found near a known road that civil war troops marched along. Thanks for any help!

The finds in this video come from a variety of locations. One of which happens to be a property that held a skirmish during the civil war. I also took the wife and kids to the creek to do a little sifting for Native American artifacts. For those who do get to watch my videos, I hope you enjoy...

Hello all, Hit the jackpot at a family friend's farm a few miles north of Antietam Battlefield in Maryland. Pulled only a fraction of the bullets that are in the ground out. After plotting all of our finds on a map, it seems like there might have been a little undocumented skirmish. These 50...

Was able to get out yesterday to a permission that I've been to twice, but wasn't really able to hunt it then due to tall grass and stormy weather. Not much on Quantity, but Quality makes up for it! This place was really a shot in the dark! After about an hour of searching, I had a .69...

Before I post the pictures :occasion14: and the video, I wanted to share a little history about the location where I've been finding these Confederate relics. Cassville Georgia is a small town in my home county. During the Civil War it was not only the County Seat but it was one of the largest...

Hi everyone, we are excited to be here. My brother, John, and I (Lisa) are metal detecting at his new home in Massachusetts. The home was built in 1683 and owned by a wealthy business man. The property was used as a tavern/stagecoach stop/boarding house centuries ago with a 60-stall barn...

I dug this two piece button out of a Civil war campsite, and I'm not sure if it is millitary or not. Please anyone let me know! Thanks

Finally got to detect after moving from Alaska and having a baby. I couldn't go out much with the new baby so I detected in my yard. Stir crazy. In 45 mins I had found a civil war bullet!!! And a nudie coin! I don't know much about either item but that's the first worth while thing I've found...

Worked a permission that my dad has worked for several years. His words "probably not much left to be found there but we'll give it a try" LOL. It just goes to show that you can never be positive that every relic has been found.

I hate to do it but I'm selling a lot of Civil War / Virginia Military Uniform Buttons: eBay item number: 182192600510 I'm starting to clean up my collections.

I dug this pin looking relic from a civil war site in North Carolina and I have no idea what it is. Maybe it's civil war? I don't know. Anything helps! Thanks :)

Hey guys I got a box full of old ammo and I dont know much about these. And especially this one. Any ideas would be great!!! Anyone know anything about it ?

I recently found this "plate",Etc.,I do not know what this may have been used for IF it is actually from 1862...The back has a date stamp 1862 and the font is consistent with a date you would see on a rifle,sword and most ordinace related item's. It is made of lead and is very well done.And is...

Hey guys I bought a box full of ammo. I can date most because its mostly casings. But I have never seen these before. They are very crudely made. There a really weird shape too. Thanks, Landon

My name is Mike I am 37. I am a fence builder of all styles wood,chain link, residential and commercial. I love making projects out of wood like jewelry boxes, clocks and just finished a display case that I made from 200 year old nails I dug from a historical tavern. I am totally addicted to...

I'm in Kentucky. I found this buckle while digging weeds out of my garden today. I was going to toss it but I decided to clean it up with a toothbrush and water and take a closer look. It has a loop on the left side but none on the right. I can see an eagle grasping three arrows in the...

Here is my latest video. It is from the end of December. I am starting to get caught up on making videos. It is of the day I found a 1786 Connecticut Copper (my 2nd), and a US Box Plate (my first). Thanks for watching! <span style="color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: helvetica, arial...

Is this knife from the Civil war era? If so, does the carving look to the Period?

Found: 4 buttons marked: Virginia Sic Semper Tyrannis; on back: Waterbury Co's Conn 4 buttons: Eagle and stars; on back: Superior Quality 1 button: Anchor and 3 Stars; on back: Firmin & Sons, London 1 button: Profile of man. Text: "Docendo Discimus Exnihilo Nihil Fit" which translated means...

So I was at a park that is decently old. Not sure exactly how old. Here are three different bullets the smaller one is modern I'm sure but what is it? Also two lead bullets. One looks like an enfield. Let me know y'all. Thanks! Here is the small cal. Here is the mangled lead. Here is...

One of America's First Christmas Trees . . . For those interested in some Civil War history in the "spirit of the season", here's something just posted that I wrote for a Civil War website: "Minnigerode is more widely known as rector of the “Church of the Confederacy” — St. Paul’s Episcopal...

Not sure if this is the right place to post, however, I'm a private collector in NY and am interested in Confederate weapons and accoutrements, both dug and non-dug. Please pm me should you have anything you're willing to part with! Thank you. -George

I found this guy the other day. Its extremely magnetic, I believe its pretty obviously cast iron. Diameter measures approximately 4.01 to 4.02 inches (my calipers have short noses). Weighs 8lbs 11.6oz. Found at goodwill and I'm a sucker for cast iron. It is quite well rounded and appears to have...

Found this on the upper middle peninsula of Hampton Roads, VA. Earlier in the week we found two Civil War 3-ringers, on a previously un-detected set of trenches that we just got permission on. This was found yesterday in the trench and we were unsure of what it was. Obviously it is a button, but...

Picking up a Deus WS5 tomorrow and will be going out to my local secret spot on Friday/Sat with it. This spot is not very trashy, and has yielded many CW mini-balls, 3 ringers and even a plate using my older White's detectors. In truth most of the places I go are pretty clean, and I was...

This is a navy frock coat found in Rhode Island.Wool is a very tight weave and has a linen liner. I was wondering if anyone knew if it was civil war, or post civil war, and any other info on it. Any help would be highly appreciated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Found an interesting old image of John C Calhoun and just wondered if anyone knows what the possible meaning of the hand gesture is if any. Thanks for any ideas.

Hey all, I recently found out about an old Civil War hospital site back in the woods near my town. It's now just a pile of bricks, but I found LOTS of glass and some iron, and possibly a button. I asked a metal detectorist friend once what the white porcelain fragments are and he said "a good...

I found what this button was in a forum and I am wondering if anyone knows the value.