🥇 BANNER Civil war dog tag. Are you kidding me?!!!!!!

[Turbo21]

I decided to go digging at lunch time today and went to one of our local parks that was opened in 1914. We have pulled many silver coins and cool relics from this park but never in a million years did I think I would find a civil war dog tag!!!!

I had a good signal and was thinking half dollar

Duh the hole and out pops a big disc. I was thinking large cent as soon as



Being the curious person I am I started cleaning it in the field. Was confused when I see 1861 and a shield. I didn't know what it was so immediately started looking online



I first thought it was a civil war token but noticed some writing on the back. I then found it was a civil war dog tag. How the heck did that end up in this park!!!!

I am still in the cleaning stage but it's coming along nicely. It's in really good shape and just some peroxide made a lot of the original brass color show up

I still have ore cleaning to do but it just amazes me the history behind this.

Here is a pic of how it's coming along


The back still need some cleaning but the writing is all legible

The back says
Caleb r foster
COB
13 reg
Vol




I suck at research so a big thanks to kiros32

He found that Caleb r foster was in the 102 regiment Pennsylvania infantry company b
He was wounded at wilderness va
He mustered out with his company on June 28 1865
He died at 78 from pneumonia and he is buried in chartiers cemetary which is about 10 miles from here

I have started looking at values and looks like at auction it could go from $1750 to $2200. Wow

I am still shaking and this is definitely my best find ever its gonna be hard to top this one!!!

 

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[K1DDO1979]

I don't think i ever seen one of those. Congrats and awesome job on finding that! [emoji2][emoji106]

 

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[Patriot Relics]

Ever time these pop up it gets my blood pumping, such a personal piece of American history. Incredible dig and condition

 

[Oldhand]

Pretty dang amazing find!!! wow!

 

[Turbo21]

2 more pictures. I did a mineral oil dip because it was super dried out. It really pops now

 

[Stretch Da Truth]

Congrats on a sweet find!
I can see why you used it for your Pic.
Now that's a lunch hunt you will remember forever!

 

[Relicific]

Just awesome-what a find.
Congrats

 

[Turbo21]

It was my best lunch hunt ever!!

 

[OutdoorAdv]

Fantastic Turbo21! That's what it's all about man. I can't think of a better personalized relic to dig and it's in amazing condition.

Here is Caleb's findagrave page

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/...st=40&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=142486928&df=all&

Unfortunately no one has taken a picture​ of his headstone and added it to his page yet. So if you take a trip over there, you should get a good photo of it and add it to his page. It's a great site and added to by people like us.

 

[1637]

very cool thanks for showing it to us,banner for sure, thanks brad

 

[basque-man]

WOW!!! What an awesome save and great piece of history!! Many Congrats!!!!

 

[Xraywolf]

Sweet find, hope you haven't hurt its value with all that cleaning.

I would in no way consider trying to track down relatives, not like a 20 year old class ring or something. Even if there might be someone living that personally knew the person, maybe. But that person died at least a generation ago.

 

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[Turbo21]

Sweet find, hope you haven't hurt its value with all that cleaning.

I would in no way consider trying to track down relatives, not like a 20 year old class ring or something. Even if there might be someone living that personally knew the person, maybe. But that person died at least a generation ago.

As far as cleaning. The back was barely readable because of all the crud and corrosion. And the value lies in being able to see the information I think making the back readable increased the value imo

And totally agree with you about the return

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Fantastic piece of history, congratulations!

Banner Vote in!

 

[Turbo21]

Fantastic Turbo21! That's what it's all about man. I can't think of a better personalized relic to dig and it's in amazing condition.

Here is Caleb's findagrave page

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/...st=40&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=142486928&df=all&

Unfortunately no one has taken a picture​ of his headstone and added it to his page yet. So if you take a trip over there, you should get a good photo of it and add it to his page. It's a great site and added to by people like us.

I have a meeting over that way on Monday. So I will take a picture then

 

[DownNDirty]

Fantastic recovery-banner vote is in. Go go AT Pro!

 

[fishstick]

That just goes to show you NEVER know what the next beep will be!!!!!!! BANNER all the way!!!!! CONGRATZ....

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Wow, Temperanceville is now the Pittsburgh neighborhood called the West End, Heinz Field is across the Ohio River, Chartiers Cemetery is only about a mile away. I drive by this cemetery twice a week taking my son to soccer practice. We should all meet at the cemetery with detectors in tow, just kidding. Huge amount of Civil War history in the area, not battles, but I'm finding through research that a large percentage of the War age men around Pittsburgh volunteered for the war, he was a lucky one in that he made it back home.

 

[nolanation]

I first thought it was a civil war token but noticed some writing on the back. I then found it was a civil war dog tag. How the heck did that end up in this park!!!!

I am still in the cleaning stage but it's coming along nicely. It's in really good shape and just some peroxide made a lot of the original brass color show up

Nice find. That is called gilt. That is not original brass color. Too much cleaning will take that gilt off. If you think it is worth that much, do not over clean it, if you haven't already!

 

[Turbo21]

Nice find. That is called gilt. That is not original brass color. Too much cleaning will take that gilt off. If you think it is worth that much, do not over clean it, if you haven't already!

I realized it was gilt after I started cleaning

The cleaning is all done and it looks pretty good to me