What Is Your Very Best Civil War Find(s)?

[Michigan Badger]

Tell us about your best find or finds. Post pictures if you have them.

By "finds" we include ebay finds or purchases from other sources.

Badger

 

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[Mainedigger]

Living on an island in Maine, I dont; find alot of civil war relics, have found some CW era navy and army buttons, but by far my best (and most surprising ) find was this baby Union buckle.

 

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[randall61]

some of my c/w stuff

 

[kydave]

Worm with the bullet still attached. Guess they shot the ramrod and all out.

 

[Michigan Badger]

Worm with the bullet still attached. Guess they shot the ramrod and all out.

WOW! Got a picture of that?

 

[j.d. in the usa]

This is my favorite CW find so far.... these were found at the site of the Whitehall CW hospital outside of philadelphia pa...they knocked the hall down 8 years earlier to build a water tower... I assume these pieces were in the hall when knocked down....many many more artifacts were found at that spot these were my favorite... 2 of the buttons are still attached to part of the union soldiers uniform... they are marine buttons the backmarks W.G. Mintzer .philad place them right in the war...hh all jd

 

[AeroMike]

Man, this is so awesome! I get to post my best CW find and I found it this past weekend.

I was at a site that was wooded but the construction crew was there and ripped up every tree in about a six acre area. I waited till Sunday when no one was working and hit the site about 9am. I wasn't there 5 minutes when I dug a 5 inch brass square nail/spike and then for the next ten minutes I was digging aluminum cans.
I was using my Whites MXT in relic mode and kept getting a "Buckle" reading in the 70's on my MXT and I would dig it up only to find yet another can. Well, after a dozen or so cans I got another "buckle" reading in the 70's 72 to be exact and I dug a hole and checked the hole again. The target was still in the hole but a stronger signal. So, I got down on my knee and pulled out my pin pointer and I located the item in the loose dirt but it was real dirty and not aluminum. I picked it up and I thought "OMG, this is not a buckle, this is not a buckle!" well, it wasn't a buckle but it was a really nice US box plate. My first ever!

Enjoy the pics

 

[cwdigger]

Definitely my recent bullet find hope to have new pics by the end of this week

 

[Mainedigger]

Jury is still out whether this buckle is civil war era, pre-civil war or psot civil war. They were worn pre civil war by British Sailors, also worn by both Union and confederate soldiers during the civil war. It is an S snake buckle. For now I am calling it in the middle as civil war era. It was found at a site that goes back to colonial times and is still active now so hard to date exactly.

 

[birdman]

I left Alabama with about ten bullets and two pieces of cannonball and a knapsack hook.I sure wish I had a better detector back then. My hunting partners were cleaning house all around me and it was very frustrating.

 

[Rebel Man]

Just a couple tonight a bit tired.
*Alabama Volunteer Corp
*Sword Plate
*Belt Buckle
*Virginia militia buttons
*Last but not least a Fire chiefs button from New York City?? Go figure What in Gods green earth was it there for??
All this year 2007 and the year ain't out yet Yee Haww!!!
Rebel Man

 

[ivan salis]

a 1863 broas pie baker -- 131 41st st NY ---"storecard" token --- lead type.--- a bit rough but very id ible still -- they say theres between 75 to 200 known--- its a (R5)* on the rarity scale --- one "neat" thing --I like about it is this -- unlike a bullet or some other item that "may" have been dropped "later" than the civil war but since those types of "items" was used at the time is "called" civil war -- this item being "dated" helps prove that it is indeed "from" the civil war era without a doubt -- Ivan

 

[Drudge]

Alot of great items especially the buttons. Keep them coming gents.

 

[PLUMB50]

my best

 

[colonial relic hunter]

Wow guys & gals great finds!

Here is an La. Pelican Button I found this year in Virgina. These are truly beautiful buttons. Sorry the picture does not do it justice.

Bill(pa)

 

[ModernMiner]

MB,
I don't have much yet besides bullets and buttons, but here are a couple of other CW pieces that are my best so far.

*Eagle sword belt plate. Found in Morrisville, NC. battlefield area.

*A piece of 6lb. cannonball. Found on farm property.

The Tesoro LOVES relics!
-MM-

 

[MonkeyBoy]

Well.. I have a "few" things I have dug.. I have posted before.. but my "very best" as far as just having a blast digging them would be a trash pit I found close to a Union signal tower in Northing Virginia.. I was done for the day.. had been digging for about 6 hours when I was walking back up to my car. Had a good hit so I dug it... turned out to the be the pewter barrel tap in the picture.. all and all I dug over 50 intact bottles out of the hole.. none over 2 feet deep.. and at least another 50 that were broken!! plus the saddle pieces, 3 eagle buttons.. the clay pipe.. and some bullets including one Gardner.. one of my best days out in a long time!!!

 

[dave in iowa]

new here , here are my best civl war finds . infantry button,name badge , found in the same yard ,built by james hill,medal of honor winner civil war ,and this token, this is the house built by mr hill, here in my home town

 

[Michigan Badger]

Simply awesome finds!

You all are the best on TreasureNet!

Keep em coming.

Badger

 

[GatorsMoon]

This is only one of two Civil War relics I've found. I will need to get a pic of the rosette later

 

[Michigan Badger]

These are spectacular finds!

You all have made this a priceless museum of some of the greatest finds ever!

Thank you so much!