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Misc. Dug Items
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Recent Civil War Relic Recoveries Civil War relics are still being recovered today. This page is devoted to pictures of some recently recovered relics. The relics pictured on this page are not for sale This page last updated August 15, 2008 EMAIL Phone: 434-244-0096 Plez Bagby In early May 2008 Mr. Richard Clem recovered this fine looking sword belt plate near Williamsport, PA along the retreat from Gettysburg. What seemed odd to him was the fact that not one bullet was found in the vicinity of the plate. The keeper was not recovered with the plate as it came out of Richard's collection but it appears to be a very nice match.
Recent finds from the Petersburg, VA area by veteran relic hunter Pete Davis out of North Carolina. Be sure to look at the 24 pounder side loader shell in the third picture down. Now that's a nice find!!! NICE JOB PETE!
Confederate Script C Button Found In Ringgold, GA. By William Ashley Cook April 2007.
Novice relic hunter, Patrick McFadden of South Carolina, stumbled on a hole of South Carolina state seal buttons on January 7, 2008. It was on his third time out with a detector and within an hour of hunting in the area of Rock Hill, SC he found the following:
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Echols of Virginia recovered the following marked US belt plate in December
2007
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