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Isaac
09-07-2014, 07:19 PM
…this .58 caliber Minnié ball bullet was fired by a civil war soldier (most likely Union) on the path of Lee's retreat only a couple miles away from Saylar's Creek National Battlefield. This bullet was shot only 3 days before the surrender. My favorite part of this hobby is being able to tell the date of an artifact and to tell who it belonged to. I am glad to be able to tell the exact day this bullet was shot in one of the most historically important events in our country.

Most of the spots I was planning to go to were head-high in vegetation, and it was extremely hot Saturday when I found this.

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/09/07/60f62d3891d72f79119b294ce94c7ecb.jpg

thanks for looking. GL and HH!
del
09-07-2014, 07:25 PM
a fine looking minnie ball Isaac , congrats :thumbsup02:
The Rebel
09-07-2014, 07:25 PM
Nice Save Isaac! Would love to have a chance to dig CW Relics.
Isaac
09-07-2014, 07:57 PM
a fine looking minnie ball Isaac , congrats :thumbsup02:


Nice Save Isaac! Would love to have a chance to dig CW Relics.

Thanks so much y'all!!! :cool:
aloldstuff
09-07-2014, 08:45 PM
Nice story and great looking mini ball. :congrats:
Digger Don
09-07-2014, 08:49 PM
Great Job. I would love to dig up Civil War Relics. So Cool that you found one. Congrats
Nesdore
09-07-2014, 09:18 PM
Congrats on the Civil War bullet Awesome find :thumbsup02:
Bell-Two
09-07-2014, 09:59 PM
Nice find.
HEAVYMETALNUT
09-08-2014, 05:43 AM
awesome! it was nasty here saturday too!
BTV Digger
09-08-2014, 03:54 PM
Nice find Isaac. Wish we had the civ to dig up here. So much history in your neck of the woods.

John
Isaac
09-08-2014, 06:27 PM
Great Job. I would love to dig up Civil War Relics. So Cool that you found one. Congrats

Thanks Don... yes we are lucky down here in VA... but my area is so built up it's hard to find places to detect. :(


Congrats on the Civil War bullet Awesome find :thumbsup02:

Thanks Nesdore!


Nice find.

Thanks Tony!


awesome! it was nasty here saturday too!

Thanks Dave... it was probably the hottest day of the year.


Nice find Isaac. Wish we had the civ to dig up here. So much history in your neck of the woods.

John

Thanks BTV... we are lucky down here... I need to find more Civil War type locations to dig at. It'll be easier once I have a car. ;)