Recent content by Michael Pacheco

I recently found this conglomerate while metal detecting a beach in south Florida known for various wrecks including one from the Civil War. I went metal detecting on this beach after Hurricane Nicole passed through. After dissolving this conglomerate for a couple of hours in a salt and vinegar...

I dug this buckle a couple of years ago and haven't been able to identify it. I recently read a book that contained various pictures of recovered relics and one of them seems to be the buckle I dug a couple of years ago. The caption under the illustration states it is a Shot Pouch Buckle. Is...

I dug this buckle a couple of years ago and haven't been able to identify it. I recently read a book that contained various pictures of recovered relics and one of them seems to be the buckle I dug a couple of years ago. The caption under the illustration states it is a Shot Pouch Buckle. Is...

Is there a possibility that confederate soldiers used supplies from Mexico, such as cartridge boxes, during the Civil War? Is it possible that Mexican supplies could have been acquired by confederate soldiers whom fought in the Mexican War a decade earlier? I ask this because I found a small...

Hey, does anyone know what the difference between a Civil War campsite and Field headquarters is? Are field headquarters larger than campsites?

I found this relic lying around an old slave cabin and am wondering what it is. I'v seen it before but I don't understand what it was used for. Please help.

Here's a picture of the button. Please help ID. The eagle has a crown above it's head instead of the stars, and the shield across it's chest is missing.

Here's a picture of the button. Please help ID.[ATTAThe eagle has a crown above it's head instead of the stars, and the shield across it's chest is missing.CH=CONFIG]3303[/ATTACH]

Hello all, found a button on a civil war site I frequently dig. This button has the eagle with the arrows on one side and the olive branch on the other. Above the eagle's head there is a crown instead of 13 stars and there is no shield across the eagle's chest. The button is flat and there are...

Hello all, found a button on a civil war site I frequently dig. This button has the eagle with the arrows on one side and the olive branch on the other. Above the eagle's head there is a crown instead of 13 stars and there is no shield across the eagle's chest. The button is flat and there are...

Hello, I found this spoon on a Civil War site but I am not sure if it is an authentic civil war relic. The spoon is 7 inches long and has the marking xsilver metalx on the back. Any ideas?

Hello everyone. Does anyone know what this is? It has threading and is extremely mangled. It is a tough metal that is not pliable with the hands. It looks as if it blew out of something. It kind of looks like a fuse but I can't identify it in any of my books. It also seems too small to be a...

Hi everyone, I also found these small globs of lead at the same skirmish site in TN. Are these bullets or just molten fragments of lead?

Hello everyone, I found this buckle at a skirmish site in TN. Can anyone tell me if it is Civil War or junk?

Hi everyone, I found these three fired bullets, or two fired bullets, as I am not sure of third one from the left. It looks like a bullet that may have impacted a rock. Does anyone know?