“One of the things Civil War collectors always say is that we’re not owners, we’re caretakers,” said Miller, 56. That’s because these relics are often changing hands.

Brenda White, widow of Civil War Relics collector Sam White, displays a revolver in front of cases filled with Civil War artifacts in their home in Chester, Va., Monday, April 21, 2008.

We took this rare civil war artillery projectile to Steve Phillips where shows how to best clean these relics. He has preserved over 2000 artillery shells over the past 50 years.

His knowledge is amazing and has helped many in the metal detecting hobby as well as Civil War collectors. History Seekers. Best Way to Restore Civil War Shells. Posted: March 26, ...

Coin collectors rejoiced after gold was struck in a Kentucky cornfield last month, literally. More than 800 gold Civil War-era coins were discovered after being buried more than 150 years ago.

Here, over 600 researchers, collectors and residents post old photographs, findings and information from a pre-WWII Columbia. Art Gose, 32, an avid bottle collector, created the group in January 2020.

A previously unknown and unpublished Civil War-era letter from President Abraham Lincoln has been acquired by the Raab Collection — and is being sold for $85,000. Here are details.

The 700 gold coins, dating back to the American Civil War, have been valued at over $2 million. A Kentucky man dug them up while working on his farm.

While walking along the shoreline of the river on Saturday, relic collector Riley Bryant found Civil War-era bullets and a union U.S. cartridge box plate, according to an interview he gave ABC News.

That career takes a new direction in “The Thread Collectors” (Graydon House, $28.99), a Civil War novel about two Union soldiers — one Black and one Jewish — and the two women who love them.