Time Travel – Found Badge Narrowed to 3 Civil War Soldiers in Photograph

Posted by Scott Clark | Mar 25, 2013 | events, Metal Detecting Journal | 2 |

I thought this was just so cool. At Digging in Virginia, a detectorist named Mike Staso dug this amazingly cool 1st US Cavalry ID Tag belonging to a soldier “John Saville, Co. K, 1st US Cav”

Someone then came up with this photo of this Cavalry group, noting that 3 men in the photo were wearing the badge.

…and now have narrowed it to three men in the photo

If they figure it out, I’ll post an update! I’m hoping this badge can make its way to the decedents!

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Scott Clark

Award-winning metal detecting expert involved in adventures throughout the USA (but mostly in Kentucky,) Scott Clark is a frequent presence in Archaeology projects around the commonwealth.

2 Comments

Max on April 6, 2013 at 5:21 pm

That’s such a great find and story. I hope the conclusion is as hoped!
pulltabMiner on April 15, 2013 at 2:59 pm

Man! So cool to find something with a name on it! That badge is a time machine taking us back to almost a precise moment in time.