The history of
the War Between The States is being remembered on the World Wide Web. From Civil War battle reenactors and academic
research sites to relic hunters and dealers, here are a few of our favorite stops along the web. To get your Civil
War related site linked to The Carolina Rebel, email Joe Haile at caroreb @ aol.com with
your name and information.
A comprehensive collections of relics and related antiquities.
Collector Tom Williams shares his finds with the C.W. Internet community.
Civil War and pre-war relics including buckles, buttons and firearms.
A full-line dealer of militaria and Civil War relics, from pistols and swords to buttons and buckles, specializing in uniforms and personal items like canteens, etc.
A Gettysburg-area dealer with a full line of relics, including a wide selection of buttons from both sides of the conflict.
A veritable online museum of Civil War history, valuable for both the collector and the student.
Providing a literal wealth of information, Turner's comprehensive site includes relics, photos, Civil War news and more links than you could visit in a year. A member of the Civil War Circuit and the Antique Photograph Webring. Highly recommended.
Specializing in excavated relics, providing a jumping-off point for the Civil War Circuit, a webring of related and interesting sites.
Offering a full line of relics, including coins and currency, weapons and excavated relics.
Col. Ted Mesimer's site offers Civil War relics, prints and artwork as well as other antique collectibles. The online headquarters of the Mountain Cove Guard of reenactors, the 22nd Virginia Infantry, Company 'C'.
A complete dealer's site featuring relics such as buttons, buckles, bullets and artillery. A member of the Civil War Circuit Webring.
A relics web site located in historic Murfreesboro, Tennessee, home of the Stone's River Battlefield. A fine selection of relics, including many unsual items such as spurs, cartridge boxs and post-war collectibles and antiquities.
A metal detector and relic collector, McCalip's site includes a bounty of information for the dedicated treasure hunter.
A dealer in Civil War relics and military antiquities, Keemakoo's site includes artifacts dating from the Revolutionary War through the “War Between The States,” including swords, plates, buttons, insignia and other related items.
A dealer and a “digger,” the Treasure Room Trader offers a standard fare of historic relics such as bullets and buttons, as well as some unique items such as patriotic Civil War-era envelopes and custom mouse pads with pictures of your favorite relics. Also deals in metal detectors for those who want to start digging up their own treasure.
Harry Ridgeway is the Relic Man, a long-time hunter, collector and dealer in Civil War relics, with an emphasis on excavated pieces. His Relic Man site offers a lot of nice pieces from a well-known collection that spawns some 35 years of interest in C.W. era relics and artifacts. Well worth checking out.
Kevin Hoffman's Civil War Preservations is an interesting, comprehensive site for the collector of military antiquities. Offering everything from relics of the American Revolution to World War II collectables, if it's old and military-related, you'll probably find it here.
The most complete listing of dealers in Civil War relics and related militaria that you're liable to find on the web, with searchable database and other high-tech features. Recommended!
Formed to promote fellowship among relic and coin hunters, Indian artifact collectors and other amateur historials, the Chattanooga Area Relic & Historical Association is a great site, with lots of photos and invaluable information for collectors and war reenactors alike.
Promoting the study and preservation of American history through the location and identification and preservation of military and related historical artifacts.
Educating the public through battle reenactments, lectures and this informative web site.
A complete and up-to-date listing of Civil War shows and related events listed by state, with a searchable database. Highly recommended!
The AMCNetwork hosts sites for dealers of relics from the Civil War and other U.S. conflicts as well as providing exhaustive lists of valuable links to Civil War related web sites.
Whether you're a collector looking for that item you need to fill out your collection or a historian and reenactor looking for information, this is the place to check out.
It's not exactly the Civil War, but Mark Sansom's German Militaria & Collectibles offers an extensive selection of vintage World War II militaria, especially Third Reich materials. Knives, helmets, medals, uniforms, you'll find it all here. Offers a number of links to relic collectors and dealers of vintage militaria from the Revolutionary War to WWII.
Considered by many to be the “mother” of Civil War web sites, DSU offers relic collectors, historians, reenactors and C.W. enthusiasts a true motherload of information, providing the visitor with page after page of links to sites covering just about every imaginable aspect of the war. Information on battlefields and battles, access to photo archives, diaries and letters from the war, museums, university sites and magazines – it's all here. An invaluable resource for anyone interested in the Civil War.
The history of the war in West Virginia and information on the people who lived it.
The people and places of the Civil War in Arkansas. Includes searchable database.
A historical reference placed online by the Virginia Civil War Trails Project.
From Duke University's special collections archive comes this compilation of papers and diaries from several “Civil War Women.”
A historical overview of the 28th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry that served the Union with honor from 1862-1865. Includes a veritable storehouse of information for researchers, including rosters and service records, veteran's biographies, stories from the field, photos and lots more.
The premier source of news and information for anybody interested in the Civil War, including extensive coverage of preservation issues of C.W. battlefields, book reviews, reenactment photos and information on the collecting of C.W. relics.
An online magazine of the Civil War, this impressive Almshouse Publishing effort includes commentary, C.W. trivia, recipes and other information valuable to the historian or relic collector. A leading force behind the Gettysburg Monument Project, an erstwhile effort to restore hundreds of Pennsylvania's historical sites and monuments that have sadly fallen into disrepair and ruin.
The starting point for Civil War enthusiasts and relic collectors on America Online, this site includes many photos of members finds, lots of information on relics themselves and photos and info on battle sites of the war.
An eager and enthusiastic relic hunter and collector, Mike's page offers photos of his relic finds, information on relic collecting and Civil War artwork.
Lots of Civil War artifacts presented here, including excavated buttons and bullets as well as a fine collection of C.S. and U.S. plates and buckles. Includes several items found at the site of the former Georgia Military Institute before it was plowed under in the name of progress.
A dealer and collector of early American military antiques, especially Revolutionary War and Civil War relics. Also interested in early American bottles, stoneware and similar items. Has some pretty sharp pictures of C.W. relics and some classic antique bottles.
The Relic King is Joey Harris, a young tho' experienced and very enthusiastic treasure hunter in the North Carolina/Virginia area. With information on his hunts and pictures of his finds, Harris is attempting to broaden interest in a hobby he clearly enjoys as well as stimulate discussion among the veteran relic-hunting “old timers.”
To get into the hobby of treasure hunting or relic collecting all you need is patience, a shovel and a good metal detector. Anderson's offers a veritable “who's who” of detectors from trusted names in the business like White's, New Force, Tesoro and others. From inexpensive beginner's units to top-of-the-line pro rigs, Anderson's Detectors has got what you're looking for.
If you use a metal detector to hunt for historical relics or just to dig up a few trinkets in your back yard, you owe it to yourself to check out the duraphone system - your ears will be glad that you did.
