Books
One of the best personal accounts of life in Hood's famous brigade: West relied on letters and a diary to recount his wide travels and service in both theatres. First published 1901. Hardcover, 214 pages. Price $25.00
American Digger Magazine, Vol. 6 Issue 6, Nov-Dec 2010. Interesting issue to end the year. Articles are: Researching A Bullet Struck Breastplate, American Digger On The Road Visits Colorado, The Freedom Of Information Act Vs. NPS Artifacts, Relic Hunting A Carribean Fort/Lunatic Asylum, Dad Rediscovers Relic Hunting With His Son, Massachusetts Divers Find Old Bottles And More. Plus the regular features: Just Dug relics by readers, Rick Savage, Stumpt, Book Reviews, Relic News, and Butch Holcomb. Price $6.95
American Digger Magazine, Vol. 7 Issue 3, May-June 2011. Excellent issue with following articles: Fortune Cookie Foretells The Dig Of A Lifetime, Digging WWII Relics Can Be Frightening, Indian War Token Reveals Colorful Western History, Arrowhead Hunting Trip Changes A Life, Relic Hunting Octogenarian Still Digging, Progress Opens Windows Into The Civil War, Factory Reps Put New Detectors Through Paces, and Push Knives Fool Many Collectors. Plus Just Dug photographs, Stumpt, and Butch's editiorial. Price $6.95
Latest Issue of American Digger Magazine. Feature Stories: Huge Colonial Era Silver Spill Revovered, The Benefits of Detecting WIth A GPS, Two VIrginia Relic Hunts And A Wedding, Indian Artifact Comes From A New Friend, Interview With Metorite Man Geoff Notkin, House Site Gives Up A Desired Relic, The Honorable History Of A Mother's Star. Plus the rest of the regular articles that give this magazine a great read for serious relic hunters. Price $6.95
Excellent research on Merrill, Sturtevant & Mason ammunition used in the Civil War for the North. Softcover, 112 pages. Price $9.95
Archaeological Prospectives on the American Civil War. "Must reading for professionals, collectors, and all people interested in battlefield archaeology, the material culture of the Civil War era, and the preservation of associated sites." Edwin C. Bearss. Softecover, illustrated, 412 pages. Price $27.95