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Step into Kentucky’s war-torn past as we explore historic grounds where Union and Confederate soldiers once clashed. With metal detectors in hand, we recover relics buried for over a ...
Gold From A Divided Nation. The hoard dates back to the 1860s, the height of the American Civil War.The coins—mostly $1, $10, and $20 Liberty Head gold pieces—carry mint marks from ...
Graffiti left by Civil War soldiers in Mammoth Cave, visit Kentucky Wool Works, and more. Explore the graffiti left by Civil War soldiers in Mammoth Cave; sustainability is a passion for the ...
Prices for Civil War relics vary widely, Sylvia said. An authentic minie-ball, a cylindrical bullet named for its French army officer inventor, Claude-Etienne Minie, starts at around $3, while a ...
KENTUCKY (WKRC) - The anonymous man who found a trove of gold coins from the Civil War era has finally come forward with more details about his find. In the summer of 2023, a Kentucky farmer found ...
In January of that year, as the Civil War was coming to an end, a group of Black soldiers with the 5th United States Colored Calvary out of Camp Nelson were herding cattle to Louisville when they ...
SIMPSONVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Saturday will mark 160 years since more than 20 Black Civil War soldiers fighting for the Union were massacred in Simpsonville, Kentucky.