Medallion ID?

[jsamsky]

Anyone know what this is? Any good?

 

[Don In Virginia]

Can you tell me what it says on the back side----the picture is not clear. It looks like a soldier ID tag. If it is----it's a rare jewel and very valuable.

 

[ThatCannonballGuy]

Congratulations! You've dug a civil-war soldier's personal identification-tag ...which we relic-diggers call a civil-war "dogtag." They are quite valuable. The value varies from $350 to (in rare cases) over $1,000 ...according to the rarity of the state and unit ...and the soldier's service-record (which you can find via the US National Archives). For example, NY and PA soldiers' dogtags are the most common, while Vermont and Delaware tags are quite rare.

Since some of us oldsters can't read everything on your dogtag, please tell us the soldier's state, unit, name, etc. By the way, the part that says "VOLS" stands for Volunteers (usually meaning "___ __ Volunteer Infantry Regiment").

Again, congratulations! In my 32 years of civil-war relic digging, I haven't found even one "intact" civil-war dogtag. (The only one I ever found was cut in two by a plow, and I only got one half of it).

Regards,
TheCannonballGuy [Pete George]

 

[Digger Matt]

On the back it says- Milo A. Williams-First Lieutenant-CO. I.-14th VT.-VOLS.-~O~-To-Mrs. Ellen L. Williams

 

[Va Dave]

Civil War, Vermont Soldiers I.D Disc - some were carried on their person, but some like the one you found were made to be sent home to family, thus "To Mary Williams". Do this piece justice and track his records. I recovered one last summer and got the bulk of his imfo of the Internet. Give it some time and it will sink in to what you really have recovered. I'm sure many, many, Relic hunters, and Civil War collectors can vouch to the rarity of this piece, and how much they would appreciate it in their collection.

Awesome, just Awesome
Dave

 

[jsamsky]

Thanks Dave. Where are you at in Va?

 

[Anonymous]

n/t

 

[jsamsky]

Thanks David-- I found it with a detector I got from you.

 

[Va Dave]

Fredericksburg/Stafford

 

[Steve in PA]

n/t

 

[Russ in MD]

A great find! A quick search online found this...

http://vermontcivilwar.org/ Go to the site, check the menu options for "names", and enter Williams, Milo. A really nice site for doing research on your find..

HH

 

[jsamsky]

Russ, thanks for the info. John S.