No event in world history has stirred more emotion and caused more controversy than the epic confrontation known as the American Civil War. To that extent, the antiquities of battle, most often referred to as relics and artifacts, are in great demand among historians and collectors worldwide. Using electronic metal detectors, hobbyists search the territories that were once the battlefields, the forts, and the encampments during those four years of civil turmoil. Their discoveries are important contributions to the archaeological study of the war itself.