Yesterday I visited one of the areas I'd been researching to see if I could find some Civil War relics.  I ended up hunting in a spot a...

As I mentioned elsewhere on the blog, I've been spending a lot of time lately doing research on some local Civil War camp sites.  Last ...

Happy New Year everyone. It's been especially silent here at Silent Remnants lately primarily because I've gone into research mode...

Mower's charge at the Battle of Bentonville A couple of weeks ago, thanks to my friends Tony and John, I was able to do somethi...

After the DIV XIX article I got a few comments from folks wanting to see all of my DIV finds including the Eagle breastplate after it had b...

Diggin' in Virginia XIX was my third opportunity to attend one of John and Rose Kendrick's amazing DIV events.  If you're u...

Welcome to Touch the Past, a blog dedicated to the use of 21st century technology —metal detectors, GPS, satellite imagery, etc. —to find a...