Yankee Rebel Antiques: New Products - Excavated Artifacts

Whiskey Bottle recovered from a Civil War campsite at Hilton Head Island, SC

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:32:00 +0000

This is another nice piece being offered, it is a Civil War wine/whiskey bottle. It is the typical “black glass”, actually a very dark green, measuring 10” high with a diameter of 3 1/2” at the base. It has the applied lip, air bubbles, stretch marks, and a crude..

Price: $90.00

Artillery US/CS 12-pounder artillery shell fragment, dug just off Taneytown Rd., Gettysburg, ex-Rosensteel collection

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 11:18:43 +0000

This is another piece coming out of the large Gettysburg collection I acquired. It is a shell fragment from a 12-pounder shell, measuring 2 1/2” x 2 1/4”. This piece was recovered by Iva Rosensteel just off the Taneytown Road, Gettysburg. This is the area behind Little..
Price: $85.00

Revolutionary War 12-pounder cannonball, recovered at Fort Ticonderoga, NY

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:54:54 +0000

Last summer I traveled to upstate New York and through the Champlain Valley area. During my trip I had the opportunity to meet a lifelong resident of Ticonderoga, NY. This connection allowed me to acquire several historical items that he had recovered many years ago near Fort Ticonderog..
Price: $425.00

French & Indian War large artillery shell fragment, found at Fort Ticonderoga

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:33:36 +0000

This is another nice early piece coming out of an old Revolutionary War collection. Being offered is a French & Indian War 18-pounder shell fragment (probably French or British). It measures 4” x 3 ½”, 5/8” thick, and weighing 1-pound, 2-ounces. It was..
Price: $80.00

Revolutionary War Musket balls recovered at Ft. Plain, NY

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:05:36 +0000

Being offered are two Revolutionary War musket balls, being .69 caliber, most typical of the era. They are part of a cache of boxed dug artifacts that were identified and put into separate boxes 50+ years ago. They were recovered at the site of Fort Plain, NY.

Th..
Price: $65.00

Union Cartridge Box which was an early battlefield pickup at Petersburg

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:12:01 +0000

This is really a true battlefield recovered artifact; it is a .58 caliber Union Cartridge Box with one tin remaining. It is one of two that I acquired from a Petersburg, Virginia collection. On the back of the box the soldier carved slits in the leather so it could be used with a belt. ..
Price: $335.00

Excavated Civil War Canteen, recovered by Dean Thomas at Brandy Station, VA

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:29:36 +0000

Being offered is the typical Union smoothside canteen. It is mostly flattened and the spout gone, but the three strap loops are still attached. It was dug by the late well-known author, historian, and relic hunter Dean Thomas. He recovered it at the Brandy Rock Farm at Brandy Stat..
Price: $135.00

VERY RARE – Solid Revere copper spike from the U.S.S. New Hampshire shipwreck

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:07:25 +0000

This is a rare piece being offered, it is a solid copper spike measuring 8” x ¾” and appears to have the very faint mark “US”. I was fortunate to acquire two of these spikes a while back, the first sold immediately. The “US” on that one was mor..
Price: $345.00

Civil War Dragoon button with “D”, recovered at Williamsburg, Virginia

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:34:11 +0000

Being offered is an excavated Dragoon button 20mm circa 1850s. The face has the eagle with “D” for Dragoon. The reverse has the stand-up shank which may have had a period repair. The maker is not visible. It was recovered years ago on the Williamsburg, Virginia Battlefield.<..
Price: $65.00

Civil War soldier’s sardine can, recovered at Fort Stevens, VA

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:17:05 +0000

Being offered is an excavated sardine can, measuring 4 ½” x 3” x 1”. What is unusual is that the can is complete; the soldier just cut an opening on one end. It was recovered at a Fort Stevens site in Chesterfield, Virginia.

Fort Stevens,..
Price: $65.00