# Metal detecting
Metal detecting the 77th New York camp of the American Civil War.
I join 200 of my closest friends to metal detect at Diggin In Virginia 51.It was a great time with lots of items found and tons of fun. If you don't know what "DIV" is this is a organized event that for a fee you can go a metal detect and search for history.
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Did we just find a body-struck bullet from the American Civil War? It is a fired Enfield bullet that was imported by the Confederate Army during the Civil War between 1861-1865. At the battle site that we were at we were on the known union lines and the bullet found was a fired Enfield that we believe to be fired by confederate soldiers. Could this bullet have simply hit the ground or passed through some unfortunate soldier? You decide and let us know what you think in the comments below.