Hunt Where History Happened: A Field Guide to Civil War Campaign Corridors

By Brian Dulaney

From the Shenandoah Valley to Sherman's March to the Sea, Civil War armies marched, camped, fought, and left behind thousands of artifacts that still lie in the ground today. This book shows you how to find them-legally, ethically, and with purpose.

Hunt Where History Happened gives you the research methods, historical context, and field strategies to identify high-potential Civil War sites, secure landowner permission, and recover artifacts that contribute to the historical record.

Inside you'll learn:
What Civil War armies left behind-and where
How to research campaign corridors using primary sources
How to identify camps, skirmish sites, crossings, and battlefields
A step-by-step site research pipeline that actually works
How to find and secure private landowner permission
Legal, ethical, and preservation best practices
10 major Civil War campaign corridors with research strategies and detecting opportunities
How to document and preserve artifacts so they contribute to history

Whether you're a detectorist, historian, genealogist, or Civil War enthusiast, this book will help you walk the ground with understanding-and turn what you find into knowledge that lasts.

Hunt Where History Happened is Book 4 in the Metal Detecting Mastery Series by Brian Dulaney, author of the Dirt & Disorder Mysteries.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H6WD2R57
• ISBN13: 9798184548531
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"