The hunt turns into a Civil War camp cleanup almost immediately. They pull bullets from a hot patch, find brass with green patina, dig a pocket knife, and inspect a possible gun-related plate that ...
PORT REPUBLIC, Va. -- -- PORT REPUBLIC, Va. -- Bennie Cupp bought his first metal detector in the 1960s and has been collecting Civil War bullets ever since. He has about 2,000 bullets -- in buckets ...