Civil War Soldier’s Large Eating Spoon, dug Sailor’s Creek, VA Battlefield (SOLD)

This is another interesting piece being offered, it is an excavated Civil War soldier’s large eating spoon, measuring 8” x 1 ¾”. It was part of a large collection from a digger who did most of his digging in the Sailor’s Creek Battlefield during the 1960s – 1970s..

This battle took place when General Robert E. Lee's army was retreating from Richmond to Petersburg. Here, on April 6, 1865, Union General Philip Sheridan cut off and beat back about a quarter of Lee's army. Eight Confederate generals surrendered, and 7,700 men were lost. This was the last major engagement of the war in Virginia; Lee's surrender at Appomattox occurred three days later.

This spoon is in nice solid condition, and just as it came out of the ground. In my book “The Civil War Soldier – His Personal Items”, I go into more detail on these utensils (see pictures).