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Posted: 4/6/2012 4:28:46 PM

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My parents recently purchased a house on Roanoke Island, NC - the island has lots of history, and quite a few Civil War battles were fought there. Well the house they bought is at the far northern tip of the island and I guess the previous owner found a large eagle figure on the property one day (along with several Civil War era bullets etc)

Anyways thought I would post a few pictures, its in amazingly good shape for being ~150 years old!

Anyone know if this is something the Union or Confederate forces would have had?

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Posted: 4/6/2012 4:47:10 PM

[Last Edit: 4/6/2012 4:50:00 PM by RevMetric]

Flag pole ornament maybe?

Disclaimer: This is only my personal opinion, and you know what they say about those.

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Posted: 4/6/2012 4:50:29 PM

At first glance, it looks Napoleonic.

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Storz Member Joined: Dec 2011 NC, USA Posts: 29 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post	Posted: 4/7/2012 7:10:38 AM Originally Posted By RevMetric: Flag pole ornament maybe? Yes I believe that's what it is, it has a cutout on the bottom for a flagpole
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WVleo Member Joined: Aug 2003 WV, USA Posts: 287 Feedback: 100% (8) Link To This Post	Posted: 4/9/2012 6:39:27 AM union no doubt.......wvleo
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4v50 Member Team Member Joined: Nov 2000 CO, USA Posts: 26417 Feedback: 100% (5) Link To This Post	Posted: 4/11/2012 12:47:01 AM I think it was Ambrose Burnside whose men landed in NC.
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