Pickens County, GA. A device resembling a cannonball was discovered near Swan Bridge Road, prompting a swift response from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's Bomb Disposal Unit. Their mission was to safely dispose of the ordnance.

The area's history is deeply rooted in the legacy of the Civil War. Although General Sherman's Army did not directly traverse this region during his 1864 campaign, local Confederate Home Guard units were overtaken by the Union's Third Kentucky Cavalry near Talking Rock, only a few miles from where the cannonball was discovered.

While the excitement of uncovering a historical relic is palpable, the cannonball's exact origin remains unknown.

Staunton , Virginia Landscapers were a bit shocked when they unearthed a Civil War cannonball while working in a client's yard in Virginia. Real estate agent, Jasin Singh, was looking on as one of the workers picked it up and cleaned it off.

Singh said, "As soon as I saw that, I thought 'oh my God this is a cannonball.' I had something similar happen up in Front Royal, and so I was more familiar with what to do. I'm thankful that I have that experience."

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Columbia, South Carolina Hundreds of Civil War relics were discovered during the cleanup of the Congaree River in South Carolina. The artifacts, dating back more than a century and a half, were discovered while crews removed toxic tar-like material from the river.

The finds, believed to be evidence of Union Gen. William T. Sherman's Southern campaign near the end of the war, included bullets, cannonballs, and swords.

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Onslow County, North Carolina

The evacuation of the Onslow County Learning Center was issued after district officials notified authorities that a suspicious item had been found by OCS grounds crew who were clearing vegetation around the school. EOD from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune responded to the scene.

Camp Lejeune EOD informed law enforcement and the school district that the ordnance was likely a Civil War re-enactment cannonball and contained no explosives, according to a statement from OCS.

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York, Pennsylvania A Civil War-era UXO was found at Gettysburg National Military Park on the battlefield area of Little Round Top, according to Jason Martz, a spokesman for the park service. The artillery shell dates back to the Battle of Gettysburg, which was fought July 1-3, 1863.

The 55th EOD Company from Fort Belvoir, Virginia responded to remove the shell for safe off-site disposal. The team carefully washed off the mud so the shell could be photographed.

The shell appears to be a Federal 3 Inch Dyer Shell with a Schenkl percussion fuze - Thank you BulletPicker.com for the ID.

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Glassboro, New Jersey An inventory at Heritage Glass Museum led a bomb squad response after cannonballs were discovered in the museum's basement. According to the Glassboro Police Department, the Camden County Bomb Squad and an Air Force EOD unit were dispatched to the museum following reports of the ordnance.

The munitions were "removed and disposed of appropriately," the police department said. It is unclear how or when the cannonballs arrived at the museum or if they were live or inert, but the building was deemed safe following the removal.

Hampton, Virginia Homes in Buckroe Beach homes were evacuated after a construction crew installing gas lines discovered suspected ordnance. Hampton Fire Department responded, and Battalion Chief Anthony Chittum reached out to Joint Base Langley-Eustis EOD for assistance.

According to Chittum, the team X-rayed the object at the scene but were having trouble identifying it at the time. Later, U.S. Air Force spokesperson Mike Reeves confirmed the ordnance was a 3.3-inch shrapnel round from a Parrott rifle dating back to the post-Civil War era. The EOD team recovered the shrapnel round and safely disposed of it, allowing for residents to return to their homes.

Newport Rhode Island The owner of the John Bliss House, a farmhouse built in 1680, by John Bliss on land deeded to him by his father-in-law, Rhode Island Gov. Benedict Arnold was digging in the yard in preparation for a new barn when he found what he described as a "shinny metal object".

Upon further investigation, homeowner Ryan Miller identified the item as a Civil War era cannonball. He contacted the Newport Historical Society, which referred him to the Naval War College Museum as well as the Varnum House Museum. "I spoke with some of the historians, and they thought mostly like it was a solid shot, solid metal," Miller explained. "But there was a slight chance it was a hollow shot that would have been filled with gunpowder."

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Charleston, South Carolina Fort Sumter, a popular tourist destination located on an island in the middle of Charleston Harbor, was recently closed after a visitor discovered an historic ordnance item, according to Brett Spaulding, Chief of Interpretation for Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park.

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Mansfield, Massachusetts A Civil War-era cannonball found at a Mansfield home prompted a bomb squad response. The Mansfield Police Department was called in after family members cleaning the home of their deceased father found the ordnance.

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