Dealer claims sword belonged to woman warrior

A combat sword from the Civil War Battle of New Bern in North Carolina has returned to the area. Will Gorges, a memorabilia dealer for 30 years, said he bought a Union sword that belonged to female soldier, Kady Brownell, regaled as a battle hero and the most distinguished northern female soldier. • Article

School in court over Civil War sword

A federal judge on Friday ordered a Williamsburg, Va., artifact collector to safekeep a valuable Civil War-era sword and scabbard that Brown University contends was stolen from its collections more than 30 years ago. • Article

Va. boy finds Civil War-era sword

It's truly the gift that keeps on giving. A week after receiving a metal detector for his seventh birthday, Lucas Hall's gift is already paying dividends for the first-grader. While metal-detecting with his father, Gary, on private property outside Berryville, Va., Lucas had a feeling that the two needed to stop and look. His hunch paid off. Buried six inches deep was a sword believed to have been used during the Civil War. • Article