here are a few good reference books Jason
Civil War Artifacts- A Guide for the Historian: by Howard Crouch. The most up-to-date Civil War Relic book available. Pictures hundreds of dug items, perfect book to identify your finds!
Horse Equipment of the Civil War Era: by Howard R. Crouch. It’s all here: Saddles, Bits, Stirrups, Rosettes, Saddlebags & Valises, Harness, Military Manuals, Tools and much more. Full of clear, sharp photos and descriptions, it includes civilian, U.S. Military and Confederate horse equipment.
The Civil War Collector's Price Guide12th Edition
280 pages of every collecting category of the American Civil War.
GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD RELICS & SOUVENIRS
by Mike O'Donnell with Charles "Hap" Hazard & Sue Boardman, 319 pages
Page after page of wonderful relics with brief descriptions of what they are, and where they were found on the battlefields of Gettysburg!