I understand there are places in the World War I theaters of battle in Europe where there is a lot of unexploded ordinance, and it isn't safe to walk in certain places.
But where the Civil War took place in the United States, it's pretty safe,
Nonetheless, every now and then they find something indicating where the battles took place. Usually it's something small, like a Minié ball (bullet) or uniform buttons or a piece of a gun, or soldier's equipment.
Just recently, at the Gettysburg Battlefield in Pennsylvania, they found something bigger.
Prudently, they didn't put the shell on display, and they blew it up. Even though it was discovered by a metal detector wielded by a pro archaeologist, it shows it's still possible to find these things. So be careful out there.
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