Steven Brann was out Wednesday on the Gettysburg battlefield in Pennsylvania, sweeping the ground with a metal detector ahead of crews that are rehabilitating a famous part of the Civil War park.

It has been an unusual time at the Gettysburg National Military Park, where officials have recently sought the public's assistance on vandalism and stolen artifacts. The park service has been ...

The unexploded ordnance shell was found on Feb. 8 within the Little Round Top area of the park, said officials, and it dates back to the Battle of Gettysburg, which was fought in 1863.

Mr. Barnicle is a lawyer and an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve. He last visited Gettysburg National Military Park in April. Amid a sea of stone plaques and obelisks at Gettysburg National ...