Shiloh National Military Park Federal authorities today announced the sentencing of two Tennessee men for illegally excavating Civil War artifacts from Fort McCook in Marion County, Tenn., Shiloh National Military Park and from another site in Bridgeport, Ala., according to a statement from U.S. Attorney Bill Killian’s office.
Kenneth Stephen Fagin Jr., 39, of South Pittsburg, and Terry Bruce Tate, 61, of Manchester, both were sentenced July 30 by U.S. District Judge Curtis Collier to 30 months in federal prison.
Authorities said Fagin was ordered to pay $22,463 in restitution to the Tennessee Valley Authority and the National Park Service to cover the cost of repairs. Tate was ordered to pay $21,619 in restitution to TVA.
Once they’re released from federal prison, Fagin and Tate will serve a one-year term of supervised release.
The pair pleaded guilty in February to multiple counts of violating the Archaeological Resources Protection Act in Tennessee and Alabama federal jurisdictions.