Keith123
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- Jul 7, 2013
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I've been try to gain access to a well known historic property down in Eastern NC for a while now. I finally had a chance during a trip to visit family last week. Nowadays the property displays a long abandoned mid 1800s home. The significance of this plantation stretches through both the Revolutionary War and Civil War. This property was part of the original Hull Road cut by General Hull in the march of the British Army through eastern NC during the Revolutionary War. As for the Civil War, it's most notable due to an exchange that occurred with Union General Potter. Potter's men stopped here to rest and to confiscate a couple of horse from a local Unionist. Although this was a place the Union army rested that day, skirmishes were documented in this area too.
Three hours into my hunt I accepted the fact that this place had been pounded. All I had in my pouch was a flat button, 1940 wheat, and a pile of slaw, all of which were found way early in the hunt. With auto pilot fully kicked in, I'm sure looked like a zombie out there. Somebody reading this knows about auto pilot - all signals start to sound the same and you don't really feel like getting down on the ground anymore. Anyways, I got a loud deep signal and decided it's been a while since I dug a whole aluminum can, so why not, I'll dig one more. It wasn't a can, but appeared to be another large piece of plough point. I placed my shovel under the edge of the piece of iron and attempted to break the mud suction, just as I usually do with large flat iron. Well, this time was different. Instead of the noise of suction breaking, the whole piece of iron rotated in place. There was only a couple of things i could think of that where circular, heavy, and rusting like crazy. To be sure the individuals who pounded this civil war era property didn't leave behind a cannonball?? It looks like they did indeed
After quite a bit of back and forth in the "what is it" forum, it turns out that this cast-iron ball does meet the specs of a Civil War 12 pound solid shot.
Three hours into my hunt I accepted the fact that this place had been pounded. All I had in my pouch was a flat button, 1940 wheat, and a pile of slaw, all of which were found way early in the hunt. With auto pilot fully kicked in, I'm sure looked like a zombie out there. Somebody reading this knows about auto pilot - all signals start to sound the same and you don't really feel like getting down on the ground anymore. Anyways, I got a loud deep signal and decided it's been a while since I dug a whole aluminum can, so why not, I'll dig one more. It wasn't a can, but appeared to be another large piece of plough point. I placed my shovel under the edge of the piece of iron and attempted to break the mud suction, just as I usually do with large flat iron. Well, this time was different. Instead of the noise of suction breaking, the whole piece of iron rotated in place. There was only a couple of things i could think of that where circular, heavy, and rusting like crazy. To be sure the individuals who pounded this civil war era property didn't leave behind a cannonball?? It looks like they did indeed
After quite a bit of back and forth in the "what is it" forum, it turns out that this cast-iron ball does meet the specs of a Civil War 12 pound solid shot.
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