Unbelievable Variety Campsite

[ArDirtSlinger]

Back last fall I started researching and hunting for the campsite of the 14th Kansas Cavalry that existed on July 27th 1864.
On Feb 9th I found a yet undiscovered campsite and have been back to it at least once a week( sometimes 2 or 3 times a week) since.
Yesterday I got up at 0400 to hunt some property close to downtown and as the sun is coming up and people arriving for work I decided to move
to a quieter location. 15 mins later I find myself at the campsite again.
I hunted for about an hour and half and came up with 5 more bullets and a horse shoe nail.

This 3ringer mics out at .52 cal . Anybody know what rifle used this cal bullet?

Next hole produced my first Enfield bullet.


The other 3 were .30 something round balls.


I've been looking for a Federal campsite ; But I believe I've found a Confederate campsite that Predates 01/1864
Confederates here were poorly armed compared to the Federals.
Here is a pic of total finds since Feb 9th of this year


Anyway thanks for looking and as always HH and GL

PS modern .22's are included in pic and the jewelry are period pieces I believe although I haven't confirmed it professionally yet

 

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[Steve in PA]

Nice group of CW relics. I don't think you see many Gardners in Arkansas. I would agree you are in a Confederate camp.

 

[ArDirtSlinger]

Nice group of CW relics. I don't think you see many Gardners in Arkansas. I would agree you are in a Confederate camp.

Are you saying the .52 3ringer is a Gardner I thought they were 2 ringers and .58....

 

[Davers]

I just saw your post & I love it , Steve made a common mistake , you have no Gardner types ,tho the Enfield is Considereda mostly Confederate Bullet both sides used the Rifle Esp late in the war IMO.

Right now i'm thinking your site is Federal Mostly cause of the 'Ringtail,s & the other Sharps Round and esp if the Round balls (larger ones) are less than 69 cal. I could be wrong , IMO the Feds would have wasted more.........So I think Confederate again. Have you Id the lock plate?
GOOD STUFF 'WESTERN STUFF TO!

 

[Davers]

Your Small round balls look Freshly Molded (Possibly done at yr site) IMO 'Most of the small balls I should Say'.

 

[Steve in PA]

I just saw your post & I love it , Steve made a common mistake , you have no Gardner types ,tho the Enfield is Considereda mostly Confederate Bullet both sides used the Rifle Esp late in the war IMO.

Right now i'm thinking your site is Federal Mostly cause of the 'Ringtail,s & the other Sharps Round and esp if the Round balls (larger ones) are less than 69 cal. I could be wrong , IMO the Feds would have wasted more.........So I think Confederate again. Have you Id the lock plate?
GOOD STUFF 'WESTERN STUFF TO!

I was talking about the bullet under the two ringtails in the last pic. Now that I look closer it looks like a Sharps.

 

[Davers]

Sorry Steve looking again ; when I saw the look of the Sharps a little closer I thought " Ill bet that's what Steve thought was a Gardner ".
Very sorry ,I should have not Assumed , One of my fav, sayings "Assumption is the Mother of all Screw-up's"

Again Sorry I should think before posting.
Davers

 

[ArDirtSlinger]

I just saw your post & I love it , Steve made a common mistake , you have no Gardner types ,tho the Enfield is Considereda mostly Confederate Bullet both sides used the Rifle Esp late in the war IMO.

Right now i'm thinking your site is Federal Mostly cause of the 'Ringtail,s & the other Sharps Round and esp if the Round balls (larger ones) are less than 69 cal. I could be wrong , IMO the Feds would have wasted more.........So I think Confederate again. Have you Id the lock plate?
GOOD STUFF 'WESTERN STUFF TO!

other than it is a Flintlock no...eat up pretty bad

 

[Steve in PA]

Sorry Steve looking again ; when I saw the look of the Sharps a little closer I thought " Ill bet that's what Steve thought was a Gardner ".
Very sorry ,I should have not Assumed , One of my fav, sayings "Assumption is the Mother of all Screw-up's"

Again Sorry I should think before posting.
Davers

LOL, I think I'm agreeing with you. What I thought was a Gardner at first glance is really a Sharps.

 

[Steve in PA]

Flintlock...even more reason to believe it is a Confederate camp.

 

[Davers]

other than it is a Flintlock no...eat up pretty bad
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That's a Nice one , I have only dug 1 lock plate & that was a couple months ago, It's cleaning up nicely.
I need to research "Lock-Plates " now that I have dug 1.

Thanks for the extra pictures.

Now that I look at it again , it could be me but ; It look smaller than the one I dug & others I recall, Reckon it could be off a Pistol?

 

[ArDirtSlinger]

That's a Nice one , I have only dug 1 lock plate & that was a couple months ago, It's cleaning up nicely.
I need to research "Lock-Plates " now that I have dug 1.

Thanks for the extra pictures.

Now that I look at it again , it could be me but ; It look smaller than the one I dug & others I recall, Reckon it could be off a Pistol?

Kinda what I was thinking...... Pounded the bushes HARD looking for some more pieces

 

[scruggs]

Nice finds!!

 

[Tommy G]

Some really nice finds! I hope that one day I will find a site worthy of a "Federal v. Confederate" debate - that will mean that I'm digging up some cool relics like this!

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on some nice finds

 

[TRanegar36]

Congrats on the ammo

 

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[Cletus]

Congrats!!!
I would love to find a camp that has not been picked clean!!