Another visit back to the Civil War Camp

[smokeythecat]

It's getting tougher and tougher to find Civil War relics. These days, anything mentioned in the historical literature has been dug or is off limits, like a park. I have several Civil War sites, and we also find occasional items from homesites. These little guys are from the last 2 day's hunts. It was really windy yesterday, and I do not like the howling winter winds.

View attachment IMG_1476.jpg The first picture is charcoal dug from about a foot underground from a Civil War campfire, with a few pieces of CW beer bottle.

Two .52 Sharps bullets, one has the cast line on the base, the other does not, a watch winder, two cuff Eagle buttons, two iron underwear buttons, a brass grommet and grommet with stud.

View attachment IMG_1478.jpg Large nail and a couple smaller nails, camp lead and damaged minie ball.

View attachment IMG_1479.jpg Six percussion caps (a tough find), rain poncho grommets, and camp lead.

Tough diggings. The HF 9.5" elliptical coil (the little laser) scored these. For a hunted out camp, not too bad. BTW everything comes out deeply stained RED due to the high iron content soil. I found the easiest way to clean it put in hot hydrogen peroxide, only takes a couple minutes.

 

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[Professor of Engineering]

Very cool relic hunt, congratulations!

 

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[smokeythecat]

I think the iron piece is to a McClellan saddle. The part that drops down on the side to attach the stirrup to, but that's from memory, and my memory is stuck back at Thanksgiving.

 

[washingtonian]

Way to go StC. Hope you find a great new site soon!

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Lunch Bag]

You experienced detectors never cease to impress me with your amazing finds.

 

[Truth]

I want a watch winder so bad. Your bad days hunting would be my best days hunting.

 

[smokeythecat]

Truth, you do some more research and eventually you'll get one. I have found three in I think about 2 and a half years now, in 2 different states.

 

[A2coins]

Great finds glad to see you doing so well this year Keep it up!!!!!

 

[smokeythecat]

Ground is frozen hard now and it's snowing.

 

[Possum]

Ground is frozen hard now and it's snowing.

Weather down here this past week was in the 70's for a high, then 40's for a high, then it started raining again, like we need anymore and now the temps went from the 70's again back down to the 50's, but compared to what y'all have to deal with up there I'll take our changing weather all day long compared to snow and ice. Like I told Tommy, come on down our way Smokey, I'm sure you'll find our fluctuating weather much more appealing and I'm sure we can find someplace to go swinging... "D"