After the rain (Farm Finds and photos RW Grave)

[Woodland Detectors]

I managed to sneak away yesterday for a little while. It had been raining here in the Carolina's for about a week. I got in my truck and began my 20 minute drive east. The fall colors of the trees are magnificent this time of year here in the Smokey Mountains. I arrived at my spot and fired up the trusty Etrac as I began my "gridding" ritual. I swept slow and even. Digging many iron targets from the ground placing them in my rubbish bag. The ground was soaked and already, I had accumulated 5 lbs of clay on each shoe. Wet red clay is no fun! I spent the day just relaxing, watching and listening to the wildlife. Wild turkeys gobbling in the morning and even a few deer grazing in the same field I was detecting. It's funny, the deer never mind me detecting but, when hunting season comes around...they know. Yesterday I had found 3 large(Navy??)13 stars..Civil war Buttons. D Evans. (Attelboro falls)There was no missing these! Below are a few pics of my day. A Revolutionary war "skirmish was fought very close by with a scar of a fallen "militia" Officer.Mind you, this stone is in the "bush" all by itself 3 miles in. Someone takes good care of Mr. Francis's resting spot. Obviously, the stone isn't the original. The original is sill visible in the last photo. The tree is an enormous Poplar Near the fallen officer. HHHH

 

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[Silver Searcher]

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Great finds , pictures...infact Great everything would love to hunt on that trail

SS

 

[Woodland Detectors]

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Great finds , pictures...infact Great everything would love to hunt on that trail

SS

I told you and Cru to "bring it"

 

[gxray]

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Those buttons are actually Marine Corps buttons ...pre- globe and anchor style. I forget exactly when the style changed but the style you have there was used during the Civil War.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

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Those buttons are actually Marine Corps buttons ...pre- globe and anchor style. I forget exactly when the style changed but the style you have there was used during the Civil War.

Fantasic! Thank you

 

[Iron Patch]

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Great finds & location, and that is one BIG tree!!!!

 

[Woodland Detectors]

I don't think the Large buttons are Civil war but most likely ww1... http://forums.ebay.com/db1/topic/Historical-Memorabilia/Brass-Military-Button/1000664297 You think??



. USMC. WWI period?

 

[JimBeHuntin']

Nice finds and great photos 4H ... congratz on a good hunt ~ Jimmy

 

[The Patriot]

Great bunch of finds and nice photos...thanks for sharing

 

[Rusted_Iron]

There could be a good relic or three in that heap o' iron.

I was going to say those eagle buttons with bent neck are WWI era. I found a small one in the woods one day, isolated find with nothing else around it. Very cool, though.

Great finds and pictures. I don't know how good your printer is, but have you considered printing out some of those beautiful pics to keep with these finds?

Maybe you and I can figure out a way to get through to the newbies on Tnet... not to just throw finds in a box and forget where they're from.

 

[allen]

you almost found enough horseshoes to fit a horse !!
Looks like a great spot to detect or just get away from life !

 

[johnnyi]

beautiful finds Mike, and great photos. Thanks!

 

[silverfreak]

Those buttons are beauties...and GREAT pics

 

[Aquila]

Beautiful finds and photos! Thanks for sharing !

 

[{Sentinel}]

Really nice photos! Its PROBABLY the United Daughters of the American Revolution that have kept up his tombstone and burial spot. I know that the Sons of Confederate Veterans does the same for Confederate soldiers that are buried throughout the country. I have presided over several ceremonies where we have placed a new headstone on Confederate soldiers' graves out in the woods, in the middle of fields, and sometimes just new headstones in the cemeteries.

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Awesome post, finds and pics, enjoyed it! HH, Mike

 

[TommNJ]

Excellent finds and great pics !!! Like the buttons !

TommNJ

 

[TXPIRATE]

Nice finds and great pics.

 

[briankb70]

love the story and pictures

 

[ModernMiner]

Holy smokes, great assortment of relics there 4-H!!!
Congrats on the buttons & CW relics there.
What is that shiny (silver) piece under the toe tap? Coin, or reflection off of a button?
-MM-