Finds from the picket line & a random 1917 merc

[mangum]

Hello all. I got out yesterday with a couple friends to try to find a camp that was part of Sherman's army. I guess you could say this was my first strictly Civil War hunt. As soon as we step foot in the woods my friend pulls out a nice heart heel plate. A few steps later my other friend pulls out a melted 3 ringer. We walked right into it! After some more finds he concluded it was a picket line & not the main camp. We then searched a hill nearby that looked promising. We didn't find a camp although we did find a house site. A 1902 V Nickel was found but we decided to go back to the picket line in hopes of getting a few buttons. Oh, my AT Pro was going haywire by this point, could not hunt with it at all. I've only had it a week & already I've gotta send it back in! Uggghhhhh. So, I used my friends Fisher F2 for the remainder of the day. Considering it was a machine I have never used I guess I did pretty good. I pulled a type III Williams cleaner bullet & a knapsack triangle (both firsts for me). I also got a melted bullet with a piece of charred wood still embedded, I can barely make out 2 rings. I ended the day with a random 1917 merc. Oh man I was hoping it was seated considering where we were! Oh well, not complaining. I also got a couple small round balls, piece of a suspender clip & overalls button. My friends ended up with 3-4 bullets each & a knapsack hook. It was a beautiful day in SC, 68 degrees! (Eat your hearts out Yankees! Sorry, had to throw that out there!.) It was great to get out with some friends & save some history. Thanks for looking & HH!

 

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[Ahab8]

Cool stuff Mangum! Hope you have better luck with your machine and hopefully you find the sweet spot on that site. One of my first finds was a heart heel plate, which is very rare here in Maine. Best of luck with that site and Happy Holidays to you and yours! Abe

 

[ModernMiner]

Congrats on your first official CW hunt Mangum.
Words of warning..... You WILL get addicted.
Those are some great finds you guys got. I love that melted lead with charred wood. Very cool.
Sounds like a great spot to hit again,
Doug

 

[romeo-1]

Decent hunt...I'm thinking pf picking up an AT Pro...

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Nice finds! Congrats on walking into a sweet spot!
We all know that was just the frustration over the ATPro talking, cause its probably raining there now, you could really use the ATPro.

 

[mangum]

Congrats on your first official CW hunt Mangum. Words of warning..... You WILL get addicted. Those are some great finds you guys got. I love that melted lead with charred wood. Very cool. Sounds like a great spot to hit again, Doug

I'm already addicted! It doesn't take much to get me excited. My friend thinks he's got a probable location for the main camp now as a result of finding the picket line.

 

[ModernMiner]

I'm already addicted! It doesn't take much to get me excited. My friend thinks he's got a probable location for the main camp now as a result of finding the picket line.

Awesome! I hope you guys find it.

 

[mariposagold]

A CW hunt. Kewl. Nice Merc. Seated next time.

HH
Mariposa Gold

 

[WHADIFIND]

I keep telling people! Ya just GOTTA stop using the At-Pro as a weed wacker! You inevitably hit something hard and ruin the coil!!!
Did the ATP work when you got it home?


Excellent finds!

Now get out there and find that 1916 dime!

 

[mangum]

I keep telling people! Ya just GOTTA stop using the At-Pro as a weed wacker! You inevitably hit something hard and ruin the coil!!! Did the ATP work when you got it home? Excellent finds! Now get out there and find that 1916 dime!

Lol, it was acting erratic even when I unplugged the coil. It's something with the processor. My friends think the capacitor is shot... :-/ I have found a 1916 merc, just not an S!