Back to the 5th Ohio Camp, another Sutlers Token

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This camp is in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, those guys sure got around.
Yepper. Covered some ground. They were stationed here awhile. Found a belt plate, dutch oven, and a plethora of bullets and buttons in their camp sites. Good luck searching their camp.
 

I notice the different castings of the bullets. Some filled hte mould better and some had moulds with halves that were not exactly indexed. Having cast lead bullets myself, I know how tricky it can be to get quality bullets so it is not surprising the quality varies in a camp setting.
 

Fullstock How do you find these sites to detect ? I mean where do you look ?
 

Went back to the 5th Ohio camp today, I thought I had cleaned it up pretty good, but I found a new hot spot. I found six .69 caliber mini balls (that’s what these guys were armed with) and my 4th sutlers token from this camp. It was hot, but it was a good day.
Very Cool!!!! Congrats!!!!
 

Great finds !
 

Fullstock How do you find these sites to detect ? I mean where do you look ?
Gare, I do a lot of research trying to locate camps by reading period documents and books, then I go door knocking. This particular camp was just a lucky find, I walked into it by scouting the area looking for something else. Research and luck have worked for me many times.
 

Gare, I do a lot of research trying to locate camps by reading period documents and books, then I go door knocking. This particular camp was just a lucky find, I walked into it by scouting the area looking for something else. Research and luck have worked for me many times.
Thanks i was wondering what kind of information you use to read
 

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Nice find . . . Really cool token
 

Thanks i was wondering what kind of information you use to read
I always look for documents written either during the war or shortly after it. As the years went by, memories weren’t as reliable.
 

very cool token
 

Went back to the 5th Ohio camp today, I thought I had cleaned it up pretty good, but I found a new hot spot. I found six .69 caliber mini balls (that’s what these guys were armed with) and my 4th sutlers token from this camp. It was hot, but it was a good day.
very cool button, wtg
 

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