VOL1266-X
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- Northern Middle Tennessee
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- Fisher 1266-X, F75 X 2
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- Relic Hunting
Brass Cufflink from Gen. Morgan's CSA Camp and More Tenn. CW Relics
Josh (who loves digging CW relics like we do) invited Dman and myself to go hunting on Friday at a large spring used by Morgan's CSA Troops in 1863. Pic #1 is my finds from that site including the little brass cufflink shown in pic #2. I have been told by veteran relic hunters that cufflinks like that are rarely recovered anymore and was the first I have ever recovered. One of the flat buttons has a "Waterloo" backmark. Dman will catch up on his posts shortly. Josh found an Enfield bullet, fired pistol ball, and other lead. I saw him digging down the hill from Dman and myself and walked down there,. He was grinning like a possum. I thought he had found a CS buckle. He showed me a Red Man Chewing Tobacco key chain tag from the 1970s or 80s.
Yesterday afternoon, Dman and I went to a U.S. Infantry camp and hunted a nearby spring there. My finds are in pic #3. Those little flat cuff buttons are tiny. The brass buckle may be from a shoe. Maybe the PA Colonial Posse can help me out there. I first thought the brass frame was from a Yankee Officer's shoulder strap as I found a piece of a Lt.s strap nearby but now I think it may be part of a shoe buckle since it is fairly thick. Anybody have other ideas? Dman was in hog heaven digging flat buttons around the camp perimeter.
I attached an updated pic of my finds since 12-16-09 from the saddle shield field. Another trip and I will probably have to go to a larger box (NOT whining Modern Miner).
Yesterday, I received an email from American Digger Magazine informing me that my article (with some help from Dman) on hunting Gen. Morgan's early war CSA camps is tentatively scheduled for publication in the Sept.-Oct. issue. If you like CW history and looking at Confederate relics recovered by myself, Dman, and some of our friends, be on the look out for the article this fall. Happy Hunting.
2010 YTD CW Relics =40 (I don't count button backs, melted lead, non CW period coins, or flat buttons unless found in a CS site.
Josh (who loves digging CW relics like we do) invited Dman and myself to go hunting on Friday at a large spring used by Morgan's CSA Troops in 1863. Pic #1 is my finds from that site including the little brass cufflink shown in pic #2. I have been told by veteran relic hunters that cufflinks like that are rarely recovered anymore and was the first I have ever recovered. One of the flat buttons has a "Waterloo" backmark. Dman will catch up on his posts shortly. Josh found an Enfield bullet, fired pistol ball, and other lead. I saw him digging down the hill from Dman and myself and walked down there,. He was grinning like a possum. I thought he had found a CS buckle. He showed me a Red Man Chewing Tobacco key chain tag from the 1970s or 80s.
Yesterday afternoon, Dman and I went to a U.S. Infantry camp and hunted a nearby spring there. My finds are in pic #3. Those little flat cuff buttons are tiny. The brass buckle may be from a shoe. Maybe the PA Colonial Posse can help me out there. I first thought the brass frame was from a Yankee Officer's shoulder strap as I found a piece of a Lt.s strap nearby but now I think it may be part of a shoe buckle since it is fairly thick. Anybody have other ideas? Dman was in hog heaven digging flat buttons around the camp perimeter.
I attached an updated pic of my finds since 12-16-09 from the saddle shield field. Another trip and I will probably have to go to a larger box (NOT whining Modern Miner).
Yesterday, I received an email from American Digger Magazine informing me that my article (with some help from Dman) on hunting Gen. Morgan's early war CSA camps is tentatively scheduled for publication in the Sept.-Oct. issue. If you like CW history and looking at Confederate relics recovered by myself, Dman, and some of our friends, be on the look out for the article this fall. Happy Hunting.
2010 YTD CW Relics =40 (I don't count button backs, melted lead, non CW period coins, or flat buttons unless found in a CS site.
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Keep em' coming Vol,good stuff 
You are in the zone for some Colonial silver. 
given the history of where you found them Id say its even that much sweeter
HH in 2010 
