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I was invited down to Va. by Hutch911 and his buddy Adam.Both of these guy's are top notch CW Digger's.I've held stuff I never thought I would even see let alone hold.Field's were thick with red Va. clay so it was pretty sloppy hunting the field's but we did.Any way we started out finding some lead on this one ridge top.....took abreak and they showed us another spot....picked a few keeper's from the field and moved on to the next.....this is where I found an Eagle Cuff from the sandy part of the Battle along with the pocket knife,had to be the best find for me for the day.Ended up at a cornfield where it was getting late and the temp's dropped almost 10 deg. in about an hour.....We called it quit's.......Hutch,Adam...That was one of the funnest day's I've had in a long time,Thank You very much for the Invite and you'll be coming up to Antietam soon along with some other spot's,appreciate It guy's.Wierd thing is when I came home to clean the find's up's I noticed some writing on the "COW TAG"......Not So!!!!! I believe this is some kind of "DOG TAG"........let me know what you think......Read's: RAPLEY.K.
21ST OHIO
CO.A
Thank's again Hutch and Adam.....You're Good People!!! :thumbsup:
 

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Re: I was going to post about the Cuff Button.....Until I got home and cleaned up...

Wow I would say it is a dog tag we where in the middle of the battlefield where you got it That's is a great find... Adam and I had a blast we will do it again when the field dry out my boots felt like 50 pounds hahahahahha. I was good you meet you and Ty and as far top notch you will the bread winner today! Give me a shout when you get some free time I am off most of next week. Door is always open guys :thumbsup:

Hutch

p.s. I am with Ty you have a horse shoe somewhere ahahahahaha.
 
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Great finds Civil. :thumbsup:
 
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Who's got the horseshoe now!!!
Spectacular find!!!
 
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Nice relics Civ. :thumbsup: Congrats on the eagle cuff button & dog tag. Very neat finds.
It's great to MD with fellow members that share the same interest in CW relics. You lucky dogs!!! ;D :wink:
-Doug-
 
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You guys had fun I'm sure. Good Finds!!!
 
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I can't find anything online by that name with that unit. As a matter of fact,not much on that regiment at all.
 
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Nice finds Civilman. Is that the original string on that tag?
 
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Hutch911 said:
Wow I would say it is a dog tag we where in the middle of the battlefield where you got it That's is a great find... Adam and I had a blast we will do it again when the field dry out my boots felt like 50 pounds hahahahahha. I was good you meet you and Ty and as far top notch you will the bread winner today! Give me a shout when you get some free time I am off most of next week. Door is always open guys :thumbsup:

Hutch

p.s. I am with Ty you have a horse shoe somewhere ahahahahaha.
Thank's Hutch.....The Mystery will be Solved sooner or later :thumbsup: Great spot's you took us to,Lot's of "wood's" hunting,one of my favorite's Bud.I just might call you later this week if you're going to hunt ;D Thank's again Brother.Hopefully I can tell what the deal is,let you know when it happen's.......Thank's to you Both!!!!
 
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SWEET PHOTO'S , WTG :thumbsup:
 
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Civilman, Great finds and hope you can find some information on the tag :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
 
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Great finds, Great Friends, Great Dog Tag, Priceless!

HH, Ringfinder
 
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Hill Billy said:
Nice finds Civilman. Is that the original string on that tag?
As far as I know,It's the way it came out ;D
 
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johnreb1980 said:
Great finds Civil. :thumbsup:
Thank's Johnny.....I'm hoping it's the real McCoy.....But like Hutch said,it's at "ground zero"......Merry Christmas!!!!
 
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ModernMiner said:
Nice relics Civ. :thumbsup: Congrats on the eagle cuff button & dog tag. Very neat finds.
It's great to MD with fellow members that share the same interest in CW relics. You lucky dogs!!! ;D :wink:
-Doug-
It was a Blast digging with these guy's.....Very Knowledgeable.....Lucky I would say the Least!!!! :thumbsup:
 
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Here's a better Pic....This thing is at a straight 90,almost folded up with some old school "twine"......From where I said this was found I would say this is the Real McCoy.......Awesome !!!!!!
 

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Fantastic digs Civ - glad to here you got out with some fellow T'netter's... :thumbsup:
 
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Sorry, can't find any record of a Rapley, K 21st Ohio Co. A
21st Regiment, Ohio Infantry ??? :-[

http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/index.html

Organized at Findlay, Ohio, and mustered in September 19, 1861. Left State for Nicholasville, Ky., October 2. Attached to Thomas' Command, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1861. 9th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to December, 1861. 9th Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Ohio, to July, 1862. 7th Independent Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to September, 1862. 7th Brigade, 8th Division, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Center 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 14th Army Corps, to October, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 14th Army Corps, to June, 1865. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 14th Army Corps, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.-Action at Ivy's Mountain, Ky., November 8, 1861. Try Mountain and Piketown November 8-9. Duty at Bacon Creek and Green River, Ky., till February, 1862. Advance on Bowling Green, Ky., February 10-15, and on Nashville, Tenn., February 22-25. Occupation of Nashville February 25-March 17. Advance on Murfreesboro, Tenn., March 17-19. Advance on Huntsville, Ala., April 4-11. Capture of Huntsville April 11. (Pittinger's Raid on Georgia State Railroad April 7-12, Detachment.) Near Pulaski May 1. At Athens May 28 to August 28. Action on Richland Creek near Pulaski August 27. March to Nashville August 29-September 2. Siege of Nashville September 12-November 7. Murfreesboro Road November 8. Advance on Murfreesboro December 26-30. Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863. Duty at Murfreesboro till June. Middle Tennessee or Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July 7. Occupation of Middle Tennessee till August 16. Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 22. Davis Cross Roads or Dug Gap September 11. Battle of Chickamauga, Ga., September 19-21. Siege of Chattanooga, Tenn., September 24-November 23. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27. Orchard Knob November 23-24. Mission Ridge November 25. Pursuit to Graysville November 26-27. Rossville Gap November 26. Regiment re-enlisted January 1, 1864. Reconnoissance of Dalton, Ga., February 22-27, 1864 (Non-Veterans). Rocky Faced Ridge and Buzzard's Roost Gap February 23-25 (Non-Veterans). Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1 to September 8. Demonstrations on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8-11. Buzzard's Roost Gap May 8-9. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Advance on Dallas May 18-25. Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Hill June 11-14. Lost Mountain June 15-17. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Ruff's Station July 4. Chattahoochie River July 5-17. Vining Station July 9-11. Peach Tree Creek July 19-20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Utoy Creek August 5-7. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama April 29-November 3. Near Atlanta October 2. March to the sea November 15-December 10. Jacksonboro December 11. Siege of Savannah December 10-21. Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865. Taylor's Hole Creek, Averysboro, N. C., March 16. Battle of Bentonville, N. C., March 19-21. Occupation of Goldsboro March 24. Advance on Raleigh April 10-14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 19. Grand Review May 24. Moved to Louisville, Ky., June, and duty there till July. Mustered out July 25, 1865.
 
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I'm not understanding the joke about the twine...   :icon_scratch: Was it added or was it dug?


If this is CW, then there should be more excitement on here about it, since it would be the Holy Grail of CW hunting.
 

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