First Tennessee Civil War Relic Hunt of the Season

Dman · Oct 22, 2008

Vol1266-X and I went out for our first Tennessee Civil War Relic Hunt of the fall season. We went to a U.S. camp that had artillery. This is a camp we had found last year. The ground is really hard and dry this year and we need rain really badly. It was hard digging targets. We found only 15 relics in about 5 hours. We found bullets, ranging in size from 36-caliber to 69-caliber. We also found canister shot where the Union troops test fired their cannon. We also found two pieces of brass, but don't know exactly what they are. If anyone can identify what they are, please let me know.

tsgman · Oct 22, 2008

WTG Dman, nice finds, not sure about the brass. Good luck looks like a fine spot!

civilman1 · Oct 22, 2008

The one piece could be part of a belt adjuster?,the other look's like it might have been a different shape at one time,doesn't ring a bell though.Sweet Find's and best of luck to you and Vol next time out.....Nice Lead,any mark's? :thumbsup:

Nana40 · Oct 22, 2008

Nothing like having a CW site to hunt!

Hold on a few days, that rain is on it's way! :thumbsup:

Awesome finds, D! Nana

fortbball9 · Oct 22, 2008

nice find,CW relics are a blast to find.The brass thing might be something off of a strap.
But just a guess!!Them targets will get a lot better when you do get some rain.Congrats :thumbsup:

fortbball9

silverfreak · Oct 22, 2008

Dman...awesome digs buddy. That looks like a great spot. :thumbsup:

Mirage · Oct 22, 2008

Wow, that's like 3 targets every hour! After about an hour I would be talking plan B.

DD-777 · Oct 22, 2008

D! Nice to see a post from you buddy. Nice digs you got there - I'm hoping to get a first relic this fall myself. Keep on swingin' and keep on postin' - I'm very glad you "stayed"... :thumbsup:

Dman · Oct 23, 2008

Mirage said:
Wow, that's like 3 targets every hour! After about an hour I would be talking plan B.

There was plenty of targets but they where all trash.

*Dig-Dug* · Oct 23, 2008

The one piece looks to be a link from a curb chain and the second piece (the bent one) loks to be part of a Sword hanger. Cant tell from the pic but I believe there is a small hole in the bent piece where a swivel pin would have held the clip. I'll find a pic of an intact one later to do a better comparison.

VOL1266-X · Oct 23, 2008

I did some research after we returned from our trip last night and OBX is correct about the sword sling hook that DMan found. It is pictured on page 195 as item #4 in Howard Crouch's relic book. Dman found the top portion. I found the rectangular shaped brass piece and it matches the top part of a sword hanger as pictured in Stanley Phillip's Book "Excavated Artifacts from Battlefields and Campsites of the Civil War" on page 183. Thanks for looking and happy huntin' from Tennessee!!!