Got Close To My 2010 Goal Today and I Know What One CW Relic is, Do You?

[VOL1266-X]

Dman and Josh were busy today so I made a solo trip to the old reliable U.S. Artillery, Infantry, and Cavalry Camp. No banner finds in this post but I am slipping up on my goal of 200 CW & Colonial relics for 2010.
Do you know what the zinc (Hint) piece is near the inside of the top of the horseshoe? I'll let the people who reply tell you what it is. It often puzzles some new CW relic hunters as does the other part that has 3 rings (Hint).
I don't normally keep horseshoes but this one came from very near where I dug the brass saddle shield (while hunting with Dman last December) recently pictured in North South Trader's Civil War Magazine. During early 1863 until Feb. 1864, Gen. George Crook (famous Indian Fighter) commanded this camp of over 6,800 Army of the Cumberland Union Soldiers until he was ordered to take command of several units in Western Virginia. I seriously doubt it was on his horse but I need a bigger display box for that site and the shoe with the brass saddle shield inside will make a good centerpiece.

Total CW & Colonial Relics for 2010=193

Only 7 to go Jesse (Mainer). I thought of you today while I dug those relics today as you are "weathered in" up there in Maine. Thanks for looking, Happy Holidays, and may 2011 be your best detecting year ever, Quindy.

 

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[civilman1]

Look's like Ole' Mr. William's lost something.....Hope you get your Goal and then some Quindy Send that horseshoe up my way,I could use it(if I ever get out) Merry Christmas and Happy New to you and your's !!!

 

[Dman]

The zinc piece in the middle of the horseshoe is part of an 1863 hearing aide. I believe you told me this is the hearing aide you dropped and broke when you were stationed there during the Civil War.
I am glad you found it.
Dman

 

[ModernMiner]

The zinc piece in the middle of the horseshoe is part of an 1863 hearing aide. I believe you told me this is the hearing aide you dropped and broke when you were stationed there during the Civil War.
I am glad you found it.
Dman

HA,HA,HA!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good one Dman.

 

[ModernMiner]

Q-
First off, CONGRATS on some nice CW relics. You're almost to your goal.
I'm surprised you kept that Union horseshoe for your collection. You had it upside-down. You can clearly see it is a "U" for "Union".
There was a day when I had no idea what that center zinc piece was, but after four years here on Tnet and with all of your help, I know that's a Monopoly game piece.
-DUHg-

 

[VOL1266-X]

Look's like Ole' Mr. William's lost something.....Hope you get your Goal and then some Quindy Send that horseshoe up my way,I could use it(if I ever get out) Merry Christmas and Happy New to you and your's !!!

You knew it Joe as I was sure you or one of the other veteran hunters would. The odd thing is that Josh and I both dug the top part of a Williams Cleaner at a Morgan camp this month.
As to MM and Dman, you clowns are killing me!!! I may give up relic hunting because of you two-NOT. HH, Quindy.

 

[unearthed]

Nice civil war era finds; I'm gonna guess, lead bottle stopper.
HH
HH
Unearthed

 

[Tnmountains]

Well I have a few william cleaner rounds and some of the round bases but not one with the stem. Nice find and good luck on your goal.
Happy Holidays
TnMtns

 

[N.J.THer]

Good luck with your goal.

I don't do any CW hunting but from reading T-Net for years I knew what it was...it is amazing how much I've learned from my fellow T-Net members.

NJ

 

[diggervet]

found a couple cleaner "stems" myself, but I really like your idea of keeping a running relic total. I think I'll do the same in 2011! Do you count every bullet, rivet etc as one item or do you group them? Thanks for the idea!

 

[phantomfinder]

great finds ,WTG

 

[Woodland Detectors]

The zinc piece in the middle of the horseshoe is part of an 1863 hearing aide. I believe you told me this is the hearing aide you dropped and broke when you were stationed there during the Civil War.
I am glad you found it.
Dman

Hahahaha~! But Doug, you said he was born in 1864 right? He must have been one of the babies of the gals fighting that lost the zinc piece.


This guy.


Nice finds Quindy.

 

[Nana40]

Geeze, Q. You need to thank MM for turning that horseshoe up right for ya. All your luck could'a been running out for sure! You're almost there! Still over a week to go to meet that goal!!!

Nana

 

[VOL1266-X]

found a couple cleaner "stems" myself, but I really like your idea of keeping a running relic total. I think I'll do the same in 2011! Do you count every bullet, rivet etc as one item or do you group them? Thanks for the idea!

DV, I don't count any pieces of campfire lead, button backs, post CW coins, or relics not Colonial or CW period found in those sites. I also keep a site record. HH, Quindy.

 

[spitfire55]

 

[mainer]

Thanks for thinking of me Q. Snowing here right now.

Glad your a few steps closer to your goal. Hope you can surpass it in the near future. Merry christmas buddy.

 

[VOL1266-X]

Nice civil war era finds; I'm gonna guess, lead bottle stopper.
HH
HH
Unearthed

You will find many of these where you are in VA. Each pack of 20 .58 cal. 3 ringer bullets with pre-measured powder and paper wrapped had a Williams Cleaner bullet packed with them. The zinc disc was intended to clean the black powder fouling from the barrel when it was fired. The zinc stem was pressed into the cleaner bullet base. When the bullet was fired, the zinc disc would expand quicker than the lead and thus cleaning the barrel. These bullets were not popular with CW Soldiers as they made the rifle kick pretty bad. That why many were discarded and are dug intact. They were as deadly as the regular bullets and soldiers were killed with them. One Confederate soldier was killed by a cleaner bullet at the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee. Capt. Todd Carter was with the CS Army of Tennessee as they tried to capture his childhood home (Carter House) from the Yankees during the Battle of Franklin. In heavy fire, he was hit 6 or 7 times but the mortal wound was from a Williams Cleaner bullet. A surgeon removed the bullet and gave it to his family. Recently, one of Capt. Carter's descendants donated that bullet to the Carter house museum in Franklin. Thanks for looking, Quindy.


Thanks to Dman, Modern Miner, TnMountains, N.J., Phantomfinder, Mike P., Nana (Southern Belle), Spitfire, and Mainer for taking your time to reply. HH, Quindy.

 

[creskol]

What are you waiting for, Quindy? Get out there and achieve your goal, but you better do it BEFORE you hit the Cracker Barrel!

As for the piece in question I thought it was a kitchen item, since it seems that you all have found everything but the kitchen zinc in that camp!

Thanks for a great time on our recent visit! I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it!

Merry Christmas!

 

[VOL1266-X]

What are you waiting for, Quindy? Get out there and achieve your goal, but you better do it BEFORE you hit the Cracker Barrel!

As for the piece in question I thought it was a kitchen item, since it seems that you all have found everything but the kitchen zinc in that camp!

Thanks for a great time on our recent visit! I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it!

Merry Christmas!

Rob, sorry the snow was on on the ground when you came back through Tennessee. I hope I can take you and Dan relic hunting the next time you pass through on the way to your Texas ranch.. Have a good Christmas, Quindy.