How many Guns still Lie in the Creeks & crevices of the Cumberland Gap ?

[jeff of pa]

a rhetorical question of Course. But he was probably not alone in his Thoughts.


The Salt Lake herald. (Salt Lake City [Utah), 23 June 1895.






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[creskol]

That's a neat snippet of history! Thanks for the share Jeff! I enjoyed that!

 

[Oddjob]

Thats a really cool story, I bet if he had found it then there is certainly a story for it too.

 

[devldog]

A great CW Historical read. Thanks Jeff.

 

[jeff of pa]

Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]), 29 June 1895.








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[jeff of pa]

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[ToddsPoint]

Why would a Captain have a rifle? Gary

 

[baspinall]

Great story

 

[RustyGold]

Thanks Jeff! Awesome story.

 

[Davers]

Id bet the rifle or it's pieces are either buried in sediment or have been found at some point "by aquachiggeer" lol

 

[glass half fool]

That is a glimpse into history on a very personal level . I would bet that thousands of soldiers carried small personal items as Good Luck charms with them that became lost in the heat of battle . Even if he never recovered the gun that was his ; we all know that the satisfaction of looking is part of the reason we try to found that that which was lost