Little battle lead from November 25, 1863.

[Tnmountains]

Tried a new spot today. It was a confederate defensive retreat position. It is now on private property. It is the 8th adjoining propery I have gotten permission to hunt. This is typical relics from each property.
I like the fired lead and the way it looks. Some Gardners, 3 ringers and smashed enfields. Hopefully I will find some more stuff and have only hunted a 1/4th of this spot. Today due to time I was blanking out the iron but the old lock sneaked in. After I finish I will go back and hit it on all metals and clean it up.
Thanks for looking and have a good Holiday.
TnMtns
Un-cleaned

Cleaned

Battle lead

Always kinda kick the target area clear before digging to make sure the target is not on the surface.This Knife was on the surface. To bad it was a nice Case XX.

Happy hunting !!

 

[ky.rebel]

Great finds, love the big ring,looks like star trek symbol.Hope theres a lot more for you to find,looks like you've got a good start on it. best of luck

 

[ky.rebel]

oops, wrong post

 

[ky.rebel]

great finds though TnMountains,looks like you had a great day.I live in Tn. just down the road from Maryville. H.H.

 

[VOL1266-X]

Nice Finds!! Just curious, is the larger rectangular item to the right and above the knife brass? It's about the size of a small CS Militia plate. If it's brass, it will have solder remnants on the back if it's a plate. Looks like a good site to spend some time. HH, Quindy.

 

[ivan salis]

heck clean that ole case xx up -if you do not want to bother with it send er to me

 

[Mr Tuff]

nice finds MR TUFF

 

[Tennessee Treasure Hunter]

Awesome finds Congratulations
TTH

 

[Tnmountains]

Thanks everyone for the comments. No Militia plates in there. I wish. Maybe some Union stuff below. Right now all I am seeing is lead and grape shot. Stilll it is better than nothing. The accounts tell of seeing the dead being stripped of valuables in the moonlight and orders were given to shoot them on sight.
What I enjoy is learning the who, what and when in these battles and then tracking down the where.
Ivan I will consider your offer on the knife.
KY Rebel you had me looking for a star trek emblem

 

[RiverRat3]

Nice finds, is your ground conditions like around here, hard as cement.

 

[Tnmountains]

Nice finds, is your ground conditions like around here, hard as cement.

Like concrete. I cut a plug if I am lucky, and pop it out and it explodes in mid air.

 

[Des from down under]

NICE FINDS TN..that two or three ringer in the middle which seems to have another liner in it is like the odd enfeild i dig here they also have a metal bit again inside which ids different for that reason..would you know anythinmg about why this is?? cheers mate des

 

[Tnmountains]

NICE FINDS TN..that two or three ringer in the middle which seems to have another liner in it is like the odd enfeild i dig here they also have a metal bit again inside which ids different for that reason..would you know anythinmg about why this is?? cheers mate des

Cheers Brother!
Ok my understanding on that bullet with the extra ring on the bottom is what they call a Gardner. A confederate bullet which came in I think it was 54 and 58 cal. I could be wrong maybe someone with more bullet knowledge will chime in. They also recycled..

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Nice work TnM Man ,there was some lead flyin' !! Very cool Case pen knife find . That looks like a site for more great finds ,, may they be yours

 

[Des from down under]

NICE FINDS TN..that two or three ringer in the middle which seems to have another liner in it is like the odd enfeild i dig here they also have a metal bit again inside which ids different for that reason..would you know anythinmg about why this is?? cheers mate des

Cheers Brother!
Ok my understanding on that bullet with the extra ring on the bottom is what they call a Gardner. A confederate bullet which came in I think it was 54 and 58 cal. I could be wrong maybe someone with more bullet knowledge will chime in. They also recycled..

ahhh!!! thats thrown the worm against the chickens..aint no confederates been this far south..wonder if (my thoughts only )some soldiers tried to make them more heavier to break things..hope some other members show there thoughts ...c/ya tn...all good fun

 

[naturegirl]

Nice finds Tn! What's it like to stand on an old battlefield? Can you hear the gunfire when you find a bullet?

 

[Dixiedigger]

Nice relics, congrats

 

[Dixiedigger]

Congrats on the relics

 

[Tnmountains]

Nice finds Tn! What's it like to stand on an old battlefield? Can you hear the gunfire when you find a bullet?

Nature girl there are many ghost storys surrounding battlefields. My house is on a battlefield but not in a state park. In Civil war relics, prime spots to hunt are the camping and travel areas the less glamorous is the battlefields and skirmishes. I look at that lead and know someone looked down a barrel at another and fired his shot. I feel a lot of reverance but feel ok in the recovery knowing its better to save before it gets built on. Hopefully something else will come.
Thanks

 

[Sniffy]

Pretty awesome site you got there. I bet you'll find a couple nice eagle buttons there.