Met up with a T-net user for a Civil War Weekend hunt 11/20-11/21

[umrgolf]

Got a pm from user EastTNdigger, an army guy stationed in Petersburg, VA which is only an hour and a half up the road. Met up with him the weekend T-net crashed and we had a blast!

Forgot to add, member jamesbibb met us on Sunday and found some nice relics also.. didn't have time to snap a shot of his finds before he hit the road all in all a great weekend though

Tim out in the feild, Saturday the 20th​

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Tim's Digs for the weekend​

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A couple of my digs in the field​

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1838 Seated dime & 1830's NY Militia Button​

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Quote from Jason H. about the handle below, reply #37
"The name on that handle is Jarratt's Hotel, which stood on the southwest corner of Union and Washington Street in Petersburg. Among its famous guests were Generals Grant and Beauregard (at different times, of course). Soldiers frequented it, and apparently one of them left with a souvenir that was later lost on the site you guys were on. After the war, Jarratt's underwent a name change and the building was torn down in 1902, per "The Story of Petersburg". Very cool find!"​

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[peanut]

Re: Met up with a T-net user for a Civil War Weekend hunt

Awesome finds!! I cant wait till we meet up and go!!
HH
peanut

 

[allen]

Re: Met up with a T-net user for a Civil War Weekend hunt

Congrats on all of those CW relics !!

 

[Steve in PA]

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Wow Jeff, you have pulled quite a few seated's out this year. The NY Militia is sweet too!

 

[ASG3]

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Gorgeous NY button

 

[Jeff(or)]

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A lot of great finds! Sounds like you guys had fun!!

 

[Woodland Detectors]

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Hey Jeff,

Good to see your awesome post's again buddy. That first photo is amazing. I like the color.

Great finds as usual.

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

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Fantastic digs

 

[ModernMiner]

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Excellent haul guys!
Lot's of great recoveries there. Some old looking engraving on the spoon/fork handle.
Congrats,
MM

 

[civilman1]

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Great dig's Jeff and Tim

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

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Great , joint effort by the Army and Navy for CW digs NY button is a beauty , so is the seated dime . Looks like the word , Hotel , engraved on the spoon or fork handle .. all those great memories and finds dawg

 

[Old River]

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I'll say you did have a blast. Great finds. Congradulations......

 

[HISPAN]

I'm glad to see you again!
Nice Reale of King Phillip V for my ....

 

[birdman]

Looks like a great hunt. I would love to get up that way sometime. Some much history!!

 

[cntrydncr1]

Good hunt Jeff. Congrats on the seated. I'm sure you will miss digging in Virginia!

 

[Wldbil]

Great CW relics... Congrats and thanks for sharing

 

[Sniffy]

All around successful hunt...I posted an excelsior button as well! Yours is different.

 

[umrgolf]

All around successful hunt...I posted an excelsior button as well! Yours is different.

I saw yours and its nice too.. I was researching them after I found mine and its neat to see how the design evolved over the years and into the CW..

thank you all for the kind replies.. Happy holidays

 

[jamesbibb]

You guys tore it up Jeff!
I had a good time hinting with yall on Sunday
Came away with some lead and a sore right arm!

 

[umrgolf]

You guys tore it up Jeff!
I had a good time hinting with yall on Sunday
Came away with some lead and a sore right arm!

I know it was rough on the machines near those power lines, but at least we could salvage the day at that small camp we stumbled upon Hope we get to do it again sometime