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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[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!

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

yeah really that sef is like an antenna for that EMI next time no transmission lines

 

[VOL1266-X]

That was a great hunt Jeff. In Tim's finds on the paper plate on the lower right, He found a carbine sling swivel as shown in Crouch's Relic Book on pasge #193. Super relics & coins guys, Quindy.

 

[KRAZYHORSES]

nice relics golf having fun is the best enjoy the hobby scott

 

[Tennessee Treasure Hunter]

great finds!!

 

[umrgolf]

That was a great hunt Jeff. In Tim's finds on the paper plate on the lower right, He found a carbine sling swivel as shown in Crouch's Relic Book on pasge #193. Super relics & coins guys, Quindy.

Thanks Quindy, I'll pass along the info.. we didn't have a clue what it was

 

[SC Keith]

Nice seated and NY button Jeff! Looks like you guys had a great time! You're having a helluva good year in the field!
Keith

 

[Brian W]

Great bunch of relics...That button rocks

 

[{Sentinel}]

Nice finds Jeff, that Early New York Button is Awesome partna! I'd love to have joined you but our schedules didn't work out, maybe this coming weekend we'll get up there I'm glad to see you definitely represented the J-Team well out there in ole Petersburg! That's a nice variety of lead that came out as well, I see several different bullets in the mix. Congrats man

 

[Dman]

Looks like a productive hunt. Congrats on all the great finds.
Dman

 

[umrgolf]

Nice finds Jeff, that Early New York Button is Awesome partna! I'd love to have joined you but our schedules didn't work out, maybe this coming weekend we'll get up there I'm glad to see you definitely represented the J-Team well out there in ole Petersburg! That's a nice variety of lead that came out as well, I see several different bullets in the mix. Congrats man

thanks, should be able to dig Fri & Sat.. not sure

 

[kuger]

Sweet!!!!

 

[Mr Tuff]

great looking finds!!! MR TUFF

 

[umrgolf]

Nice seated and NY button Jeff! Looks like you guys had a great time! You're having a helluva good year in the field!
Keith

thanks! you boys in SC are having a fine year yourselves

 

[easttndigger]

look at that stud in the picture up top!!!

 

[jamesbibb]

look at that stud in the picture up top!!!

Where? WHere?

 

[Goldiver]

I LOVE the NY button!! 8)

Steve

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

nice job jeff! awesome finds as usual!

 

[Jason H.]

About the utensil piece...

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!

 

[umrgolf]

Re: About the utensil piece...

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!

wow!!! thanks a million for any time you spent researching that!! amazing!! we were hunting a field south of town

 

[jamesbibb]

Re: About the utensil piece...

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!

wow!!! thanks a million for any time you spent researching that!! amazing!! we were hunting a field south of town

Wow i am impressed with that research way to go my friend!!