Middlesburg ,Tn. 1862

[Civil War Nut]

This is all I found the last two weeks , been having trouble with my M.D.s . N. B, Forrest camped here in Dec, 1862 . Both Union & Confederates were here . looks like part of an old telegraph thing , RR tag the 1328 is the miles it went , part of spur , but plate from gun looks like it had a name on it , the best I found was this .577 cal. Enfield bullet csa , buckles , wedding band , buttons . Thats it for now . Hope yall enjoy & good luck hunting .

 

[umrgolf]

Wow those are fantastic finds

 

[Mackaydon]

The Iron Mountain Road was chartered in Missouri by the legislature on March 3, 1851. It reorganized as the St. Louis and Iron Mountain in 1867. That's your starting point. Here's more:
http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2422
And here:
St. Louis & Iron Mountain Railroad. Among the early railway charters granted by the Legislature of Missouri was one to the St. Louis & Belleview Mineral Railroad Company in 1837, Nothing worth mentioning was done under this charter until March, 1851, when the St. Louis & Iron Mountain Railroad Company succeeded to its rights. The original design was to connect St. Louis with the iron interests of Iron Mountain, Pilot Knob, and the mineral region of the southeast portion of the state. With the aid of a land grant, and State guaranty of its bonds in the amount of $3,600,000; the road had reached Ironton when the Civil War came on. The company made default on bond interest, and this default was repeated year after year until 1866, when the State sold the road under foreclosure to McKay, Simmons & Vogel, who in turn sold it to Thomas Allen, who organized a company and completed the road to Belmont, where it had connection with the Mobile & Ohio Railroad. Subsequently the main line was built to Texarkana, Texas, and branches were constructed in many directions, until the present system, having a mileage of 1,774 miles, was completed, constituting one of the most important arms of St. Louis' commerce.

Don.......

 

[Nooberz]

Great saves. Love the finds!

 

[Gunrunner61]

Man cool finds, N.B.Forrest is my hero, From the first time I ever read anything about him, Would love to hunt and have just a chance to find something that came from Him or His Men! congrats

 

[birdman]

Really cool bunch of saves.

 

[hikeinmts]

Good hunt, and nice assortment of finds. I like the Pine Tar advertiseing token.
Cure coughs.....Yea,,,,you drink enough of it and you never cough, or sneeze, or breath again. ha ha
No wonder our forefathers' life expectancy was a little shorter than ours.

 

[Civil War Nut]

Good hunt, and nice assortment of finds. I like the Pine Tar advertiseing token.
Cure coughs.....Yea,,,,you drink enough of it and you never cough, or sneeze, or breath again. ha ha
No wonder our forefathers' life expectancy was a little shorter than ours.

Hidy H. The pine tar was a watch fob , it was 4 of them on the fob , so there should be 3 more out there