FoxHound0985
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Hello all,
I finally got a chance to head out with a buddy to a Civil War fort in central Kentucky that he and a few others have hunted a lot over the last 30 years. Once we got to the site (after a mile and a half hike) the hunting went really slow because of numerous spider webs and mosquitoes. Finally, about 45 minutes in I found a fired 3-ringer, which must have fallen out of my pocket![:-\](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/undecided.gif "Undecided :-\")
, about 4 inches under a shotgun shell base! I was surprised to see that both of these were missed! After another 20 minutes or so of hard hunting I found a nice eagle button with it's shank still intact. We had a bit of a dry spell and decided to head over to the other side of the creek and I immediately got this interesting button that appears to be British 
. The front reads "ROYAL REGt OF ARTILLERY" with a script "GR" in the center and crown on top. The backmark is "I(?) McGowan London". I have no idea why there would be a British Artillery button on a Civil War site. The area where it was found is, supposedly, where the officers quarters were. Anyway, the only other thing I found was a dropped 3-ringer right as we were about to leave. My hunting buddy found four 3-ringers, a nice eagle "I" button and a shell frag. Really not too much to show for an all day hunt, but it's better than nothing! We will probably be going back tomorrow to hunt the other side of the creek a little better. Wish me luck!
Also, if anyone knows anything about the Artillery button I found, please let me know because this one has me stumped!
Fox
I finally got a chance to head out with a buddy to a Civil War fort in central Kentucky that he and a few others have hunted a lot over the last 30 years. Once we got to the site (after a mile and a half hike) the hunting went really slow because of numerous spider webs and mosquitoes. Finally, about 45 minutes in I found a fired 3-ringer, which must have fallen out of my pocket
, about 4 inches under a shotgun shell base! I was surprised to see that both of these were missed! After another 20 minutes or so of hard hunting I found a nice eagle button with it's shank still intact. We had a bit of a dry spell and decided to head over to the other side of the creek and I immediately got this interesting button that appears to be British . The front reads "ROYAL REGt OF ARTILLERY" with a script "GR" in the center and crown on top. The backmark is "I(?) McGowan London". I have no idea why there would be a British Artillery button on a Civil War site. The area where it was found is, supposedly, where the officers quarters were. Anyway, the only other thing I found was a dropped 3-ringer right as we were about to leave. My hunting buddy found four 3-ringers, a nice eagle "I" button and a shell frag. Really not too much to show for an all day hunt, but it's better than nothing! We will probably be going back tomorrow to hunt the other side of the creek a little better. Wish me luck!Also, if anyone knows anything about the Artillery button I found, please let me know because this one has me stumped!
Fox
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