Short hunt yields NC Sunbursts

[hereandthen]

Two sunbursts from the sunset of the South. Today's hunt was short and in an area I'd hunted many times before but cows were in the pasture I wanted to search. As it turns out, that was fortuitous.

These NC sunbursts were lost in the days immediately preceding or during heavy skirmishing between Kilpatrick's cavalry forces and CSA cavalry and infantry units in April, 1865.

The Type III cleaner is one of only two I've ever found that wasn't dropped. It was located just a few yards from the sunbursts and may have been fired at the men who lost them.

Happy hunting,
Jim

P.S. Thanks, cows.

 

[HomeGuardDan]

WTG Jim - very nice. Are you sure the cleaner is fired and did not just have the base removed?

Dan

 

[Valley Ranger]

Superb.

 

[Wldbil]

Great Saves... Congrats!

 

[flatbutton]

NICE! Love to find just one sunburst. Confederate stuff is pretty scarce in my neck of the woods. Burnside's troops captured and occupied the area I live in early in the war. Congrats!

 

[Steve in PA]

Congrats on those NC's. They are a very cool design. Would make a good tattoo

 

[HomeGuardDan]

NICE! Love to find just one sunburst. Confederate stuff is pretty scarce in my neck of the woods. Burnside's troops captured and occupied the area I live in early in the war. Congrats!

I would not say that - there are PLENTY of good early war CS sites in Eastern NC. Just gotta find em.

 

[tennessee]

Congratulations. Awesome saves. Thanks for sharing.

 

[vpnavy]

 

[hereandthen]

Hey Dan,

Well, turns out you were right! Upon closer examination, what I thought was a lands and grooves impression was just a seam. So it wasn't fired, after all. Sherman's boys sure hated those Williams bullets.

Jim

 

[BuckleBoy]

Those two buttons are finds that most would be Thrilled to make. Congrats. State buttons seldom get dug more than one at a time.

Best Wishes,

Buck

 

[ModernMiner]

Fantastic NC buttons Jim. I've dug state seal buttons from NC, SC, and VA in the Raleigh area, but never an NC sunburst. Still on my list.
Way to go.
-Doug-
(moved from Cary)

 

[flatbutton]

Congrats on those NC's. They are a very cool design. Would make a good tattoo

That's funny you say that Steve, 2 years ago, I was seriously thinking about having that piece done! Maybe I'll go ahead and do it!

 

[hereandthen]

Fantastic NC buttons Jim. I've dug state seal buttons from NC, SC, and VA in the Raleigh area, but never an NC sunburst. Still on my list.
Way to go.
-Doug-
(moved from Cary)

Belated thanks for your comments, Doug. I'm fortunate enough to count myself a friend of Glenn's and he has told me of many of your incredible finds. I've also enjoyed a few of your YouTube videos. Sorry I didn't get the chance to meet you when you were in Cary. Good luck out there!

Jim

 

[parsonwalker]

Wow! On my bucket list for sure!