Snows Gone=Tenn. C.S.A. Relics from Col. Allisons Cavalry Camp with Josh

VOL1266-X · Jan 17, 2011

Snow's Gone=Tenn. C.S.A. Relics from Col. Allison's Cavalry Camp with Josh

We knew we were racing the rain in middle Tennessee this morning but Josh and I managed a 3 hour hunt before the drizzle started. Dman (Doug) is still making a good recovery from his shoulder surgery and VERY anxious to go relic hunting. We hope he can go with us in a few weeks. He was with us in spirit today anyway-LOL.
Today, Josh and I hunted the camp of Col. R.D. Allison's C.S.A. Cavalry Squadron. Dman and I have hunted that camp several times before and never failed to find relics. Josh and I worked the perimeter areas today. Col. Allison and his brother joined the 24th TN Infantry early in the war but they were discharged due to age. The Col. was in his early 60s when the CW began. He was determined to fight for his beloved South and formed 3 companies of C.S.A. cavalry. He was stationed around Alexandria, Tennessee from March until June 1863 and was commanded by Gen. John Hunt Morgan. When Gen. Morgan began his famous Ohio raid, he ordered Col. Allison's 90-100 man cavalry group toward Chattanooga (Attn. TN Mountains). They participated in the Chickamauga Battle.
Today's finds included 2 Sharps Carbine bullets, one Burnside Carbine bullet, One blunt nose Enfield bullet, one .36 cal. Colt pistol bullet, the usual round balls, pieces of horseshoes, and fired bullets. I dug an iron cinch strap ring in good shape and Josh dug the iron curry comb. He also dug the Eagle button in very fragile shape as shown. The shield of the Eagle was missing. Later, Josh carefully cleaned it and part of the button had fallen inside. It had a "D" in the shield and was a Dragoon cuff button (his first). I thought of you Jesse (Mainer) as we dug these relics and felt fortunate to have a few good hours to dig as we are expecting rain and snow for much of the week. HH, Quindy.

Saabman · Jan 17, 2011

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Great finds!!! WTG!!!

{Sentinel} · Jan 17, 2011

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Good Job Guys. :icon_thumleft:

civilman1 · Jan 17, 2011

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Very cool story Quindy....nice asst. of lead too.I dug one of those cinch buckle's last year,just have to zap it now.Good stuff :thumbsup:

nova treasure · Jan 17, 2011

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Nice finds, Congrats Josh on your first Dragoon, definitely not the easiest button to find in any condition :thumbsup:

.

Nova Treasure

mainer · Jan 17, 2011

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A great post as always Quindy. Glad your still out and digging. Did you get any snow? I thought I heard last week you guys got a decent snow storm? Going to be a while here my friend. We got about 18 inches of white stuff on the ground, And another 2-5 inches coming tomorrow. Good news is, is its insulation so the ground wont freeze up as bad. Take care my friend.

ModernMiner · Jan 17, 2011

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So THAT is what CW relics look like. :icon_scratch:

Looks 100% better than the measly button I dug today. :'(

Well done Q & J. :thumbsup:

I'm sure Dman was with you in spirit.

-Dug-

Dman · Jan 17, 2011

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Great bunch of stuff. I am going stir crazy and can't wait to be out relic hunting. I hope you and Josh find some new places for me to detect. I am doing some research and I think I have found a really good location.
Dman

Tnmountains · Jan 17, 2011

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Nice hunt. Glad you all were able to beat the rain. It is pretty cool the guys you hunt were all headed this way sooner or later. Most of them anyways. Well done guys. Nice relics with History attached.
HH
TnMtns

umrgolf · Jan 17, 2011

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Great hunt you two :thumbsup:

get well Dman :headbang:

VOL1266-X · Jan 17, 2011

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Saabman said:
Great finds!!! WTG!!!

Thanks for looking Sandman.

{Sentinel} said:
Good Job Guys.

Thanks Josh. HH to you in Old VA, Q.

civilman1 said:
Very cool story Quindy....nice asst. of lead too.I dug one of those cinch buckle's last year,just have to zap it now.Good stuff

Joe, it was funny because when I dug it, I called Josh over to test his CW relic knowledge (we've been tutoring him and he's purchased relic reference books). He knew exactly what it was. Then, I remebered that I had dug one just like it last Oct. when Dman and I hunted a CS site with him that Josh had found so the joke was on me. HH, Quindy.

nova treasure said:
Nice finds, Congrats Josh on your first Dragoon, definitely not the easiest button to find in any condition .

Nova Treasure

Josh saw your comment and says "thanks" Nova. I have only dug one of those myself. HH, Quindy.

mainer said:
A great post as always Quindy. Glad your still out and digging. Did you get any snow? I thought I heard last week you guys got a decent snow storm? Going to be a while here my friend. We got about 18 inches of white stuff on the ground, And another 2-5 inches coming tomorrow. Good news is, is its insulation so the ground wont freeze up as bad. Take care my friend.

Jesse, Tennessee got from 2 to 12 inches of snow and it stayed all last week . Our hunting was completely out for the duration. We are expecting rain all day tomorrow and more snow Thursday night. I'm doing my best to keep your spirits up during Spring. I may even send you a bullet for good luck. Stay warm my friend, Quindy.

ModernMiner said:
So THAT is what CW relics look like. Looks 100% better than the measly button I dug today.
Well done Q & J.
I'm sure Dman was with you in spirit.
-Dug-

He was there in spirit MM so I aggravated myself just so it would be as if he was really there-LOL. Q.

Dman said:
Great bunch of stuff. I am going stir crazy and can't wait to be out relic hunting. I hope you and Josh find some new places for me to detect. I am doing some research and I think I have found a really good location.
Dman

Where the "Ebay Field"

TnMountains said:
Nice hunt. Glad you all were able to beat the rain. It is pretty cool the guys you hunt were all headed this way sooner or later. Most of them anyways. Well done guys. Nice relics with History attached.
HH
TnMtns

Thanks TnM. There's more than one Williams Cleaner bullet and relics in the field you hunted this weekend. Good luck. I am confident that you'll find them with your experience. HH Bud, Quindy.

umrgolf said:
Great hunt you two get well Dman

Thanks Jeff. You know how good it feels to just get out much less dig a few CS relics for the display box. Watch those European women-LOL. Your friend, Quindy.

CMDiamonddawg · Jan 17, 2011

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That CSA plate is nearby .... just know it

only a matter of time . Nice hunt Quindy :thumbsup:

daWg

Tennessee Treasure Hunter · Jan 17, 2011

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Awesome finds Congratulations :icon_thumleft:

TTH

spitfire55 · Jan 18, 2011

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:thumbsup:

VOL1266-X · Jan 18, 2011

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CMDiamonddawg said:
That CSA plate is nearby .... just know it only a matter of time . Nice hunt Quindy daWg

Dawg, unfortunately these early was sites don't have the good CS buckles and buttons as stated in our American Digger Magazine article published last August. It seems that the good stuff was issued to the Army of Tennessee after they left these mid 1863 camps. The only exceptions that I am aware of is 2 Block "I" buttons found several years ago and the C.S.A. rectangular buckle recently dug by Tennessee Treasure Hunter at another Morgan camp in the same general area. Those relics were probably brought in by CS Soldiers from the Eastern theater just moving through. The A.V.C. button I found last Fall pictured on the latest issue cover of AD Magazine is a pre war button as were the two pre war Kentucky state buttons recovered there in the 1970s. I do appreciate your confidence though. Watch for our article "Every Relic has a Story" in an upcoming issue of AD and two W & E articles that we are completing very soon. HH, Quindy

Tennessee Treasure Hunter said:
Awesome finds Congratulations
TTH

Thanks TTH. You know first hand how crummy the weather was in Tennessee for hunting last week. HH, Quindy.

spitfire55 said:

Thanks for looking Spitfire and stay warm, Quindy.

Northland Hunter · Jan 18, 2011

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Great finds! Gongrats!

I wish the snow could melt away in Sweden aswell! :P

// Erik

allen · Jan 18, 2011

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nice assortment of CW relics ! :thumbsup:

VOL1266-X · Jan 18, 2011

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Northland Hunter said:
Great finds! Gongrats!
I wish the snow could melt away in Sweden aswell! :P

// Erik

Thanks for looking Erik. I'm afraid I have no influence on anything in your beautiful country and very little here-LOL. Hope you have a good year hunting in Sweden. Stay warm, Quindy.

allen said:
nice assortment of CW relics !

Thanks Allen. I'm sure you had snow up there too. Maybe you can find another banner Indian artifact while md this year. Over the years, I have found that you are more likely to eyeball Indian relics when you aren't actively looking for them. HH, Quindy.