Went in search of Civil War relics......

Steve in PA · Jan 9, 2012

this past Saturday. My buddy and I decided to head to the eastern panhandle of West Virginia where it is a little warmer and try and find a few Civil War relics. We hunted from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm and managed to hit three properties. We spent most of the day on two properties that were part of an August 1864 skirmish. We spent the last hour at what I believe was a CS Calvery pickert post based on all the ringtails that have come out of this little spot. We have pounded these spots pretty hard during the last 8 years or so, and the finds are dwindling, but it was a nice day to be out and we each found a few things. Anytime we can dig in January is a bonus!

P.S. i was afraid that I hit the dropped three ringer with my shoval, but I see that it must be a fairly recent plow strike because patina is forming.

SC Keith · Jan 9, 2012

Nice finds Steve! glad you were able to dig!
Keith

sekypaleo · Jan 9, 2012

Good saves Steve :icon_thumright:

...I love digging ringtails...they are not a common find for most of my CW sites. Let's hope this mild winter continues. HH'ing!

Bill D. (VA) · Jan 9, 2012

Nice lead and brass Steve. Have you guys ever recovered any buttons or coins at these sites?

VOL1266-X · Jan 9, 2012

Nice pieces of history Steve!! Hope the weather holds for you. HH, Quindy.

{Sentinel} · Jan 9, 2012

Congratulations on being able to get out and do some digging! Those are some nice Spencer shells and several nice bullets, Congrats Steve :occasion14:

Steve in PA · Jan 9, 2012

Bill D. (VA) said:
Nice lead and brass Steve. Have you guys ever recovered any buttons or coins at these sites?

Bill, I did find a Virginia cuff button on the site where I find all the Spencer casings. Over at the ringtail site, a young boy and his cousin found a beautiful coat size Virginia with a fair amount of gilt. They were using a Wall Mart bought Bounty Hunter. A couple miles down the road is a colonial site where I found a Continental USA button. I also found a CS tongue there - the only CW relic to come out of this strictly colonial site.