Civil War Relic Hunting

SSI · Oct 1, 2007

Other than the state of Virginia, the state of Tennessee saw more battles than any of the other states.

through a customer of mine, i have recently gained knowledge of the whereabouts of an old yankee campsite.......

im going thursday of this week to do some preliminary work on the site..

any idea of things i should be looking for....... about how deep should i expect to find items........

anyone know the value of things such as (belt buckles, bullets, buttons), especially looking for some old payroll's that may have been abondoned in a hurry.......

anyone with any comments on Civil War Relic Hunting or Treasure Hunting in general........ when i retire and sell my business, i plan on becoming an avid treasure hunter, along with betting totals for the bulk of my income..

SSI · Oct 1, 2007

the site is only 3 miles from my house and about a mile from my business... we are supposed to find an old pine tree overlooking an old bluff...... the site has never been dug before and lore has it, the yanks stayed there for quite some time....... even stealing a cow from a home in the vicinity...

anyone ever been on one of these digs.......... thing about it is, i am probably going alone, since the landowner told me to have at it...... only dig no deeper than 4ft (ha ha) and dont bring any guns on his place......

time to get out my Indiana Jones gear........

Brock Landers · Oct 1, 2007

what city are you talking about?

I've been to sites in Tennessee, Mississippi, Pensylvania, and Louisiana.

Fort Pillow and Shiloh in Tennessee were interesting to see, but Gettysburg and Vicksburg are truly something.

SSI · Oct 1, 2007

im about 2 hours from Shiloh........ absolutely no digging on Shiloh, they will jail you for that......

im also in the process of locating the old Andrew Jackson campsite, he came thru here and camped on his way to the battle of New Orleans but ill settle for the yankee sites in the civil war, they had better stuff..

the guy whose place im searching, had a multi great grandfather wounded in the war, for years he had the bugle used in the war...... his mother gave it to his cousin........ i imagine that bugle would be worth a bundle now.......

SSI · Oct 1, 2007

Brock, im talking about sites not commonly known..... places the yankees stayed for a couple of years around here........

i have an Indian woman, doing some research for me.... she brought me some maps today from the 1830's, showing some old ferry landings in the area........ the old Edmonds plantation.......... now this was about 30yrs prior to the war but id be very interested in looking into that site as well..

Timetopay · Oct 1, 2007

SSI

If I were to post that this thread will get only 2 more replies other than you would you go over or under cause you been money lately...

RacerX · Oct 1, 2007

SSI-

I'm a big civil war buff and amateur treasure hunter myself. Have the metal detectors, etc. Have found stuff in out of the way places (Virginia mostly)

Wait till you find your first relic. It's like catching a disease. I'm very jealous.

As far as value, etc. make sure you document the site BEFORE you start going at it and back it up with as much written info that you can find. You might want to pick up a copy of the magazine Civil War Times. Available at Borders or other large book stores. Lots of contacts in the back with people buying and selling.

Things are worth MUCH more when you have a good story to go with it.

Good luck and keep us (me) posted.

ps...nothing makes you look more like a shmuck than walking around with a metal detector.

RacerX · Oct 1, 2007

Timetopay said:
SSI

If I were to post that this thread will get only 2 more replies other than you would you go over or under cause you been money lately...

Take the OVER for the limit

Brock Landers · Oct 1, 2007

Racer X said:
SSI-

I'm a big civil war buff and amateur treasure hunter myself. Have the metal detectors, etc. Have found stuff in out of the way places (Virginia mostly)

Wait till you find your first relic. It's like catching a disease. I'm very jealous.

As far as value, etc. make sure you document the site BEFORE you start going at it and back it up with as much written info that you can find. You might want to pick up a copy of the magazine Civil War Times. Available at Borders or other large book stores. Lots of contacts in the back with people buying and selling.

Things are worth MUCH more when you have a good story to go with it.

Good luck and keep us (me) posted.

ps...nothing makes you look more like a shmuck than walking around with a metal detector.

I'd LOVE to take a metal detector aroun Gettysburg, can't even imagine what you would find in/around little round top or the stone wall/high water mark.

Have a feeling the park rangers might not care for it too much LOL

nhoj · Oct 1, 2007

I went with a guy one time to the park here at like 4 am. I guess it is a no no to hunt for the stuff at the park. There was a battle there and they were redoing the golf course we didnt find anything that time but he has found tons of stuff there and all over the US. Lots of buckles and bullets and button. He also has found alot of rare coins to. Stuff that falls off or out of clothing. Kinda of cool but alot of work.

Brock Landers · Oct 1, 2007

nhoj said:
I went with a guy one time to the park here at like 4 am. I guess it is a no no to hunt for the stuff at the park. There was a battle there and they were redoing the golf course we didnt find anything that time but he has found tons of stuff there and all over the US. Lots of buckles and bullets and button. He also has found alot of rare coins to. Stuff that falls off or out of clothing. Kinda of cool but alot of work.

where was this? was it in a national military park?

sportsbet · Oct 1, 2007

Brock Landers said:
I'd LOVE to take a metal detector aroun Gettysburg, can't even imagine what you would find in/around little round top or the stone wall/high water mark.

Have a feeling the park rangers might not care for it too much LOL

They shoot on sight! :lolBIG:

Plus I hate driving into there on weekends...I've had friends from all over the place want to go there and most of us are like "come during the week please!" :103631605

Traffic on 11/15 can be ridiculous around 81/83/PA TPike...gotta get south of there in a hurry.

sb

Brock Landers · Oct 1, 2007

sportsbet said:
They shoot on sight! :lolBIG:

Plus I hate driving into there on weekends...I've had friends from all over the place want to go there and most of us are like "come during the week please!" Traffic on 11/15 can be ridiculous around 81/83/PA TPike...gotta get south of there in a hurry.

sb

that place is AWESOME though, i went there for the 1st and only time to date, i plan on going back, in July of 05. Much more interesting than i was expecting, like being in a living history book.

sportsbet · Oct 1, 2007

Brock Landers said:
that place is AWESOME though, i went there for the 1st and only time to date, i plan on going back, in July of 05. Much more interesting than i was expecting, like being in a living history book.

The audio tour is fun and you can drive all over the place checking out all the sites. Don't get me wrong it's a huge historical part of the Commonwealth but it's more fun to do on weekdays IMO (the school kids don't bug me that much.)

You should come around the 4th of July. The re-enactments are a lot of fun.

sb

SSI · Oct 1, 2007

Racer X...... the land is owned by a man, with the last name of Pickett.. now this guys relative was wounded at Gettysburgh, no kidding..... no he wasnt General Pickett of "Pickett's Charge" but he was named Pickett..

there are a few older people around here, that always have said there was an Old Yankee camp there.... now this guy tells me the exact location and says to feel free to look it over......

pretty sure its true but whether i find anything or not, who knows but ill let you know.....

TTP: take the Over (in the rockies game as well)..

ChalksR4Kids · Oct 1, 2007

Privies, there is gold in them thar outhouses. If you know the location of old plantations or substantial homes and can figure out where the privies were located, this is the most likely place to find treasure. All sorts of stuff, in particular bottles and pottery used to get thrown in them. Don't worry, all the doodoo has turned to dirt by now.

nhoj · Oct 2, 2007

Memorial park in Houston.

Brock Landers said:
where was this? was it in a national military park?

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