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Hidy to all and hope all are well. All the older foks talk about a place down at the river bottom around here called Roach Hill. They say the soldiers camped there in the Civil War. Well I have been looking for this hill for a year , today I found Roach Hill. Didnt get to hunt long , got there...

Hidy to all and hope all are well and finding some good stuff. Went to one of the first homes built here in Kenton. The coins are coming from an old strawberry patch. This is about all I could find. Usual ball & buck shot,, 2 .36 cal. cs rev.,, 6 wheat 50s & 40s,, one 1912-D dime,, and a 1944...

Hidy to all , and hope all are well , and finding more than I am. Went back to the old CSA. home place today. I just as well quit , no more than I am finding. Couldnt even find the rest of the reunion badge. I am going to have to find a good spot to hunt mine are DRY. So here is all I got , hope...

Hidy to all. I was hunting a early 1800s old store place that was 1/4 mile behind my Grate Grandmothers house last Aug. I hope its OK to put a pitcher of the house with it, and a pice on the old store. The girl circled is my Grand Mother, the one to the right is my Grate Grandmother. The Union...

Hidy to all. Went back to the old home place Fri. and hunted in the mud all day, last time I do that. Got to let it dry a little. Tryed to find the bottom part to the reunion pin, no luck so this is it , not much to show.. tow parts to old oil lamps,,bards,,part of watch,,five...

Hidy to all. Went back to the home place Fri. Now that I have found out I had found the top part of his Confederate Reunion badge I will be spending a little time there. Here is all I found Fri.,, saw brad,, knob off old oil lamp, and look how they put U.S.of america on it,,brads,, shoe plates...

Need help on this cant find one just like it. Watch fobb or pin to something. Found it at the old Confederate Soldiers home place.

Hidy to all & hope all are well. I went hunting all morning Wed. It was snowing wind blowing and cold most of the day on new land, didnt find nothing. So I went back to the Confederate Soldiers old home place about 1:30. Here in about 15 minutes I found something that looked like another reins...

Hidy to all, and hope all are well. Went back to Union City Sat. Bullets are getting less to come by, so this is about it. .69 cal.,, .58 cal.,, .54 cal. ring T.,,eight .44 cal. colts,, two .39 cal. dont know the name,, two .36 cal. cs. rev.,, boxcar seal,, buckshot,, and the other.. Hope yal...

Hidy to all. Went up town Trenton Ten. Sun. All day for not much, mud, wet, and walking in a corn field that would make you lose your Religion fast. Here it is,, two cleaner bullets shot,, 2 lead seals,, .31 cal. rimfire casen with US on it,, button of some kind,, brads,, another carved piece of...

I used a Tejon 80 % of the time when I was finding Civil War stuff for the Museum in Union City. This was a drink bottle that come out in the 1960s & 70s with the good alum. top on it. When I findly got it out I was so ill I didnt take a pic. of it. After that I cleaned it up and put it back in...

Hidy to all. I said that I would never put this Civil War stuff in cases, gess I lied. Going to a dinner and a professor of U.S. history is going to talk on the Civil War. He told me to bring some stuff with me. So I have been up all night getting some of my junk together. I run out of anything...

Here is a little something for Tanacats post. I live about 5 miles from the house, witch is in Rutherford, Ten. When Mr. Crockett was here they had a BIG get togeather there. All the big shots in congress from all over came here and had a big thing. About 5 to 6000 people was there for maney...

Hidy agin. Here is some more I found back at the field of the C.S.A. soldier today. Not a bad place to hunt. Found two more ,I, buttons,, lots of I guess overalls buttons. I have heard of Old KY. Whiskey dont thank this come from that. Blue Bell ice cream but I dont think this come from ice...

Hidy to all and hope all are well. Got permisson to hunt on about 1000 acres of land near where Camp Trenton might be. The man that has the land said his Great Grand Fathers old house place was on the land. Ha was a Captain in the C.S.A. He enlisted in Ark. got captured and sent to N. Ind. to a...

Hidy to all. Here are some relics I found when I was authorized to hunt the land the new Discovery Park of America Museum is going to be built on in Union City , Ten. All of this was turned in to the Museum. Found a lot more coins, I just couldnt find the pictures of the rest. Hope yall enjoy...

Hidy. While hunting a old fairgrounds last spring I found my first good GOLD piece with name and date and initals of who or what it was from. Took it to a jewerly store and they said it was hand forged. Its a little smaller than a quarter and about twice as thick, and weighs 1/4 oz. Thanks for...

Hidy yal. Here are some finds I have made about a half mile behind and in front of my house. I kinda like it like that, dont have to go very far to hunt. I want wast yals time telling what all it is, I just let the pictures tell it for me I hope. Thanks for all your comments , it is some very...

Hidy to all and wish all well. I went to Moscow KY. in Nov. of 2009 , To what was called Camp Desha, a Confederate Camp. I believe I found a look out post there. This is what I come up with,, an assortment of bullets,, flat buttons,, three of what they call bullet or ball buttons one has AST on...

Need a little help from you pros out there. I found this beside an old road bed that the soldiers traveled here in Kenton where I live, and about 20 yards from the railroad. I put the .69 cal. by it for size. Thanks for any help.