Civil War Surprise in the Woods 

wish i lived there, i would hunt it till something popped up

rojo kni is the offer still open, I live in sw mo and interested

Rojo I live in the area and would love to check it out

I am so sorry I'm just now seeing this! Can you email me at: dominionwholesalers@gmail.com I would really like to talk to you.

Sorry Should have rephrased the last sentance. I have more than one place currently not in Missouri know where to find you guys and gals.

I did off-camera. :-) Thanks for noticing and caring!

I’m not sure Anthony Hochstetler was

Hi Steve! Could be. This was a "dug-in" (winter quarters) encampment, so it's less likely that it was bullet-struck, but it is possible! Many times the soldiers would grip the breastplate and forcefully remove it from their cartridge box strap since it made a great "target" right over the center of their chest. It really was somewhat of an unpopular item due to the propensity of becoming an aiming point for Confederates. Thanks for watching! Tony

Man that's great! I would love to dig a drill ground. You can get a good used detector for about $200, then a simple Walmart digging shovel and you can start out! Let me know what you find...sounds very interesting. We occasionally find Michigan buttons here in Virginia from the War!

Awesome! Would love to hunt there with you!

Paul Hinson or some water!

BasqueNYC Maybe you could find some of Bill The Butchers weapons.

Silverindahole ;

I learned a trick around old farms for digging, look for the big trees, and you may find coins at the bottom of the trees, sometimes kids would have swings and the money fell out while climbing or swinging in trees.

That's a great idea!

+Anthony Hochstetler I am referring to the curved cutter type. I have been using mine for over 20 years. Just make sure when you are looking for a pair, make sure the metal handles go all the way through the hand grips, anything less and the first root you try to cut, the handles WILL break. I spent 15.00 for mine.

Larry Ciarrocchi l

A battery powered Sawsall with a demo blade will make your life much easier when cutting roots!

Larry Ciarrocchi

It's the best hobby in the world in my opinion. Go ahead and get started! You never know what you'll find!

That's a great idea! When/if those woods are cleared I think we'll be amazed at what comes out of them!

Wow Keith! That is cool. Send me your contact information and we'll head out digging one day!

I always thought it seemed a bit far off of 15 to be a camp site, even for winter quarters. They are off Mountain Run Lake Rd., just after the lake on Lake Breeze Lane. My brother in law said he heard tell about an encampment site on their property. I'm a military history buff by addiction although I never spent the money to invest in a really quality detector and it's darn near easier I'd think, to graduate medical school than learn all the in's and out's of what's a good target vs., bad, how deep to dig, how wide to dig...so on and so on.....lol! My e-mail is retiredsp107@comcast.net. I leave up on the dark side, in NH....but I'm a rebel yankee if ever there was one! I'll talk to my sister and see what their thoughts are...I'd love to have it dug if for no other reason than to establish if there truly was movement that far off the main route. Any way, my wife and I will be down for a week in Chesapeake visiting one of the kids and grand kids and then skipping over to Culpeper to see my sister and likely a stop at Walton Mountain...hard to pass that up too when we are down there. Sorry about the long winded reply....goin to check out more of your vids...

+Keith Rayeski Very cool Keith! I'll send you an email. Who knows...maybe there's something there! And if not it would be fun looking!

Man that would be awesome! Probably not too far into the future! :-)

leo renner

Greg Smith do you not have good sites there? My ancestors are from east Tennessee and I really wish I could scan their old acreage. I know the union took over their town and the calvary they joined was from east Tennessee

Rebel Weaver Keep at it! Sometimes the best finds come the most unexpectedly! Where do you do most of your hunting?

Rebel keep digging in that yard..Your bound to find more..

Exile

Your wife hid them there to get you to stay home. Lol j/k

Hi Will! I am so sorry to just now be responding. I was using a Minelab GPX 4800 metal detector. Most areas don't require a machine like that, but this ground was really "hot" aka mineralized.

Thank you! Thanks for watching!

Also known as a bleed nipple. Used to bleed the air out of your brakeline.

I use a Minelab GPX 4800. Thanks for watching!

Anthony Hochstetler Thanks!

Always my friend! First rule of relic hunting. I've actually had to go behind other less-vigilant relic hunters and fill their holes.

BUZ DARLING You must be a talented digger Buz! I used to not use one either, but for me it wound up being alot faster. Good luck out there digging!

I agree with Anthony, I didn't know how much better luck & ease I could have during my detecting hunts until I got a pinpointer. Now that I have one I wouldn't want to hunt without it! It makes a wonderful addition to any hunters treasure finding tools.

So your finding these articles where are the boddies that were attached to these things?And when you find remains what do you do then?

Pandjesknakker Thanks for the interest and for watching! :-) I do however enjoy my current digging methods which have been so effective. Thanks anyway!

Charlotte Jones No bodies...YET! :-) Soldiers dropped millions of artifacts during the war. We just locate, document and preserve them. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching! An eagle breastplate is a 3" (approximately) brass a day lead disc that was attached to a soldier's cartridge box belt. It was usually near the center of the chest if worn correctly. Google "civil war breastplate" and check out images.

Hey! Thanks for watching! His name is Jager. ;-) Great dog and never tires of spending time with me.

+Anthony Hochstetler Got it! I didn't understand the name in the title. Jager, hunter, right? He loves helping his dad look for things.

Adrian Larkins I

lizzie1892 Thanks for watching! ;-)

Great question David! It is a cartridge box cross belt plate that would have been worn on the strap crossing the soldier's chest, from which the cartridge box. Check out Google images for "Civil War eagle breastplate." Thanks for watching!

Haha! Well, I appreciate the advice, and you're exactly right. It's something that's really hard to remember when you're digging.

scott vince

Gary Nolen hi Gary! Culpeper County Virginia.

Great question! A J hook is a brass hook used on the soldier's knapsack. The knapsack was similar to today's backpack and the J hook could be compared to a closure snap. Don't get that question very often. That's a good one!

Robert Dambeck Hi Robert! Most places are legal as long as they are private property and you have permission. With parks they are usually illegal, but you can check your local laws.

Anthony Hochstetler cool, thanks