Civil War Buttons, Pocket Change and a LOTTA bullets!

[@DennisEHayes]

Bullets galore, relics and more. Nice finds Walker.

[@thebattlefieldwalker2841]

Thanks Dennis - a really good fall, so far!

[@iukaboy7790]

Nice saves. Always enjoy watching and listening to the story.

[@thebattlefieldwalker2841]

Appreciate that Luka!

[@shanesmith1053]

Another great hunt BW! Congrats my friend! Keep'em coming brother! God bless!

[@thebattlefieldwalker2841]

Appreciate it Shane. It's been a good start to fall. Next two videos are pretty darn good. That's a little self-serving, but I think you'll agree!

[@shanesmith1053]

You bet buddy! Can't wait!!!!!

[@Swamp-Fox]

The knife hand guard and ramrod thimble are my favorite finds! I like the glass shards displayed in the Mason jar. The broken bottles and jugs that are partially put back together look really cool in your display case. They have more "character" than the unbroken. That ginger beer that your Dad found is especially nice.

[@thebattlefieldwalker2841]

Thank you Swamp! I enjoy hearing what you and others find interesting. On some level, I agree about the broken bottles having more character. The Ginger beer is special to me because . . . my Mom was not a huge fan of my Dad's relics. She appreciated them for what they were, but she preferred he "contain" them in his relic room. For some reason (and I'll never know why) she either displayed, or allowed my dad to display that Ginger beer bottle prominently in our dining room. I cannot remember a time when that repaired bottle wasn't on a shelf in the dining room.

[@georgegaylord]

Walker , have you invented a time machine? As a old hunter of Cold Harbor this quantity of finds remained me of the late 1980’s - early 1990’s. Well done my friend. You sure have a knack for hunting that most hallowed place. Good job and keep up the great videos.

[@thebattlefieldwalker2841]

George, so great to speak to another guy who loves Cold Harbor. Did you hunt with David Young or Bobby Wilson? Do you recognize the names Eugene Bosher or Culley? (Don't know his first name). And of course Gary Williams, but he was 60s and 70s as was my dad. I am inspired when I'm on that ground. I've instructed that my ashes be scattered in Cold Harbor! Hopefully on the Adams farm or Watt House Hill!

[@georgegaylord]

@@thebattlefieldwalker2841 Walker , I had the pleasure of hunting with Gary Williams, Mac Mason, Pete George, and once with Tom Dickey. It was great for a 28 year old I learned so much and loved the Adams Farm. Even found a 24# C S ball at Boatswain Creek. Cold Harbor was my Senior Paper topic in History and I fell in love with the place and the people. Even ate lunch a few times at Goulding’s store off of 156. Any way I get long winded but thanks for the great videos. I don’t get around like I once did but try snd get out a few times a year . All the best my friend and God bless. George

[@thebattlefieldwalker2841]

@@georgegaylord That's cool George! Didn't know Tom Dickey, and only met Pete George in the last couple of years. But Mac was a personal friend of the family. How about Sam McLaren? He was a close friend as well...

[@georgegaylord]

@@thebattlefieldwalker2841 I met Sam a few times as well as a guy , forgive me ,Harry P. And of course My Lyle. He was a cool man we use to bring him apples and bologna and he would sit in front of his trailer and tell us stories of buckets of bullets and twenty -thirty plates in a day. Said it would rain and on top of the trenches would be gold gilt every so often from the buttons. I still have a coat and cuff Massachusetts he picked up out of the garden in 1959, the year I was born. Lots of characters in those days and of course I know Jerry Simmons. He has always been straight with me . He speaks very highly of you. It’s funny now we use to find so many bullets and fragments we gave them away when we did history talks to school group’s.

[@georgegaylord]

@@thebattlefieldwalker2841 I forgot one November during the Central Virginia Remus show Mac had a bunch of friends over to his and his wife’s house. Tried to teach me to play the saw but it just wouldn’t take .I know we have walked some of the same properties but I bet we were in the same room and never even knew it. Funny how the world works .

[@joemiller8965]

Another awesome hunt Walker! Congrats buddy! Thanks for sharing all your amazing finds and videos!

[@thebattlefieldwalker2841]

Appreciate that Joe. Unusually good start to the fall. Hope it continues!

[@garylee190]

Really enjoyed your hunt, Walker. I, too, save broken glassware & stoneware. Like your idea of using jars to save/display items.

[@thebattlefieldwalker2841]

Thanks Gary. I literally JUST started doing that.The jars were all I could think of. Don't take up much space . . .

[@billwyatt2449]

That was a good day. Those round balls look like little planets when you display them. I like the glass. Have a blessed day.

[@thebattlefieldwalker2841]

It WAS a good day, Billy - and I like to find plenty of planets! Thanks for the good word!

[@benjaminharlow3743]

That's a great place your hunting Walker, lot of lead for sure, the knife guard & the ramrod guide are the icing on the cake , enjoyed your productive dig WTG!

[@thebattlefieldwalker2841]

Appreciate that Benjamin. This is the best site I've ever been to. This is my 11th year hunting it. I typically get 2 or 3 days every spring and 2 or 3 days every fall. That's why the finds have lasted so long. This fall, I have more days because he's waiting to plant his winter crop.

[@petertatham-cw2oq]

A right little hole to find plenty of bullets and some nice finds well done Walker 👍

[@thebattlefieldwalker2841]

Agreed Peter! Thanks man...

[@jeffreywashbourne8074]

You done went an done it again just like you've been doing for years, man thanks for this video, The Lord always blesses you with good finds man I appreciate it, keep rocking Battlefield Walker

[@thebattlefieldwalker2841]

Jeffrey, this fall has been almost like the old days. The next three hunts were much like the last two - only less bullets and more brass. Thank you for your kind words!

[@333Hogwarts]

A good day hunting, Walker ! I understand the 64 year old body and its limits .LOL, I'M wearing one myself. Funny and all serious relic hunters always do. Standing in the woods or field light fading long day hunting. We say to ourselves. I am done ! I'm heading back to the truck ! And an hour later, we are still hunting because we found something more than a bullet. 😂 Totally running on Adrenalin waiting for the cramps in my hands to stop so I can dig one more signal ! God Bless Walker

[@jerrydineen2827]

Your last two hunts were definitely winners. I would love to get on ground like that again!!

[@thebattlefieldwalker2841]

Jerry, this has certainly been closer to "old times" as I've had in quite a while!

[@garymozingo3383]

Boy you are killing it at that farm. You mentioned something in your last video that made me think back to this field I hunt outside Richmond that was used by Union Calvary. Most of the bullets are super deep, but at times, depending on the weather I can do just like you, they are everywhere. I'm convinced that atmospheric pressure has something to do with it. Happens with my Deus and the Equinox as well. Anyway, congrats on some beautiful bullets. Never get tired of digging them. Hope you have a good year Walker, you put out some fine content for us old heads...lol

[@thebattlefieldwalker2841]

Glad to connect with other "Old Heads" Gary! Two months ago, I would have said you were crazy. I thought damp soil is better but that was it. But these hunts were dry as a BONE. Now I think that atmospheric conditions thing might have some merit! Whatever it is, I was amazed!

[@gerardshort6149]

Surprised with all the bullets you are finding . There could be some cannon balls there . The other where really good finds .

[@thebattlefieldwalker2841]

Gerard, You're not as surprised as me! Over the years I've found precious little artillery. However I did pull one 6 lb solid shot, and one unexploded Dyer Shell. Thanks for the kind words!

[@AnthonyKendrick-pn2bc]

Awesome hunt! Really enjoyed the knife guard. That's so cool.

[@thebattlefieldwalker2841]

I don't know why I couldn't see it Anthony! Seems so obvious now . . .

[@AnthonyKendrick-pn2bc]

@@thebattlefieldwalker2841 🤣🤣 It always helps when I put my bifocals on. 😉😁

[@thebattlefieldwalker2841]

@@AnthonyKendrick-pn2bc I resemble that remark!

[@AnthonyKendrick-pn2bc]

@@thebattlefieldwalker2841 🤣🤣🤣

[@ClancyWoodard-yw6tg]

The first civil war relic that I ever found was a dropped bullet I was visiting my cousin in Mississippi not sure what side it was from because they pretty much used the same ammunition

[@thebattlefieldwalker2841]

No idea what my first was Clancy, but probably a bullet of SOME type! Thanks for the watch, AND the comment!

[@evdallas123]

My great great grandfather Abner Sweat CSA was wounded in the leg at Cold Harbor

[@thebattlefieldwalker2841]

He was lucky Dallas. Whole lotta death on this ground . . .

[@jessiesmith7715]

Hope some day I can come up and go a hunting with you from north Mississippi. Love you videos

[@thebattlefieldwalker2841]

Appreciate those kind words so much Jessie! HH!

[@JustPlainSteve5372]

Nice variety of relics! That ramrod thing looks like a pen nub to me. I'd say it was a worthwhile hunt

[@thebattlefieldwalker2841]

Yeah it was a GREAT hunt. I thought pen nub too when I first saw it. But it's thick and heavy, def a ramrod thimble.

[@sagehawk6316]

I also have started saving bits of glass, pottery, nails, small pieces of old bricks, and what nots, to display with the particular site's diplays. Might not be whole pieces, but still tell the story of that farm and that family.

[@thebattlefieldwalker2841]

I feel the same way, Hawk.

[@KolbeHoeper]

Hey man! About the ID Badge I found! I wanna tell about all the other things I found in the Hut! From the first to last! Suspenders Clips and Clothes buttons. Surprising no bullets. A belt buckle sadly not a U.S or C.S. Oil lamp and Oil lamp chimney glass cover shard and bricks. Pocket knife Barrel tap Key. Animal Bones cooking pot pieces of it. Military issued Spoon size half of my arm. I am like 5 feet and 6 in height and a half. Pretty big for a spoon. Tuna or Rashes Can parts of a wood board. Blob top soda shard with lid. Piece of fabric of a bow tie and part of trouser sleeve cooking utensils coal burnt wood Harmonica reeds. Horse equipment homemade washer with a bullet hole. A clay Tabbaco pipe stem Oh yeah and nails. Probably best hut I will ever get to dig in my life! Thanks for the adventure Walker. May Jesus Mary and Joseph protect you.

[@thebattlefieldwalker2841]

Wow, oh WOW! Was this stuff spread over a wide area? Like the area of a one car garage? Or a smaller area like the size of the hood of a pickup truck? I really want to SEE these treasures! And have you researched the soldiers who owned the tag??

[@KolbeHoeper]

@@thebattlefieldwalker2841 I have some of the photos I forgot to take but I was in a RUSH but at I least I hope you get to see the photos I tried I forgot to pictures of melted lead and a butter knife. Thanks Walker! P.S tell me if you see them.

[@thebattlefieldwalker2841]

@@KolbeHoeper I do NOT see them. If you want, send them to my email: [e-mail]

[@KolbeHoeper]

@@thebattlefieldwalker2841 Did ya get it now? I hope so!

[@DennisEHayes]

Cold Water battle happened on my birthday....June 2, but long before I was thought of.

[@thebattlefieldwalker2841]

That's odd, but pretty cool . . .

[@brianselt291]

Here a drop, there a drop, everywhere a drop drop…battlefield walker worked a farm…EIEIO

[@thebattlefieldwalker2841]

That needs to be my new theme music! Hope you haven't copywrited it yet . . .

[@johnlea8519]

Extremely interesting to this old civil war junky from across the pond...👍

[@thebattlefieldwalker2841]

Appreciate that John-from-across-the-pond! I always am intrigued that at least half the buttons I find can either be positively identified as being made in England, or were "likely" manufactured in England. The fact that some of them were delivered by the skin of a captain's teeth on a blockade runner, just adds more drama to their history!