The Civil War Collection of Charlie Harris.

During the NQ Explorers/Garrett Australia visit to the U.S. in November, Steve Moore, Reece Muru and I were privileged to visit the incredible private collection of Mr Charlie Harris in Ooltewah, Tennessee. Charlie has been a Civil War relic hunter for over 45 years and his outstanding collection has been meticulously researched and beautifully displayed. Please enjoy a look around the museum, as Charlie tells the stories of his many and varied relics, and shares with us his life-long love of history and relic hunting. A big thank you to Steve Moore (Garrett) for organizing the visit, and to Reece Muru (Garrett Australia) for his great camera work. Happy Fossicking! Warren & Colleen. www.nqexplorers.com nqexplorers

[@bassmangotdbluz3547]

I think Charlie Harris must be Hickok45's father. I could listen to Charlie expound all day long. He's a national treasure.

[@Rhythmicons]

This was awesome. Purely about the artifacts and without the politics.

[@unitedstatesdale]

The Smithsonian institute should interview him and record every detail of each item in his treasure. I fear his stories will be lost when he passes someday. His stories are as precious as his collection.

[@kg6qzx]

I could completely relate when Charlie said “Hated History in High School and College”...memorizing names and dates was hard to do...but the relics talk. When I got my first Civil War item I was immediately obsessed with learning more about the item, history, mfr...etc. taking kids to museums and such is a great way to get them inspired about history. The older I got the more interested I became. So many things about History give us insight into current and future events. Man and behavior change very slowly compared to technology advancement. The fact that he dug most of the items just makes them that much more interesting. I’ve re-watched this video numerous times over the last five years since it was posted. Clearly all three of these men are fascinated by history. Great to see the Aussies taking interest in the US Civil War.

[@americandigger6247]

We are proud to have Charlie as a staff member at American Digger Magazine. He is a class act and knows his relics.

[@YFZMoto]

What a Great Collection of History he has there, thanks for sharing it with us.

[@vintagebrew1057]

To me these people are the real Historians. They know their Stuff and they can share their knowledge with us in a accessible way. Im from UK and would love to visit his home and hear all the stories and how things worked. Thanks for sharing.

[@jeremyevenflow]

So true what he said about history at school . It basically meant nothing to me too . But when you find relics out in the gold fields,, it all becomes reality ,,, we research the hell out of the pieces , and love learning about that particular time in our history .awesome video as usual Warren . Loved it .Cheers

[@brandon779]

A collection to be proud of! Very nice

[@queenbeedat8726]

Very impressive collection. Nice guy too. Thanks for sharing.

[@randyarmentrout4258]

Wow great stories and collection

[@TheCamaro68rs]

Thank you so very much for sharing your knowledge and your collection with us on this video.

[@krautyvonlederhosen]

Earlier I spoke about the relics and how they speak. Charlie is the one who speaks and brings the relics to life. Hopefully there is a person who sees Charlie as a mentor and will keep his stories alive. Outstanding.

[@mikesmith7107]

He's gone buddy

[@slickone9135]

Thanks for posting this. Greetings from Nevada.

[@OurPastAu]

Thanks for sharing warren, that was very interesting! Good luck and happy diggin!

[@johnmartlew5897]

I understand the great necessity of preserving history. The US Civil War was a sad time in your past. There must be something, I’ll say spooky, for want of a better word, about these objects, knowing what misery they visited upon those men. I was at Little Big Horn and I got chills imagining the reality of the situation, for both sides. I am a veteran who never saw combat. I honour those who have done what should be the very last of all resorts.

[@FISHMUSIC4U]

Same chill at Wounded Knee Cemetery.

[@stevesloan7132]

When I was kid the last Civil war drummer boys were dying. They were as much as 110 years old. And during the Civil War there were still some elderly fellas alive who had faught in the Revolutionary War. So to me the founding of our great nation was only two life-times ago.

[@Rhythmicons]

Are we talking 50's 60s?

[@JOEMODE4U]

I believe Charlie Harris was a good friend of my great uncle, Art Bowers of Tiftonia, Chattanooga, another prolific metal detecting enthusiast. I spent years hunting the hills all around that area and I know he mentioned Charlie Harris and we may have even gone hunting with him, along with the likes of Frank Warren, Jerry Wormsley, and Bob Simpson. Art could sure tell some great stories, like getting chased around by those "Yogi Bear" clowns, and had a great collection himself. His house was like a museum. Art passed away on 27 January 2020.

[@IrocOn2]

Thanks for sharing this visit to a most fabulous collection of Civil War relics belonging to Mr. Charlie Harris. Truly very passionate and proud of his 46 years of relic hunting and collecting. I think the spirit of a truly great detectorist - is as Charlie describes...it's the stories behind the finds and knowing that in finding an old relic - chances are you would be the first person to hold it...since the day it was dropped & lost or simply left behind. Great stuff. Cheers all involved in the production and to Charlie for the tour and stories. Ian.

[@hotwheel6663]

Charlie Harris is a Legend!

[@krautyvonlederhosen]

The relics speak. That is what makes it a LIVING HISTORY. Priced out it becomes pocket change, never to be viewed again.

[@ChingFong58]

Great collection and lifetime dedication to history....Myself 68 years old, but I learn more from 1/2 hour like this on KZbin than I did a month in school.

[@thurin84]

amazing! i love hearing a collector talking about their collection. thanks for sharing.

[@LarryandColleenReynolds]

Very nice video Warren. Wow what a collection Charlie has.

[@SmilingAtheist]

Thanks for posting this. Such an honor to hear these stories as a relic hunter myself.

[@453421abcdefg12345]

I really enjoyed this episode as it incorporates everything that I find interesting. The interesting thing about this is that seeing the individual items made up into their purposeful form solves the mystery of many of the small items found in the field, without being able to see these items assembled you would never know what they were. This was well worth your whole visit to USA I think. Many thanks for posting this.

[@claud1961]

I am so glad I found this! What a character! Matching knowledge with enthusiasm!

[@ArcturanMegadonkey]

Warren, that was fantastic! what a collection!!! such an interesting chap to chat too and very well interviewed by yourself. Brilliant! Happy fossicking Paul

[@bigbensarrowheadchannel2739]

I love it when people are passionate about history. Fine collection.

[@1stminnsharpshooters341]

thanks for sharing these memories and CW collections.

[@alonsocushing2398]

What a great collection and great stories.

[@alabamadirtdigger8216]

The knowledge this guy has..wow

[@DigginArkansas]

Amazing video. Such a vast collection of Civil War history.

[@CRUISER242]

God Bless Charlie Great Hunter👌

[@chrissherrill6592]

That was awesome!!!!!!Boy!!I think I'll watch that again.

[@oldgold1100]

Wow, what a collection. It is stunning!!. Thanks for showing us Warren.

[@abundantYOUniverse]

Fantastic thanks

[@lcpltaylorusmc91]

I would love to spend days just pouring over every single item in his collection.

[@ExiledOzi]

Fascinating Warren thanks for sharing mate

[@thepaulhenderson]

Relics are cool individually, but they really come to life when they're gathered together like this in a collection!

[@erikmoller84]

Interesting background story on the “tree crotch sword” . I like the your southern down home , style. Surprising that so many relics could be found, after so many years. Nice collection, entertaining video. 👍

[@TaterChip91]

Man, I would love to see this old mans house and start with the section you'd get to first, and basically just tell him, "aaand go." And get the low down of every last piece in the collection. What it was, what it was used for, and how he found it. Literally every single thing lol

[@heru-deshet359]

Excellent collection. Quite a remarkable gentleman.

[@pc3983]

What an great man , I’d love to see this collection 😀👍

[@Pantherman63]

It's like a dream come true. A fabulous place to visit. Reminds me of the gun museum in Virginia near Ft. Lee I went in to browse in the Fall of '83. Virginia is one of the historical places with many nice places and things I would love to revisit and see.

[@OldSnapperhead]

A great preserver of history.

[@roygoodrum2708]

enjoyed that

[@deltabravolima1514]

Thank you for this video. This is amazing!

[@raymondparsley7442]

Nice man...nice collection.... Thanks for sharing.

[@anthonyvalarino6630]

Yeap great show!!!!

[@bl688]

I really enjoyed this video

[@mpwall123]

Great info boys, great collection and knowledge Charlie

[@maverick50616]

Great video and I learned something...thanks loads for sharing Warren.

[@lil_glock_live4239]

Hope your family gets to keep this Amazing collection

[@cliffw6031]

Incredible. Thanks for sharing.

[@big61al41]

stunning collection! thanks for sharing that.

[@tommyvinson6]

Very interesting video.

[@battleparkwest2463]

I went to Steve Mullinax house several times this reminds me of our time together looking at his collection. These early relic hunters contributed a lot to history in finding these relics-

[@ringfinder7]

Thank You Charlie, you are Truly a Legend!

[@russvtguy]

Fantastic video Thanks

[@jonhicks563]

Cool !

[@Unclebub34]

Great Video and what a wealth of knowledge

[@MetalDetectingSCAdventure]

Very nice video. I just subscribed to your channel. Look forward to seeing more .

[@DigginDeepSouthLA]

He got a real good head start. LOL Thumbs up on video.

[@ludo9234]

Stunning video warran we'll done .

[@markmcintosh329]

Wow...what a colection

[@tommyvinson6]

Nice collection of Civil War Relics

[@chadlong9614]

Wow, how I’d love to have a very long conversation with this guy!!!!

[@chihene]

glad to see you had a grand time

[@adrianlarkins7259]

I thought the saying "load it on Sunday and shoot it all week" was attributed to Henry Repeating Rifle.

[@jwhiskey242]

It was.

[@anthonywagstaff]

It was said for both.

[@yamabiru4553]

Great video NQE!

[@scottriley1913]

Those two men are pretty damn good looking, let’s hope Charlie can get back into that shape so he can keep his collection longer.

[@johnwayneeverett6263]

thank you mr. harris

[@Anonymous-ip4qx]

I was just in the Resaca battle field.Shame that most of it is private property now.

[@fastsetinthewest]

Thanks...

[@hashglass]

WOW!!!

[@buckappel6835]

My collection consists of one Mini ball that came from Gettysburg! LOL! Great Great grandfather fought at Cold Harbor.

[@butchbragg6116]

he's got some great story's

[@philzolth4710]

Nice one, a mate once let me hold his confederate muscat , that was heaven to me

[@MichaelSwan66]

great video :)

[@RicTic66]

Great collecting, but I was wondering about the the flag in the frame at the bottom of the central cabinet I can count 50 stars surely during the civil war there were less stars? Also the converted Snyder -Enfield is dated 1870 'something' the civil war finished in 1865? I'm not knocking Charlies awesome collection, but is it a civil war collection plus other stuff?

[@jackhickey3914]

RicTic66 eeee

[@RicTic66]

sorted lol :)

[@annataraevelyn]

To the seven people who disliked this please get a life.. What a great collection and vid..

[@kevinhoney1385]

great vid

[@louisedwards4023]

WOW THAT'S A GREAT COLLECTION MY DADDY FOUND 2 MINI BALLS SMASHED HEAD ON ,ONE WRAPPED AROUND THE OTHER ,IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE A FRID EGG WITH OUT THE. YOLK. !!!!!1979 Plank road VA

[@Q-ey2jk]

Wow

[@dannyjacobs6734]

Can you imagine if he liked History in school!?

[@robertmanore9797]

Watching the video you realize charlie is actually part of the collection,meaning his personal experiences add to the collection.

[@caelanburgos4644]

That is an excellent collection, I plan to build one myself , do you ever sell any relics ?

[@mikesmith7107]

What ended up happening with Charlie Harris's collection?

[@seeks4627]

So that Springfield was from 1872 after civil war , still very cool!

[@tobyoneil1969]

Seeks three months late but I think you mean the trapdoor, which was either a conversion or built like that. The Springfield rifle was around before 1872, and the one in this video is still percussion cap.

[@Anonymous-ip4qx]

That Mexican sword in Rockyface wow.I work there.

[@brandonrobinson4115]

I know right

[@emmgeevideo]

I would have appreciated a better level of solemnity. I agree that relics tell a story. Many of those relics’ stories involve the death or the maiming of the user or the death or maiming of the receiver of the bullet or canister. By definition these articles of war were used in the worst conflict in our history. The relics are fascinating but sobering. There is nothing about them to laugh about, even these many years later.

[@donnebes9421]

emmgeevideo chill. Your wound a little too tight.

[@queenbeedat8726]

I don't think he meant any disrespect. I think he was just excited to pass on his knowledge. Anyone that passionate does not take history for granted.

[@TaterChip91]

"Are these playing cards from the period?" As they sit surrounded by thousands of other relics from the period.

[@smug8567]

Charlie Charlie Charlie Harris.

[@jimmyroberts3]

awsome finds.....until he said he was selling them . I may have misunderstood. Hopefully.

[@liten48]

That tree sword is a 1860 light cavalry sabre, std issue till the of end of the indian wars

[@jasonharstad5049]

liten48 made in Mexico?

[@dirtywhiteboy4963]

thanks buddy!

[@deathstroke1291]

We're is that museum?

[@one4allall4one91]

It will help to zoon in. See more detail. Amature work. Time for USC class 101.

[@petercoster7407]

The aussie sounds like a Victorian. Definately not south australian. I am a sour aussie