civil war camps

[newbe]

I'm new to the hobby and was wondering, how would i recognize a civil war camp?And where would i begin to look?I'm in east Tennessee,and i know that there are camps every where around me,I just don't know what to look for.Thanks for the help

 

[ihuntrelics!]

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[newbe]

Around Knoxville, a little town called Corryton.I live on Emory Road,which is listed several times in the Official Records.

 

[ihuntrelics!]

I have and use the two books and the cd rom. Lots of useful imfo. www.dixie-metal-detectors.com Look in the book section & you should find these books and cd rom.

 

[newbe]

Thanks for the help Scott.I need all I can get...I've looked at some of your finds good job

 

[ihuntrelics!]

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[scdigger]

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[DirtDigger2]

Like SCdigger said high ground and plenty of water.

 

[newbe]

thanks I found some maps that might be of some use

 

[Jonathan From MS]

I always look for old roads and search along side the old road beds. Where the road crossed any body of water, creek, river etc... is a good place to look esp. if there is a good ridge or high ground around the road and or water. If you get on an old CW era road bed you will find relics, even if they didn't camp they would stop every 50 Min's or so and rest and If its a long march they would empty out pockets. Most of all don't get discouraged part of the fun of this hobby is looking for a place to find relics.

Check out local libraries and your local Historical Society for more leads the curator or librarian in my experiences are always more than happy to share what they know. Research the Official Records, here is a link: http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/browse.monographs/waro.html. Do a boolean search for specific creeks, roads, or towns. Here is a good link for Maps: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/. You might wanna check out this book haven't read it yet but looks interesting: http://www.amazon.com/Finding-Civil-Campsites-Rural-Areas/dp/1929264089.

Good Luck to ya and if your ever in North MS your welcome to dig with me!
Have a good one!

 

[Anonymous]

Welcome to the hobby newbe. Being a successful relic hunter requires research. No matter how good your detector is, there has to be relics in the ground to find, so research is paramount to finding relics. Having dug over 14,000 bullets, mostly one at a time, I can advise you I did most of it with research, good equipment (that was a learning process) and getting a few of the best detectors for relic hunting I could find. Patience and persistance won't hurt.
Good hunting,
David@Dixie Metal Detectors

 

[newbe]

Thanks Jonathan for the websites they're a great help and if I'm ever in MS I'll give you a shout,and if your ever up around Knoxville give me a shout.(After I find some places to go)

 

[relics4plus]

One of my old hunting buddies found four different "virgin" camps just by driving around and looking at the areas he felt would have made a good camp site.One was a SC camp three miles west of Gettysburg,PA. Though it was only a 2 acre site it produced 300 confederate bullets,7 SC buttons, and lots of other nice items.My prize was a Union box plate with mfg. marking on back (my first marked plate) The area does not have to be large, like this one.It was located in a small field behind a row of houses.Google earth is a good place to get nice arial views of areas you are looking in.The key to finding a nice virgin camp is to look,ask and have a lot of luck getting permission.

 

[Nemo]

Welcome, Newbie,

Since I wrote "Finding Civil War Campsites in Rural Areas" I recommend it to you. I do not believe Amazon carries the book but David at Dixie Metal-Detectors always has a supply. He is one of the sponsors of this forum. The book contains several suggestions and citations for sources of research information and many suggestions of places to look much like what my fellow forum participants have already written to you. Hope this helps you on your journey.

HH
Dave Poche (aka "Nemo").

Hope this helps

 

[newbe]

Hey thanks Dave I'll be sure to check out your book.I look on You Tube all the time at SCdigger's videos,thats what got me interested in MD;I sure appreciate all the help.