Relic hunting with Nathan

[Larry (IL)]

We got out early and Nathan was digging number five in the same hole when I got there, he ended up with a pouch full and I had to settle for eight .69's, one .32 pistol and a couple of fragments. That was some of the toughest digging I have ever done, roots everywhere, on a hillside and the bullets were 8 to 15 inches deep. Look at Nathan's arm recovering bullet #5 in the same hole.

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[Nancy-IL]

WOW! Larry, you took that one picture sidways where Nathan has his arm in the hole. Wait! That's the hillside! OMG...........Not for me! Good hunting guys! Nancy

 

[Steve1825]

Excellant.

 

[Larry (IL)]

All of these bullets got me to do some research on where they came from and not a lot of information is available but I did find out they are in fact from the Civil War era.

1861 The day the Civil War began, Peoria Mayor William Willard led a war recruitment rally for eager volunteers. Camp Lyon, where 7500 Union soldiers were trained, was established at the west gate of Glen Oak Park. Camp Lyon lasted about a year before it was moved to Camp Peoria which was near Mary St and Adams. At a later date a new camp was formed, Camp Mathers which is now known as the old fairgrounds, Peoria Stadium.

Calvary at Camp Lyons:

Recruits commenced going into camp at Camp Lyon, Peoria, about Nov. 1, 1861. Twelve full companies were recruited and mustered into the United States service by Capt. C.B. Watson, of the Fourteenth U.S. Infantry, mustering officer, on Dec. 20, 1861, when they were mounted. They remained at Camp Lyon until Feb. 22, 1862, when they broke camp and marched to Benton Barracks, Mo., where they arrived March 3, and were shortly after armed with revolvers and sabres, one Battalion receiving carbines.

86th Illinois Regiment:

The Eighty-sixth Illinois Volunteer Infantry was mustered into the service by Captain R. C. Ewing, on the 27th day of August, 1862, at Camp Lyon, Peoria, Ill., at which time it numbered 923 men, rank and file. On the 7th of September, the Regiment embarked for Louisville, Ky.

 

[2000nkb]

In the photo with my arm in the hole remember that I'm also holding a pinpointer. THAT's DEEP!!!!!!!