Guy Lambert shows athis Federal Doug Rouner recovered Staff Officer’s button he’d North Carolina button from just from the ground. one pulled of the many fields.
Doug Rouner Ron Falk found recovered his first this North Carolina button from Confederate “A” artillery one of button atthe thismany hunt.fields.
Ron Falk found his first Confederate “A” artillery button at this hunt.
Fredericksburg. Locating the White Oak museum can be ticipants Oak museum can be ticipants knew each other, and the atmosphere remindedknew each other, and the atmosphere reminded difficult, but it is definitely not to be missed. There was me of felt a class reunion. From that first meeting, we felt missed. There was me of a class reunion. From that first meeting, we one display after another of amazing Civil War relics. Our welcomed Civil War relics. Our welcomed into the DIV family. The committee ran an ex- into the DIV family. The committee ran an exanticipation continued to grow for tremely efficient and orderly meeting, tremely efficient and orderly meeting, the start of the next day’s hunt. during which time we were all given during which time we were all given The night before the dig, the lomaps of the hunt area. The challenge maps of the hunt area. The challenge cal Reformation Lutheran Church now was to figure out where to start now was to figure out where to start provided a fabulous dinner prior the to next morning. the next morning. the pre-hunt meeting. Just like mara- Thursday was the day we’d been Thursday was the day we’d been thon runners filling up on carbs bewaiting for. The weather was cool waiting for. The weather was cool fore a big race, we enjoyed a wonand breezy, but with several layers of and breezy, but with several layers of derful dinner of pasta, salad, bread, clothing topped off with a newly purclothing topped off with a newly purand cake. Before the meeting began, chased rain suit and girlie-pink rubchased rain suit and girlie-pink rubwe also had the opportunity to meet ber boots, I was ready to hunt. The ber boots, I was Joca readydug to hunt. Theever George his first George Joca dug his first ever some of the other 450+ attendees and start of the hunt began with the firing start of the hunt began with the firing Civil War buckle at DIV XVII, Civilput War buckle at DIV XVII, faces to the names of those we of an actual cannon at headquarters of an actual cannon sword at headquarters a Federal belt plate. a Federal sword belt plate. had Photo only bycommunicated with online. and then everyone was off in search and then everyone was off G.inJoca search Photo by Mrs. Mrs. G. Joca It was obvious that many of the parof relics. Ron, Jeff and I headed out of relics. Ron, Jeff and I headed out
Bottles dug by Scott Walters at DIV XVII: at DIV XVII: n” bitters;(L-R) two 1860 “Drakes Plantation” bitters; two stard jars “1855 (one Old Bourbon,” two mustard jars (one embossed “Neuhauser”), and (back row) two (back row) two whiskeys (oneUsing embossed “Patent”). frontBochek of a White’s TDI,In Jerry dugUsing a pit a White’s TDI, Jerry Bochek dug a pit nt”). In front of containing a “Patent” whisky bottle, several the whisky bottles are three bottles hewhisky found bottle, several containing a “Patent” ottles he found New at DIV XVI the previous weekend. New York buttons with cloth fragments, andYork buttons with cloth fragments, and weekend. Photo by Scott Walters rs two 12 pounder solid shot cannonballs. two 12 pounder solid shot cannonballs.
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