Mountain Mike
Elite Member
I think I would take all of my vacation time and hit it everyday for a couple weeks! Unbelievable!
Amazing CW camp found!!
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7centsworth
Forum Supporter
Those buttons are in great shape. Buttons are some of my favorite finds. That has to be one of the greatest spots to hunt I have ever seen. Congratulations on more great finds.
Diggin Funatic
Forum Supporter
WOW!!! Just.... WOW!!
61chip
Elite Member
Buddy, that West Point Cadet button is a real sweet find! From your variety of finds, looks like both infantry and cavalry were in the camp. Are these the same troops that were in your early war camp in the area, or had they mustered out and been replace by others? I don't remember if you had found state specific buttons on the early war site. Thanks for sharing the pics and keep us posted. GL & HH. Chip
Isaac43
Banned
Man I'm just drooling here!!!! Can't wait to see what else y'all find 
Spectra1
Elite Member
Thant camp is off the hook... Imagine the 60-70s? Must have been crazy times.
Spectra1
Elite Member
I keep coming back to look like a crackhead needing a fix!! Lol
For anyone interested, here are a few of the finds my digging buddy has pulled from the the camp. If you go to his channel, I think the two videos before this one are from the same camp 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW8lxP4MXno
Here are my updated totals after 7 hunts on the site
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW8lxP4MXno
Here are my updated totals after 7 hunts on the site
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sekypaleo
Senior Member
Absolutely unreal!
Congrats Jeff! thats insane...now you know what the relic hunters back in the "glory days" had it like
Congrats Jeff! thats insane...now you know what the relic hunters back in the "glory days" had it like
coin whisperer
Elite Member
That's crazy!
Minelab CTX Dirty30-Minelab E-Trac/Sunray Probe
Minelab CTX Dirty30-Minelab E-Trac/Sunray Probe
SUPER AWESOME FINDS I HAD A PLACE LIKE THIS ONCE NOW ITS BEEN BEAT TO DEATH BY A BUNCH OF WHAT I LIKE TO CALL STUPID PEOPLE WITH DETECTORS WHO LIKE TO SNEEK IN AND LIE AND FOLLOW PEOPLE TO GET TO THERE SPOTS... BUT ANY WAYS CONGRATS AND AWESOME JOB HOPE YOU FINDS LOTS MORE
So we went back today and WOW. My digging partner dug one of the best relics I've ever seen.
It's an I.D. name stamp, it reads- "CORP.L. W.J.DAY. CO. I. 13 M" It has crossed cannons on one side, and St. Louis in the center of a steamboat on the other. I apologize for my buddy's bad pictures
translation- Corporal William J. Day, Company I, 13th Missouri Cavalry
Here is his history (click VIEW RECORD at bottom): http://www.sos.mo.gov/Records/Archives/ArchivesDb/soldiers/Detail.aspx?id=S94059&conflict=Civil War
We now know our camp is late war, as Mr. Day was advanced to corporal on Jan. 1st 1865
It's an I.D. name stamp, it reads- "CORP.L. W.J.DAY. CO. I. 13 M" It has crossed cannons on one side, and St. Louis in the center of a steamboat on the other. I apologize for my buddy's bad pictures
translation- Corporal William J. Day, Company I, 13th Missouri Cavalry
Here is his history (click VIEW RECORD at bottom): http://www.sos.mo.gov/Records/Archives/ArchivesDb/soldiers/Detail.aspx?id=S94059&conflict=Civil War
We now know our camp is late war, as Mr. Day was advanced to corporal on Jan. 1st 1865
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crabtracker
Full Member
absolutely amazing finds, looks like you are in one HOT spot. got to make hay while the sun shines, get back to that spot and pound it! pound it HARD!!! HH Steve.
Beach Bum
Elite Member
wow, superb finds. congrats
61chip
Elite Member
WOW! Jeff, those are some beautiful buttons. And the I.d. Stamp your buddy found is fantastic. Thanks for sharing the link to his service record -- very cool! Very rare thing to be able to absolutely positive I.d. A relic to a specific soldier. Really makes the war come alive! Keep pullin that good stuff out, buddy
tonyva123
Elite Member
Awesome! Congrats on finding the honeyhole of a lifetime!!
