Civil War Soldiers Lost GOLD Discovered In A Cornfield In Rural TN!!

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  • čas přidán 28. 03. 2018
  • On this episode of Civil War Unearthed, Riley travels a rural field in Tennessee that was once the site of a Civil War Encampment, and what these soldiers lost is truly shocking!!!
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  • @DetectoristLorraine
    @DetectoristLorraine Před rokem +2

    Your knowledge of the Civil War astounds me! Brilliant video Riley, Well done !

  • @dennisjamieson3328
    @dennisjamieson3328 Před 5 lety +6

    Awesome watching you metal detect civil war items and giving us a description of what you have found. A gold ring too. Fantastic

  • @hooper4581
    @hooper4581 Před 6 lety +2

    Absolutely fantastic finds reils. !
    Always a pleasure to watch pal thanks for taking us along ! 👏👏

  • @bewareofchild2462
    @bewareofchild2462 Před 4 lety +3

    One badass thing is that you can ID the items as they come to you.

  • @JeffCookeMI
    @JeffCookeMI Před 5 lety +4

    Cool stuff. I try to imagine a soldier shaking his head in disbelief that someone would get so excited about finding a button or a bullet. Soldiers wore "pinky rings?!"

    • @MetalDetectingDonna
      @MetalDetectingDonna Před rokem

      Lol! I never thought of that!
      My friends and I get super excited too! We all come running over to Ooh & aww at the discovery!

  • @johnroberts1325
    @johnroberts1325 Před 6 lety +2

    nice finds Riley great hunt, keep digging, GL & HH

  • @jimmysmith6348
    @jimmysmith6348 Před 5 lety +5

    they didn't make 18 rt rings back then and they didn't stamp them like that it would have been stamped with a makers mark

  • @diggersdentysonu.k.m.d8813

    Love the upload my buddy love watching your videos getting there still more to go lol well done buddy nice finds

  • @normawinton6832
    @normawinton6832 Před 6 lety +2

    Nice relics Riley! Love the little gold ring! What a surprise!

  • @preserving_the_past
    @preserving_the_past Před 6 lety +2

    Ripley man yet again great finds, great video.

  • @trishh.3495
    @trishh.3495 Před 6 lety +1

    Love it, just subscribed to your channel after watching one video!!!

  • @jeansooter2420
    @jeansooter2420 Před 5 lety +22

    That was amazing the things that you found I'm 60 years old and thinking about getting me one of them kind of metal detectors give me something to do in my big yard and my house is from the 1880s never know what I might find

    • @MetalDetectingDonna
      @MetalDetectingDonna Před rokem

      Jean! Go for it! I’m 60+! I’ve been doing this 5 years now! It’s a great hobby! It will give you something to look forward to every day, keep you outside enjoying the weather, and… keep you active & healthy!
      Check out my CZcams channel. I’ve found many “treasures” as well!
      Let me know how you make out! Your yard is a very sweet spot!
      ( click on my pic to go to my channel)

  • @MetalDetectingDonna
    @MetalDetectingDonna Před rokem

    Nice video!
    Time to catch up on some vids!
    Congratulations!

  • @carollkeen5978
    @carollkeen5978 Před 3 lety +1

    Great hunt Riley. I always dreamed of finding a spot like that.

    • @MetalDetectingDonna
      @MetalDetectingDonna Před rokem +1

      Me too! I’m trying to discover how to research where these camps are! Of course the ones that are labeled that way, are not legal to Metal Detect. You have to find the undiscovered ones!

  • @elifallin9708
    @elifallin9708 Před 5 lety +2

    WOW!! Amazing finds man👍👍

  • @Tennjoshrelichtr
    @Tennjoshrelichtr Před 6 lety +2

    Great hunt man!!! Congrats

  • @HillbillyNitroUSA
    @HillbillyNitroUSA Před 5 lety +2

    Great finds! 👍👍

  • @AncientAdventures
    @AncientAdventures Před 5 lety +2

    Good Job Riley!!

  • @richardlewis7214
    @richardlewis7214 Před 4 lety +1

    1. Carry a bottle of water and an old toothbrush to clean artefacts do NOT rub them with your fingers! 2. Always wear gloves as there are loads of germs waiting to get into those little cuts/scratches on your hands!

  • @rogerromero361
    @rogerromero361 Před 5 lety +1

    Thanks a lot 👍👍😎

  • @lynncooper1781
    @lynncooper1781 Před 3 lety +1

    Awesome finds👍🏻

  • @aliefarchaeology7907
    @aliefarchaeology7907 Před 6 lety +1

    Awesome ring Riley. Congrats.

  • @jeremyray2023
    @jeremyray2023 Před 4 lety +1

    Nice Cavalry Camp you found. Ive found numerous rings, pocket knives, buttons, Gallagars etc in New Market, TN

  • @Full_Metal_Digger
    @Full_Metal_Digger Před 6 lety +3

    Nice finds Riley. I wonder if that epaulet piece was made into an eating utensil. It kind of looks like a spoon. Best wishes and HH, Dave.

  • @DiggingCanuck
    @DiggingCanuck Před 6 lety +2

    Gonna be real hard to top this hunt !!!

  • @edwardreidt1230
    @edwardreidt1230 Před 6 lety +1

    Great finds, found you trough Relic Recoverist was watching her video

  • @MrRiprip56
    @MrRiprip56 Před 5 lety +1

    Very cool thank you from Ky

  • @randomislandnorm3043
    @randomislandnorm3043 Před 6 lety +4

    Wow! Sweet finds, and congrats on that gold ring!! I've been detecting now for almost 5 years and still have not dug anything gold up yet. Maybe one day! lol. You have earned my subscription too!

    • @MetalDetectingDonna
      @MetalDetectingDonna Před rokem

      Hey Norm! Have you found that gold yet?
      I’m sure you have. I’m 5 years into the hobby. I don’t have beaches near me, so it takes a while to find the gold.

    • @randomislandnorm3043
      @randomislandnorm3043 Před rokem

      @@MetalDetectingDonna I've actually still haven't found gold yet. It's out there though! That being said, I've have found some great relics and silver/copper coins since the comment.

    • @MetalDetectingDonna
      @MetalDetectingDonna Před rokem

      @@randomislandnorm3043 that’s great!
      I found a mans gold ring in a park once.
      Once. Lol. I also found 2 small women’s gold rings in the same hole! Once! Where they had the town wide garage sales.
      How far are you from an ocean beach? It’d be fun to make a day trip with a friend to look for some!

  • @waltana02
    @waltana02 Před 5 lety +2

    Enjoyed the video. I have never in my life found anything while detecting. I'm in N.W. Alabama, just moved here some months ago. It's good to see someone reel in the good stuff!

    • @MetalDetectingDonna
      @MetalDetectingDonna Před rokem

      Daffy, if you are still metal detecting, I’m sure you have found many good things at this point! Let me know!

  • @paulbarlow8286
    @paulbarlow8286 Před 5 lety +3

    Great finds. The ring isn't from the 1800s with it being marked that way. 1906 was when they started marking gold rings that way but I think you already know that.

    • @JeffCookeMI
      @JeffCookeMI Před 5 lety

      Time traveler!

    • @MetalDetectingDonna
      @MetalDetectingDonna Před rokem

      Interesting. I thought they marked jewelry from way back.
      I would need to look that up also.
      It could have been dropped from a recent farmer in the last hundred years.

  • @robertloth8738
    @robertloth8738 Před 5 lety +6

    Those are some of the best finds I have ever seen on a video. I have been in Missouri for 4 years taking care of my Uncle. He passed away last November and we are planning to move back to Reno to retire. I will be going through the SW corner of the state and would love to find a minnie to take with me. There was a major battle south of Springfield early in the war, but there was also a creek near me that I am hoping to search on the way out. I have a Minelab Eureka Gold and was wondering what settings to use since I have little experience with it. Any comment would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and best of luck in the future!

    • @MetalDetectingDonna
      @MetalDetectingDonna Před rokem

      I see this comment was four years ago. Did you get the opportunity to stop and check it out? If you still use your metal detector, any setting will get you started.
      I hope you stopped, I hope you found some great goodies, I hope you are still metal detecting! It’s a fantastic hobby!

  • @LeVeteran
    @LeVeteran Před 6 lety +1

    Hi my friend ! Really beautifull finds ! I love it. +1 sub This video is a pure pleasure. HH&GL from France

  • @almilani4300
    @almilani4300 Před 4 lety +2

    All the minnie balls I found from the BATTLE of Jonesboro Ga. Were right on top of the GROUND. Very little digging

  • @AdventuresInDirt
    @AdventuresInDirt Před 6 lety +1

    Great job.

  • @IndianaTones
    @IndianaTones Před 5 lety +2

    I got your entry and subbed you. Thanks for entering. Keep swingin'!

  • @mukbang4241
    @mukbang4241 Před 5 lety +2

    What place are good to go in Tennessee Nashville area or Murfreesboro TN

  • @dennisandrick6926
    @dennisandrick6926 Před 5 lety +1

    Great day diggin!!!

  • @djack915
    @djack915 Před 5 lety +6

    PSSST ....Don't tell the gubmint if you find ANYTHING worth money like gold

  • @deanaloulos6060
    @deanaloulos6060 Před 5 lety +3

    Man you guys are great! Your knowledge not to mention your luck with Finding these amazing Artifacts. I study my local civil war history and it's thick! I just started to get serious about my metal detecting. I find horse shoes and old wagon parts, couple of cool things. But I can't wait to find my first civil war relic. But my reason for commenting is
    Do you hear a voice say "that's mine" after you found the Ring? Do you ever feel their energy when you do this? Just curious. 😊

    • @MetalDetectingDonna
      @MetalDetectingDonna Před rokem

      That’s cool to think about. I think that would scare the crap out of me!
      I find so many war items, and think about the men that were standing on the very spot I’m on, hundreds of years ago. It’s pretty cool.
      👍

  • @americanallthewayredneck3917

    dont handle too much lead..It is toxic...great finds!!

  • @derekstocker6661
    @derekstocker6661 Před 4 lety +3

    What a wonderful selection of items!
    Very well done, what always amazes me is how deep some finds are and how shallow others, I imagine its from plowing over the years, but who plows over 12ins deep. Why also, so many dislikes for this video I wonder....
    Anyway, great finds and keep up the excellent work.

    • @ssherrierable
      @ssherrierable Před 2 lety

      Because the holes are always pre dug on the video so the entire world knows he’s just planting things in the dirt than pressing records.

    • @MetalDetectingDonna
      @MetalDetectingDonna Před rokem +2

      I just started doing farm fields two years ago. You always want to go especially after they have plowed it! I’m not sure how deep it goes but I would say the top 8 inches of the soil after plowing is soft and easy to dig. I have also found buttons, buckles and other assorted goodies laying right on top of the dirt. You never know what you’re going to find in a farm field!
      They are my new favorites. In fact my friend and I were just at one two days ago

    • @derekstocker6661
      @derekstocker6661 Před rokem +1

      @@MetalDetectingDonna So very well done, I keep an eye on the ACW relics sites from the US as they have some amazing dug finds, especially from "trash" pits. Keep up the great work, what a fabulous pass-time! Good luck with finds as well.

    • @MetalDetectingDonna
      @MetalDetectingDonna Před rokem +1

      @@derekstocker6661 Thank you so much for the fun wishes!
      My friends went without me and found several old buttons! They sent me pics! Wish I had joined them. 😕
      Next time!

  • @hotpockets3660
    @hotpockets3660 Před 5 lety +2

    Awesome. Let me say it again... AWESOME finds my friend and luuucky. I still have yet to dig an eagle calvery button. I'm alittle jealous to be honest. I just became your new subscriber. Hope to see you again soon buddy.

    • @MetalDetectingDonna
      @MetalDetectingDonna Před rokem

      I have dug many buttons with eagles on them. I have trouble ID’ing them. They look so similar. I’m fortunate enough to be in the Battle Of Saratoga area, other Battles and revolutionary war.
      So many relics, buttons, buckles & bullets! What a great hobby! 👍

  • @canonsburgman
    @canonsburgman Před 4 lety +2

    Did you ever find any of those little brass percussion caps or have they all eroded into nothingness?

    • @RelicRiley
      @RelicRiley  Před 4 lety +1

      I find them sometimes but they are so small they almost always give a small iron signal

  • @rogerromero361
    @rogerromero361 Před 5 lety +1

    Great video awesome relics want to also but any suggestions about metal detector which one should I buy has to be average one $200 or $250 thanks tell me 😎😎👍

    • @RelicRiley
      @RelicRiley  Před 5 lety

      check out treasure mountain detectors, they have lots of good detectors and deals! Tell them Riley sent you!

  • @anthonygarcia7451
    @anthonygarcia7451 Před rokem

    Looks Soooo Fun. ✌️

  • @dondidykes6664
    @dondidykes6664 Před 5 lety +1

    Must have been a battle there

  • @ggsmith099
    @ggsmith099 Před 5 lety +1

    Just lay stuff down on your kneeling pad when you want you camera to focus!
    Man them are some great finds!

  • @judyschille8739
    @judyschille8739 Před 5 lety +1

    Just wondering, are you refilling all the holes your making?

    • @RelicRiley
      @RelicRiley  Před 5 lety +3

      Yes! We always refill our holes to the point where you cant even tell there was a hole in the first place!

  • @williamjones1212
    @williamjones1212 Před 5 lety +1

    What kind of metal detector are you using ??

  • @ericwhite7597
    @ericwhite7597 Před 5 lety +4

    anyone ever tell you that ya sound just like Forest Gump lmao, run Forest run

  • @rojoknight
    @rojoknight Před 5 lety +1

    Trouble is folks didn't have anything to lose back then. If they did they didn't lose it.

  • @lsxtmt4910
    @lsxtmt4910 Před 5 lety +2

    Its not a pinky ring,its a womans ring probably given as a promise ring to wear on a chain.

  • @BillyJ244
    @BillyJ244 Před 2 měsíci

    Wow all I can say is wow

  • @anneoftheland1658
    @anneoftheland1658 Před 5 lety +4

    Don't kno where you're from but ya sound like me...hailing from Mississippi...

  • @TnShooter-is4gr
    @TnShooter-is4gr Před 5 lety +1

    Was the guy in the army jacket in one of the pics Tracy Short?
    If it was his a wealth of knowledge and a great guy. He taught me a lot and set me on some great hunts which him.
    Nice finds by the way..

    • @RelicRiley
      @RelicRiley  Před 5 lety +1

      Yup it sure was Tracy! Hes an awesome guy and a good friend of mine!

    • @TnShooter-is4gr
      @TnShooter-is4gr Před 5 lety +1

      Civil War Unearthed , I knew that was Tracy. Never be another one like him. Lol.
      If you don’t mind me asking? Are you located in Tennessee?
      I myself, am located in East Tn. Good luck to you buddy.

    • @RelicRiley
      @RelicRiley  Před 5 lety +1

      Yes I am, I'm in south west TN

  • @judyschille8739
    @judyschille8739 Před 5 lety +1

    Two thumbs up

  • @M5guitar1
    @M5guitar1 Před 5 lety +2

    Hey that's the ring of Sauron...throw it into the fires of Mordor before you turn into Gollum my precious!

  • @mcdigsbmore6531
    @mcdigsbmore6531 Před 5 lety +1

    Your research was spot on. Able to date the ring?

    • @RelicRiley
      @RelicRiley  Před 5 lety

      Dates mid 1800's, so right around the civil war!

  • @joshuamoore24_7
    @joshuamoore24_7 Před 4 lety +1

    Willy Arbuckle!!!!

  • @forrestporch5333
    @forrestporch5333 Před 5 lety +3

    I have another theory for you Riley, that may not be a pinky ring. Sometimes a wife would give her ring to her husband to protect him while he was at war. Just saying, it was a tradition among warriors of multiple cultures including Spartans... Great videos. Thanks!!

    • @janetjanito
      @janetjanito Před 5 lety +2

      Yes that's what i was thinking also. Gosh i would keep that ring forever bc it was so full of love between a civil war soldier and the woman he loved. Priceless!

    • @JeffCookeMI
      @JeffCookeMI Před 5 lety +2

      Not much protection!

    • @MetalDetectingDonna
      @MetalDetectingDonna Před rokem

      I never thought of that! What a beautiful idea

  • @miketaylor1150
    @miketaylor1150 Před 4 lety +1

    I saw you met old Tracy short

  • @briandm33
    @briandm33 Před rokem

    You guys want to find alot of buried gold that was apart of the war? Do a stretch along the Tennessee North Carolina state border. There is a treasure legend of buried Civil war Gold there somewhere and it's never been found. I've heard of it in the past years. People bring the story up every now and again because of how much was buried in the ground. It's probably on private property but I know it's out there somewhere yet to be found.

  • @maddoxrose227
    @maddoxrose227 Před 2 lety

    Tennessee confederate here 😎

  • @larrystephens7437
    @larrystephens7437 Před 5 lety +1

    Riley that was a great hunt. I have to disagree with you on the ring. No question that it may have been a pinky ring but more than likely it's a women's wedding band. Most pinky rings were signet rings.

    • @RelicRiley
      @RelicRiley  Před 5 lety

      very well could have been a women's wedding band, but if it was, I don't think she was a very faithful one lol as this one was dug right in the opening of a soldiers hut site.

  • @eltigre249
    @eltigre249 Před 5 lety

    I often wonder why these guys don't carry a small bucket of water and an old toothbrush to wash their finds off instead of wiping it on their clothes?

  • @TheSeer101
    @TheSeer101 Před 5 lety +8

    So Sad. A husband who never came home

    • @JeffCookeMI
      @JeffCookeMI Před 5 lety +2

      Or made it home without a ring.

  • @wifeofagrumpyoldmarine428

    Too bad the ring wasn’t inscribed. That find made me very sad...that could have been the soldier’s wife’s ring that he wore on his pinky.

    • @JeffCookeMI
      @JeffCookeMI Před 5 lety

      Why do you assume the owner was killed? Haven't you ever dropped something? Did you die?

    • @wifeofagrumpyoldmarine428
      @wifeofagrumpyoldmarine428 Před 5 lety

      @ jeff Cooke : I never said the soldier died. You’re the one that assumed. It made me sad that the ring was lost. I don’t know how it happened. Please re-read what I wrote. There was no need to be rude.

  • @richardsanjose3692
    @richardsanjose3692 Před 5 lety +5

    If u use the word AWESOME again more than five timez in the same video i'll have to fine u one civil war gold ring. Otherwise great fun, again. Rich/San Jose...p.s. Im jealous u have all the civil war sites and weve none out here in silicon hell home of the $1.3 mil 60 yr old tract home and one bedroom $2000mo. apts.

  • @starcrib
    @starcrib Před 5 lety +1

    what happens if you uncover a body?

    • @RelicRiley
      @RelicRiley  Před 5 lety +2

      thankfully that has never happened, but if it did id call the proper authorities and have them carefully excavate it and bury it where it rightfully belongs

    • @JeffCookeMI
      @JeffCookeMI Před 5 lety

      Be careful not to wake it up!

  • @stevewoods620
    @stevewoods620 Před 5 lety +1

    Amazing finds but that gold ring did it come of a child or a woman ? There is no way that fit a mans finger

    • @RelicRiley
      @RelicRiley  Před 5 lety +1

      it was worn on his pinky finger, a common practice back then

  • @bigfootsasquatch-sl2mn

    A gold pinky ring .....really!!!!!!

  • @olivercromwell7937
    @olivercromwell7937 Před 4 lety

    Making a fortune $3 at a time

  • @steffenwilde6175
    @steffenwilde6175 Před 5 lety +1

    Scheint alles zu sein was man bei euch findet.

  • @paulbrooks2024
    @paulbrooks2024 Před 4 lety

    You mite be in a burial ground, don't get the cursed on you.

  • @MOEMUGGY
    @MOEMUGGY Před 5 lety

    Looks like a ladies gold ring. Never knew there were women infantry in the Civil War

    • @MOEMUGGY
      @MOEMUGGY Před 5 lety

      @K Pee possibly. But the chances are that this was a female civil war soldiers wedding ring is zero to none.

  • @johannewiemer8449
    @johannewiemer8449 Před 5 lety +2

    May I suggest sandpaper to rub the finish of the delicate design flush down to the metal instead of rubbing the item on your pant leg. Strangely enough I've heard hunters who bring a mason jar or plastic container filled with water to loosen the dirt along with a very fine soft brush. But this I would strongly recommend against this as it would preserve the beauty of the item. I believe rubbing it on your pants shows such disrespect towards the young men who fought valiantly as they lay dying on the battlefield. Yes, dig and retrieve these beautiful items for your collections, but please treat them with the respect that they deserve.

  • @carlgrypstra882
    @carlgrypstra882 Před 5 lety +1

    Would you consider selling the ring ?Melanie cain

    • @RelicRiley
      @RelicRiley  Před 5 lety +2

      im sorry I don't sell my finds, but thanks for watching!

  • @ssherrierable
    @ssherrierable Před 2 lety

    Sure it was… of course you didn’t plant it there to dig it up on video… come on CZcams we gotta do better…

  • @davebayliss3142
    @davebayliss3142 Před 4 lety

    Ok, ok you like the belt buckle , we get it

  • @bobbymccowan7777
    @bobbymccowan7777 Před 5 lety

    I think you put all that there to make it look like you just found *t u kno all answers to every find now that's sweet

    • @genesissolutions
      @genesissolutions Před 4 lety

      Bobby McCowan haha seriously? You apparently don’t know who this guy is do you? He knows what the items are WHEN he digs them because he is one of the foremost experts in the US on civil war relics. Maybe you could try thinking more clearly.