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Old 02-25-2007, 11:47 PM
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I just want to say thanks for having this board. I have looked at several sites and this looks like a great site.

I have never been interested in the Civil War until Valetine's Day when I ran across a battle map from an area not too far from where I was raised as a child. My Grandpa farmed some of the land that a battlefield was on and I recognized almost all of the landmarks right off the bat. I have done alot of research since then and it looks like this is my new hobby.
Tommorrow I have a group coming to explore the battlefields and hopefully we will confirm the finds. As soon as we confirm the finds and get them recorded I will post my findings.
Pretty interesting stuff and I have learned a ton.

Again thanks for having a great board.
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Old 02-26-2007, 12:34 AM
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Welcome to the best danged CW board on the web. Yes. I am the same
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Old 02-26-2007, 01:02 AM
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Welcome to our midst! Any friend of Ole's is awright.
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Old 02-26-2007, 02:56 PM
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Surprise surprise.

I was digging a post hole on my land once and hit something hard. I reached in and pulled up a small railroad spike - about 18 inches down.
I gave it to a buddy who was a train hobbyist - he told me it was from a CW era small gauge track.
My place is in the woods Son - how the heck it got there I'll never know.
History is everywhere.
Hope you make some fantastic finds.
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Old 02-26-2007, 07:15 PM
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Welcome; I concur w/ Ole's appraisal of the board... it doesn't get much better than this site. I hope you enjoy the site.
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Old 02-26-2007, 07:20 PM
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Swamp, welcome to the board. That's really great that you are able to explore the land where a battle occurred. Please post any photos or artifacts you may find. TomH, on this board, is an avid relic hunter in Gettysburg and other places. I should probably say "projectile expert", for him. Actually I don't really know what he does but it has to do with the CW, and he's very involved.


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Old 02-26-2007, 08:59 PM
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SwampHunter, welcome to CivilWarTalk. Glad to have you with us.

Hope that in the days to come, you'll share some more details about the battle fought on your family's land.
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Old 02-26-2007, 10:17 PM
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SwampHunter,

Valetine's Day is the perfect day to begin your devotion to Civil War.
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Old 02-27-2007, 08:39 PM
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Welcome Swamphunter.
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