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WINNER #1
My first favorite find is the 1861 War Eagle Dog Tag, found by Danny C. from Virginia with his AT Pro.
Here is Danny's story submission from March 14, 2015. "Today I found a 1961 war eagle dog tag which belonged to John Vanderpool. Although injured on august 28th, 1862 from a gun shot wound, he lived to fight another day. You can find a deposition online of him explaining the death of his friend due to being shot in the groin and bleeding out. His brother Simon Vanderpool also inlisted with him but later deserted, eventually being caught and assigned to another regiment."
VANDERPOOL. JOHN.- Age, 28 years.
Enlisted, September 30, 1861, at Cortland, to serve three years;
Mustered in as private, Co. F, October 4. 1861;
Wounded in action, August 28, 1862, at Gainesville, Va.;
Transferred to Co. D, July 1, 1864;
Discharged, October 24, 1864 near Petersburg, Va.
After the war, Vanderpool gave a deposition on the death of Thomas Hoffman, his tent mate, in the Battle of Gainsville. John Vanderpool died April 1, 1897 and is buried at Green Hills Cemetery, Dryden, NY, in the "Civil War Veterans" section.
Good find and research Danny! Perhaps someday it can be returned to his descendants if any. Thanks for sharing.
Danny C. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT!
Here is Danny's story submission from March 14, 2015. "Today I found a 1961 war eagle dog tag which belonged to John Vanderpool. Although injured on august 28th, 1862 from a gun shot wound, he lived to fight another day. You can find a deposition online of him explaining the death of his friend due to being shot in the groin and bleeding out. His brother Simon Vanderpool also inlisted with him but later deserted, eventually being caught and assigned to another regiment."
VANDERPOOL. JOHN.- Age, 28 years.
Enlisted, September 30, 1861, at Cortland, to serve three years;
Mustered in as private, Co. F, October 4. 1861;
Wounded in action, August 28, 1862, at Gainesville, Va.;
Transferred to Co. D, July 1, 1864;
Discharged, October 24, 1864 near Petersburg, Va.
After the war, Vanderpool gave a deposition on the death of Thomas Hoffman, his tent mate, in the Battle of Gainsville. John Vanderpool died April 1, 1897 and is buried at Green Hills Cemetery, Dryden, NY, in the "Civil War Veterans" section.
Good find and research Danny! Perhaps someday it can be returned to his descendants if any. Thanks for sharing.
Danny C. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT!
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WINNER #2
My second favorite find is the Confederate States Reef Buckle, found by Joe P. from Virginia with his AT Pro.
Here is Joe’s story. "On Jan 31 2015 I found the reef half of a CS reef buckle while hunting a new permission with a friend. Since then the weather has been real cold and we have had snow. It has keep me up nights thinking about the other half of that buckle. We went back twice to try and find it, but both times the ground was frozen solid and we could not dig at that spot. Finally last Sunday, 3/15/15, I got there and found several bullets but no buckle. I thought then that it was probably not there.This past Saturday 3/21/15 it was calling for mid 60s and had rained Friday. Conditions were right so we made plans to go. I put the large coil back on my AT Pro for maximum depth, new batts, and was all bizz. We got there at 8:00am and the first two signals were junk. Then I got a good solid hit and dug the hole. I about crap my paints when I saw the side of that tongue!!! Later in the day I found the sword hook off of the belt about three feet from the tongue. My two friends and I had a great day! That day was better than any buzz you can buy!!! I will probably never top it."
Excellent find, story, and persistence Joe! Thanks for sharing.
Joe P. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT!
Here is Joe’s story. "On Jan 31 2015 I found the reef half of a CS reef buckle while hunting a new permission with a friend. Since then the weather has been real cold and we have had snow. It has keep me up nights thinking about the other half of that buckle. We went back twice to try and find it, but both times the ground was frozen solid and we could not dig at that spot. Finally last Sunday, 3/15/15, I got there and found several bullets but no buckle. I thought then that it was probably not there.This past Saturday 3/21/15 it was calling for mid 60s and had rained Friday. Conditions were right so we made plans to go. I put the large coil back on my AT Pro for maximum depth, new batts, and was all bizz. We got there at 8:00am and the first two signals were junk. Then I got a good solid hit and dug the hole. I about crap my paints when I saw the side of that tongue!!! Later in the day I found the sword hook off of the belt about three feet from the tongue. My two friends and I had a great day! That day was better than any buzz you can buy!!! I will probably never top it."
Excellent find, story, and persistence Joe! Thanks for sharing.
Joe P. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT!
