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[RustyRelics]

Kentucky battle song

In the year of '61, we left our native land,
Cause we could not bend our spirits to the tyrant's stern command.
And we rallied to our Buckner, while our hearts were sad and sore,
To offer our blood for freedom as our fathers did before....

And we'll march ! march ! march !
To the music of the drum,
We were driven forth in exile,
From our old Kentucky home....

When at first the southern flag unfurled its' folds upon the air,
Its' stars had hardly gathered 'til Kentucky's sons were there.
And we swore a solemn oath and sternly gathered round
We would only live as freemen in the dark and bloody ground.

And we'll march ! march ! march !
To the music of the drum,
We were driven forth in exile,
From our old Kentucky home....

With Buckner as our leader and Morgan in the van,
We'll plant the flag of freedom in our fair and happy land,
We will drive the tyrant's minions to the Ohio's rolling flood,
Dnd dye her waves with crimson with the coward yankee blood..

And we'll march ! march ! march !
To the music of the drum,
We were driven forth in exile,
From our old Kentucky home....

Then cheer ye southern braves, you'll soon shall see the day,
When Kentucky's fairest daughters will cheer you on your way,
And then their proud old mothers will welcome one and all,
For united we stand, but divided we fall !

And we'll march ! march ! march !
To the music of the drum,
We were driven forth in exile,
From our old Kentucky home....

 

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[Rookster]

folks,

An interesting article on wellness.

https://www.outsideonline.com/23998...es-what-really-works?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Thats a very nice article bill. Being in a rural area sometimes it's easy to get bored so I try to find something to do besides posting on Tnet. My bride ask me the other day, what are you getting into now? I don't golf anymore so that kinda took some of the social aspect away so I started woodworking and fishing again. Both take concentration. For sure young people could benefit reading this.

 

[Rookster]

Folks dig super rare stuff there all the time. Arkansas belt plates, Mississippi plates, ID disks, soldiers name engraved relics, bottles, and rare buttons. The one I have pictured that says CS on it is one of the rarest Civil War buttons known. I found that in the foundation of an old house at DIV XL.

Mississippi buckles fetch big bucks because of the rarity

 

[RustyRelics]

Mississippi buckles fetch big bucks because of the rarity

The last one they did at Brandy Rock was impressive because two Mississippi plates were dug there. A friend found a Mississippi coat button too.

 

[bill from lachine]

rook,

True I spent a lot of time on a farm especially in the summer months when I was growing up....when things were quite you could hear the tick tock of the grandfather clock on the wall.

You're pretty much left to your own devices to entertain yourself. Mostly it was work, work and more work. When we took a break it was usually fishing or picking wild berries to stock the pantry or table....

 

[Blak bart]

Well boys......the wrecker camp is hot. wait for it !!!.......wait for it !!!! Bam !!!

 

[Rookster]

Good job bart. Nice finds.whats the long piece?

 

[Blak bart]

 

[Rookster]

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The pic looks like gold around the rim on the left find. Snuff box? Nice.

 

[Blak bart]

More lead sheathing. These wreckers were little more than pirates they would be stripping and repairing boats here. Also stashing smuggled goods. This spot is ideal for water ops....and probably saw action since the spanish. It was even a hot spot when I was a kid for the smugglers of the 70s and 80sand even 90s. Where ever deep water naturally runs close to high land in the islands you can bet it was utilized by all throughout the times.

 

[Blak bart]

Not sure maybe jewlrey?? I think it's just plated and I dont think it's super old.View attachment 1743320
I'm still really happy about my couple hours in the bush. There's promise here.....it was a virgin before I got here.

 

[Blak bart]

that should be better.

 

[RustyRelics]

That's awesome, Bart!

 

[Blak bart]

Bbl gotta take a shower.

 

[RustyRelics]

Bart, you should play this next time you're on the ship.

 

[Rookster]

The last one they did at Brandy Rock was impressive because two Mississippi plates were dug there. A friend found a Mississippi coat button too.

Quick story. A friend of mine that has been detecting for 40 years takes a young guy that has just purchased a new Garrett detector with him to one of his special permissions. The young man didn't even know how to turn the machine on. Johnny Mac showed him and ground balanced the machine and away they go. The young man didn't have the coil level to the ground and was swinging wildly to hear JM tell the story. In a minute over by a tree root he got a signal and JM walked over. They dug the target and it was a Mississippi buckle. The guys first find. Just shows you that's it's better to be lucky than good in a way.

 

[bill from lachine]

Bart, Well done whatever it is.

 

[bill from lachine]

folks,

I snapped a few pictures on my morning walk.

 

[bill from lachine]

folks,

Whenever I see people sailing like in the above picture I always think of this song.

 

[Rookster]

folks,

I snapped a few pictures on my morning walk.

Geese are everywhere now. we use to not have them them down here in the summer months but everywhere you walk you're dodging goose poop.