1988
There was a small campsite found just west of Hwy 155 north of Mays Rd. The area was surveyed in the Fall of 1988. The site was a small Union Site likely to be from the foraging expedition in the NE Henry County area of October 1864. The site was surveyed with metal detection devices and screening was also part of the process. Some artifacts were recovered.
Artifacts recovered:
1. 15 dropped .58 cal bullets (likely in a bag)
2. 5 dropped .69 cal bullets
3. 1 bullet mold
4. 2 picket pins
5. 1 Eagle US button
6. tin of percussion caps
These items were catalogued and sent for further study to B.D. The group leader did form the opinion that this was a campsite for Union Soldiers.
References:
1. O.R. Records Washington DC 1898.
2. Calvary Operations of Atlanta, Nye, 1943.
3. Official Atlas of the Civil War, 1899.
