Spring is here!

[CarlS]

Well, I really felt like spring is here today.  Besides being a beautiful day in the mid-70's, I saw my first snake and firefly of the year.  Not really forum related but I saw them while making my occassioinal run on Kennesaw Mountain Batttlefield Park; hence the tie-in to the forum since it was a decent size artillery battle.   

[Pete George]

  Next time you're doing your jog on the mountain, please pause a moment and give a salute for me at the position of the Hoskins Battery (which was firing the 2.9" Brooke shells from there) and Lumsden's Battery (whose 12-pounder smoothbores singlehandedly took on the yankees' 24-gun battery from that position).  Thanks. 

Regards,
Pete <><

[CarlS]

Pete,

Will do.  As you know I don't live very far from Lumsden's Battery so see that area quite often.  I know of two batteries that fired the Brookes here so will give them both a salute since that's my favorite shell.

[Pete George]

  The very first Confederate rifle-shell I dug was a 2.9" Brooke, back in 1975, I think.  It was an "overshot" dud, fired from the main CS trench-line on the Dallas Road toward the Bald Knob.  I still own it, of course.

  Steve Griffith was hunting with me that day.  When I pulled it out of the ground, I yelled to him "It's a Brooke!!!"  The result of my scream was that he found a 2.9" Read-Blakely as he walked toward me to see my Brooke.  I suspect he also might remember that day.

  I wish you good fortune when you go digging in that area.

Regards,
Pete

[CarlS]

Great story.  Very cool that your first rifled shell was a small Brooke.  I have a Brooke and Read I found in that low area in front of that hill many years ago.  They're not in the best condition but they are what they are.

[speedenforcer]

Never dug a whole shell, a few frags, thats it. I am jealous. Lol. congrats guys.

[divedigger]

Yep spring is here, my 10 year old is outside shooting carpenter bees with an airsoft gun

[emike123]

79 degrees in Illinois.  I'd be outside enjoying it if Carl would keep up with the new registrants.  One from Pakistan got flushed but welcome to our newest member from MS!