The Award Winning Rutherford County Boys Home Page
2005 - 2010 THIS IS OUR 5TH YEAR OF DIGGING AT ITS FINEST!
Who Are The Rutherford County Boys?
We are a group of 11 Civil War relic hunters located in Rutherford County Tennessee. Almost our entire collections (99%) were dug by us in Middle Tennessee. On this page you will learn a little more about us. Pictures will be posted periodically on this site of recent finds and after any major find (cannonball, CS Plate, etc) a picture will be posted ASAP on the hall of fame page. NONE OF THE ITEMS ARE FOR SALE!
The mission of The Rutherford County Boys as a historical research group is the excavation and recovery of Civil War and other historically important artifacts. Battlefields and camping grounds where soldiers fought and died for four years in middle Tennessee (1861-1865), are disappearing at an alarming rate due to construction. If these memories from our ancestrial past are not recovered, they will soon be covered by parking lots and shopping malls.
Congratulations to Ronnie Hall for becoming the 11th Rutherford County Boy on 8-23-2009! He is the first addition in over 3 years! Ronnie is a fairly new digger that has recovered an impressive amount of relics in such a short period of time. He displays the absolute heart and love for the hobby that is rarely found. Once again, congratulations Ronnie and welcome to The RCB!
RCB News And What Else Is New
The Rutherford County Boys In Front Of The Rutherford County Courthouse In Murfreesboro Tennessee
Mark Harris finds this awesome 6 lb solid shot cannonball in Murfreesboro Tennessee on 2-21-10! This is one the if not the best conditioned 6 pounders I have ever seen recovered personally! Found just south of town in a Union camp!!! Possibly a Confederate ball harrasing the Yankees in Mufreesboro from 1863 to 1865??? Regardless, congrats to Mark!
Making history at it's finest! Little was ever known about The Murfreesboro Military Academy before April 2009. Some experts wondered if it even existed as there were little or no records that suggested there was even a possibilty of it. The Rutherford County Boys had recently launched an attempt to get to the bottom of the MMA mystery. With the research that has been conducted, it has been recorded that there was in fact a Murfreesboro Military academy in Murfreesboro Tennessee, that operated from 1858 untill 1861. It is said that the cadets that were enrolled in the academy, more than likely joined local confederate regiments that were formed after seceding from the Union in 1861, furthermore closing the school. We now have official documents and early Murfreesboro News paper copies that prove its existence. Anyone that is interested in learning more is encouraged to contact the webmaster. This Effort would of been impossible without local Murfreesboro Tennessee historians Eugene Gregg and Mike Puckett. These men spent hours of research for the history of their town! Thanks Guys!! We are indebted to you for your efforts!!!
Check out the Sons Of Confederate Veterans Murfreesboro Camp's website! The RCB strongly supports them in all their efforts as a historical preservation group! www.tennessee-scv.org/Camp33/
Updated 2-22-2010
