why do I get the feeling this could turn into a Civil War thread?
They went THAT way.
I think the Crevos will find it before the reenactors do.
I'll try for changing to a botanical thread.
I participated in a similar study for the plant commonly known as Spanish Moss. The botanist was attempting to use the same tecnique to locate the point of origin (center of growth) for the plant and collected samples of genetic material all along its range.
My part was to find and collect specimens of Spanish Moss from the northernmost outpost of the range. I located the point in First Landing State Park located on the southern edge of the Chesapeke Bay as it enters the Atlantic. This is also known as Cape Henry.
Strangely believe it, but the Bromeliad known as Spanish Moss is one of the most successful plants in the Western Hemisphere. It definitely has the largest range. Its range extends continuously from Virginia to Southern Argentina and some off shore islands in between