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It was found just south of the search area by my son and i, my son, brad. amongst other things it is just something that you think of the person who dropped it, from the coat it came from. it means something to us, that f is special to bring it up to light again and study it and hopefully it's another clue to the encampment. >> jon: but it doesn't say colonial army, united states army. >> nothing did in 1777. washington's men -- it wasn't really a country. the proper military insignias came about really in the following years into the war. but this was, again, very early on. >> jon: washington...

Specialty you? >> it means a lot. it was found just south of the search area by my son and i, my son brad. amongst other things it is just something that you think of the person who dropped it, from the coat it came from. it means something to us, that special to bring it up to light again and study it and hopefully it's another clue to the encampment. >> jon: but it doesn't say colonial army, united states army. >> nothing did in 1777. washington's men -- it wasn't really a country. the proper military insignias came about really in the following years into the war. but this was again very ea...

He didn't want his entire army sick with smallpox so smallce portions were designated to receive the virus and hopefully when they got well the next regiment would be inoculated and so on. >> jon: historian bill styple says there is evidence, accounte of colonial families that this type of treatment took placee nearby, colonists who allowed afflicted troops to receive treatment in their homes. soldiers suffering from the dreaded smallpox.te one such home till stands today on the edge of what styple believes was washington's revolutionary war encampment.ta we were invited in to take a look. >> ...

Certain regiments at certain times to be inoculated. he didn't want his entire army sick with smallpox so small portions were designated to receive the virus and hopefully when they got well the next regiment would be inoculated and so on. >> jon: historian bill styple says there is evidence, accounts of colonial families that this type of treatment took place nearby, colonists who allowed afflicted troops to receive treatment in their homes. soldiers suffering from the dreaded smallpox. one such home till stands today on the edge of what styple believes was washington's revolutionary war enca...