Civil War Camp ??

[EdistoDigger]

Hello fellow diggers,
Found these this afternoon on our farm in Western Orangeburg County in SC. I know the harmonica parts but what is the canteen top?, the button, or the eagle thing. The top two items are lead. The item above the quarter shows a little gold gilt. The rest of the items are brass. Thanks in advance for your help.
EdistoDigger

 

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[EdistoDigger]

Based on the finding of harmonica parts, regardless of the site, I am convinced that every union/confederate soldier must have been issued one when he mustered in. Welcome to the Army, here's your harmonica..........

here's your harmonica.......so....grab a handfull while you're here and when you get to camp, you can break'um apart and toss them around all over gods creation.....

 

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the confedrate harmonica playing artillary man had just finished having a drink of water and had broke out his harmonica to sit on a stump to play a bit --when out of the bushes sprang a union "harmonica hating" soldier weilding a "union eagle motiff" banjo --- he swung the banjo hitting the canteen and breaking boththe banjo eagle off the banjo and the canteen neck as well -- the confderate returned fire slinging the harmonica at the union trooper --it hit the union troopers pocket watchand broke both items to bits . during the the fighting a button popped of the confedrates uniform -- --after both of them breaking their musical gear --they left in disgust -- it is known today as the first "battle of the bands"

 

[EdistoDigger]

the confedrate harmonica playing artillary man had just finished having a drink of water and had broke out his harmonica to sit on a stump to play a bit --when out of the bushes sprang a union "harmonica hating" soldier weilding a "union eagle motiff" banjo --- he swung the banjo hitting the canteen and breaking boththe banjo eagle off the banjo and the canteen neck as well -- the confderate returned fire slinging the harmonica at the union trooper --it hit the union troopers pocket watchand broke both items to bits . during the the fighting a button popped of the confedrates uniform -- --after both of them breaking their musical gear --they left in disgust -- it is known today as the first "battle of the bands"

yea...this camp is making sense now....