Civil War creek finds from last August

[RustyRelics]

Last August, I was down in Culpeper county and decided to hop into a creek bordering a campsite to see if anything was in there. Indeed there was! Found a bunch of Williams cleaners, a dropped three ringer, and a canteen spout and a stopper! The stopper was deep in the mud, and the cork fully preserved. It was nerve racking experience waiting for the cork to dry out under supervision from a former archaeological preservationist, but it did over time and looks as good as it did back in the winter of 1863!

 

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[Beeps in my sleep]

What a haul! Congratulations! . I live in Shippensburg and find a fair amount around here but never found anything canteen related.

 

[Gene Mean]

Great finds from the creek! I wonder how many members have found a canteen stopper and not known what they had. I wouldn't
know one if I found it.
I bet TheCannonballGuy has a few in his collection.

 

[The Rebel]

Awesome finds!

 

[Nathan W]

Way to go man

 

[ArfieBoy]

Great finds!

 

[Digger70pa]

Last August, I was down in Culpeper county and decided to hop into a creek bordering a campsite to see if anything was in there. Indeed there was! Found a bunch of Williams cleaners, a dropped three ringer, and a canteen spout and a stopper! The stopper was deep in the mud, and the cork fully preserved. It was nerve racking experience waiting for the cork to dry out under supervision from a former archaeological preservationist, but it did over time and looks as good as it did back in the winter of 1863!
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Cool finds buddy.