Found a CW camp

[cornspike]

You know finding a camp is great but finding several melted buttons can bring a tear to your eye... Found over 30 Union buttons melted and good in two days. Notice the Great coat buttons are different. I will be pounding this spot for a while!!! Thanks for looking....

 

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[allen]

id hit that site for a long time to come !
Great job on all of the relics !!

 

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[Steve in PA]

Ouch! How did you clean those buttons? Acid?

Those finds look to be 1850's to me based on similar stuff from an 1850's post I hunted in West Texas. Does the blank shield General Service button have a Horstmann & Allien backmark? See Tices GEN223B1 & GEN223Bs1. I found these at the site I hunted in Texas and Tice says they date to the 1840's and 1850's.

I stated that above

Well then I just reinforced your statement, didn't I?

 

[kuger]

Ouch! How did you clean those buttons? Acid?

Those finds look to be 1850's to me based on similar stuff from an 1850's post I hunted in West Texas. Does the blank shield General Service button have a Horstmann & Allien backmark? See Tices GEN223B1 & GEN223Bs1. I found these at the site I hunted in Texas and Tice says they date to the 1840's and 1850's.

I stated that above

Well then I just reinforced your statement, didn't I?

That sounded wrong Steve....I was agreeing with you

 

[Steve in PA]

Ouch! How did you clean those buttons? Acid?

Those finds look to be 1850's to me based on similar stuff from an 1850's post I hunted in West Texas. Does the blank shield General Service button have a Horstmann & Allien backmark? See Tices GEN223B1 & GEN223Bs1. I found these at the site I hunted in Texas and Tice says they date to the 1840's and 1850's.

I stated that above

Well then I just reinforced your statement, didn't I?

That sounded wrong Steve....I was agreeing with you

Sorry, I misunderstood, we're cool

 

[cwhunter_1]

Why would there be a Civil War Camp in Arizona? here's a bit of info to read.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Picacho_Pass
The Civil War reached farther than just the Eastern side of the Country, even California has a Civil War Fort. Hope this helps answer the question. cwhunter_1

 

[kuger]

Why would there be a Civil War Camp in Arizona? here's a bit of info to read.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Picacho_Pass
The Civil War reached farther than just the Eastern side of the Country, even California has a Civil War Fort. Hope this helps answer the question. cwhunter_1

Trust me I fully understand the involvement of various states during that PERIOD(California gold funded the Union side,and California copper was vital!!)But the key word is PERIOD,was there any major battles,in these States?I stand corrected on Pacheco peak.Some of these buttons(maybe all pre date that though

 

[JerV3]

Nice finds,

Sounds like a nice camp to hunt.

HH Jer

 

[Mike_of_Tenn]

DROOL!!!

Super CONGRATS!!!

Mike