Poptopagain
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Last winter I did a little online research on some of the Confederate lines during the battle of Balls Bluff near Leesburg, Va. and got permission to hunt the area. Yesterday I broke out the trusty E trac and went to town. The first dig of the day, I came up with a pretty flat button. It still had about half of the gilt left on it. That was followed by 100+ nails then up came a nice buckle with rich patina on it. I haven't seen one of these before so if anyone has any more info as to what it is...Please let me know!
The nails continued...
Then a bullet showed up that was all pitted and gnarled. My guess is that it is a musketball based on the weight. and finally a coat sized button came out from about 7 inches down. I could see the "A" after one single wipe and knew it was a keeper. I did a little online searching and sent a pic to River Rat who enlightened me that it was a Confederate Artillery coat button.
Beautiful day!
The nails continued...
Then a bullet showed up that was all pitted and gnarled. My guess is that it is a musketball based on the weight. and finally a coat sized button came out from about 7 inches down. I could see the "A" after one single wipe and knew it was a keeper. I did a little online searching and sent a pic to River Rat who enlightened me that it was a Confederate Artillery coat button.
Beautiful day!
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