What Is Your Very Best Civil War Find(s)?

[Michigan Badger]

Tell us about your best find or finds. Post pictures if you have them.

By "finds" we include ebay finds or purchases from other sources.

Badger

 

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[lucky1777]

The Mississippi I button was found on my property in Missouri. The other two were found at the T-Net group hunt in Missouri.

 

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[BuckleBoy]

Here is the best one from this year. Sword belt plate, with before and after pics. Best wishes for 2007!

-Buckleboy

 

[PBK]

The Mississippi I button was found on my property in Missouri.

Lucky, that Mississippi button is a fantastic find... no wonder you use it for your avatar!

 

[Monty]

I've only hunted Civil War Relics at the site in Missouri on the Tnet hunt and found one lousy 3 ring bullet flattened on the end. But since it's the only CW find I have I cherish it. I've never mentioned it but on that hunt I eyeballed a metal object that I thought at first was an old bottle washer with all the bristles gone, but the more I examine it, I think it is a cleaning jag for a CW musket or rifle. I put a pic on the What Is It section later. Monty

 

[lucky1777]

The Mississippi I button was found on my property in Missouri.

Lucky, that Mississippi button is a fantastic find... no wonder you use it for your avatar!

Thanks PBK, and thanks to everyone who posted these amazing finds.

 

[diggummup]

I've only had the pleasure to hunt one C.W.site,it was a ways outside of Savannah,Ga. last summer.Not much,comparetively speaking but here they are.One 3 ringer and 4 grape shot or cannister shot and a possible large cent.

 

[lbrelichunter2]

My best find is a Confederate Reed Artillery Shell. I am a new member and I don't know how to post or ask questions. Could someone out there help me out. I found the shell in a creek and it has never been fired. It has a wooden fuse plug and still has a little of the paper fuse in it. I was told that when black powder got wet that it was safe and would not blow up. I really need to find out this info to determine if it is safe.
Thanks,
lbrelichunter2

 

[1171HP]

My little contribution.

 

[aa battery]

Nothing here on the left coast

 

[RockyDig]

WOW!! Excellent finds!!

Check this CW relic out too....

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,11390.0.html

 

[THEDUKE]

Here is one of my favorite CW button finds:

This is how it looked freshly dug.

Now any confederate state button is a great find these days, and a Louisiana button ranks up there on the high end of the scale. But the fun was just beginning as it was cleaned up.
Here it is after cleaning:

The front turned out about as good as you could hope one to be, with gold in all the right places and a high relief on the pelican and nest. Now this is where things get real interesting......

When you find a good button what you hope for is a rare mfg. backmark, so I was somewhat confused when I saw a star outline on the back with the shank soldered into the middle. A quick check in the Tice button book helped point the way to solve the mystery.
This button was made in New Orleans by C. Bellenot, who also at the time was making buttons for the state of Texas as well. It seems that the mold that stamped the button backs had broken, and some enterprising rebel engineer figured out that they could continue with production by using the fronts of Texas buttons for the backs of the Louisiana's until the mold was repaired. I have not been able to find out how long this took place or how many were made like this as confederate production records are scarce, and often non-existent. So this button is actually two confederate buttons (Alberts #LA8 and TX30) in one, making this a very rare puppy! I really like this one because to me it shows the Rebel ingenuity and determination to perservere against any odds.

D.

did not know that is what them bottons were I have two of them just like that but in much better condition, forgot just were I found them but it has been like mabe 10 years I have them in a jar with some other coins and stuff, also I found with them a small brass plate 2inches long and a half inch wide it has words on it though i walk through the valley of death I shall fear no evil, well lot of words on it small plate like a dog tag but with maybe a 100 word on it.
well itt is in with my boxes of stuff i found over the years but I know I have it

 

[Jason in TN]

My best button

 

[littleton]

This is my first and only CW find. It is a confederate cannon friction primer. I have not seen any of these on TN yet, so I thought I would post mine!

 

[MichaelB]

Check these from the Battle of Mobile Bay:

http://www.myspace.com/battle_of_mobile_bay

MichaelB

 

[mobrigade]

My best recent finds...thanks,

P

 

[Michigan Badger]

Here is the best one from this year. Sword belt plate, with before and after pics. Best wishes for 2007!

-Buckleboy

Hey Buckleboy, I thought you just wrote awesome stuff, I didn't know you detect too!

Man, my finds look pretty low next to the goodies on this thread.

Thanks much to everyone and keep posting those pictures!

Badger

 

[oakalley2]

Bayonet found in alabama field
oakalley2

 

[bearbqd]

Several of these on here, but here's my favorite. Found in Darksville, WV.

 

[Marty-Graw]

the buckle in my avatar i found about half a block from my house and this Volunteer Maine Milita buckle i got off Ebay (may be a repro).....any info on it would be awesome thanks

 

[captain Jack]

I am envious of everyone...eventually I will add a pic to this thread! Great finds everyone! Keep getting that stuff o ut of the dirt before it's lost forever.