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Quite
rare to recover, cast brass, Civil War flag
topper. This was recovered years ago in
a cotton field here at the Battle of Stones
River. Civil War flag pole base cups are
occasionally found, but it is very rare to
recover a flag topper.--$125.SOLD*
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Very
rare, excavated, solid cast, letter "I".
This excavated letter measuring 1 1/2 inches
is likely too tall to be a hat letter but is
quite likely to be off the side of a cartridge
box. A second solid cast letter was
recovered a few feet away, and it is an "N"
which indicates that it was probably a
regimental number and "INF" and would have
been on the side of a leather cartridge box
being this big in size. I also have the
letter "N" that was found close by.--$150 for
the pair.SOLD*
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Very
nice cased group of five complete glazed clay
smoking pipes. These five pipes rank
among the nicest condition of those recovered
from Confederate trash pits around
Shelbyville, Tennessee.--$195. for the entire
group.SOLD*
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Beautiful
condition, excavated, Federal Patriotic Shield
device. This pin has remnants of
enameled paint and has a cannon and a stack of
cannon balls pictured above the enameled
stripes beneath. This pin was recovered
from an Ohio Artillery camp and even still has
the attachment pin intact on the reverse.
It would be difficult to recover a nicer
condition Patriotic pin.--$95.SOLD*
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Beautiful
condition, blacksmith-made, Confederate iron
cavalry spur. This is out of a local
smoke house, and the rowel will still
spin.--$125.SOLD*
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Excavated
iron device that I have seen called everything
under the sun, but I am pretty sure that I
know accurately what it is. Several
years ago I had a cased, single hexagonal
barrel boot pistol come through the shop, and
this tool was with it for unscrewing the
barrel for cleaning, so I am pretty sure it is
actually a pistol gun tool.--$48.SOLD*
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Very
nice condition, excavated pair of hat pins
that were recovered on private property here
at Stones River together and were no doubt on
the same "Hardee" style Federal hat. The
set of hat pins consists of the stamped brass
French Horn (which is of course Infantry) and
the die-stamped Eagle hat plate that held up
the one-folded side of the Hardee hat.
It is a rarity to recover both hat devices off
the same hat.--$295. for both.-SOLD
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Beautiful
condition, excavated, .69 cal., import musket
gun tool. This massive gun tool was
recovered about 40 years ago on private
property along the Confederate battle line
here at Stones River. The tool remains
in complete condition with all parts intact,
even including the needle-sharp nipple
pick.--$85.SOLD*
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Excavated,
original, regulation "Hi-Port" Federal Cavalry
bit with both cast-brass rosettes remaining
intact. This bit was recovered from
"Camp Stanley" which was the 1863 Federal
winter Cavalry camp here at Murfreesboro,
Tennessee, named in honor of General David
Stanley. The bit is rusty, but remains
quite stable with both brass rosettes
intact.--$150.
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Very
attractive, small display case of artifacts
recovered on private property here at the
Battle of Stones River. The display
includes an original, brass bayonet scabbard
tip with a little bit of the original leather
scabbard sticking out the top of the scabbard
tip. There is in addition an excellent
condition, coat size, Federal Officer's Eagle
"I" (Infantry) uniform button and also a nice
condition, excavated Federal Enlistedman's
coat size Eagle button.--$55 for the entire
display, case and all.
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Quite
rare to find anymore, excavated, complete,
.577 cal., Enfield nipple protector with
chain.--$48.
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Nice
condition excavated "Crescent Hatpin"
recovered over 30 years ago from an 1862
Louisiana camp located in the Shenandoah
Valley. This was recovered from the same
camp as the one pictured in the Jan. - Feb.,
1987 North - South Trader magazine. This
will be a fine compliment to a display of
Louisiana State Seal buttons.--$175.
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Excellent
condition, excavated, stamped brass,
regimental number "0". This would have
been worn on the kepi designating 10th, 20th,
30th, etc. regiment. This is the smaller
size stamped brass number measuring 5/8 inch
in height. It was recovered from a
Confederate camp on private property here in
Middle Tennessee.--$38.
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Quite
unusual excavated find, this is the excavated
pewter canning seal for Civil War Era canned
goods. The seal is dated 1854, and the
company is Wells and Provost. This
company later on became Delmonte canned foods.
This pewter seal was recovered from an 1863
winter Federal camp here at Murfreesboro,
Tennessee.--$25.SOLD*
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Excavated,
glazed clay pipe bowl with basket weave
designed bowl. This was recovered from a
trash pit of a Confederate camp along Duck
River near Shelbyville, Tennessee.--$48.SOLD*
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Quite
rare, excavated, "open pontil" Elixir of Opium
bottle. Apparently the Confederates were
able to get their hands on some "good stuff"
as this came out of an Army of Tennessee
Confederate trash pit near Shelbyville,
Tennessee. This would be an excellent
medical addition to any collection.--$65.SOLD
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Beautiful
condition, excavated, Union Cavalry spur.
This spur was recovered over 30 years ago on
private property here at the Battle of Stones
River. The spur is complete even with
the iron rowel remaining intact.--$85.
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Excellent
condition, excavated, cast brass, "Flagstaff
topper". This flagstaff top was
recovered about 30 years ago from the 1863
winter camp of the 1st Alabama Cavalry.
This camp was located near the current
crossroads of "Midland", Tennessee. The
camp was attacked and destroyed by Union
Cavalry under command of General David Stanley
in March of 1863. This would be an
excellent addition to any Confederate artifact
display.--$150.SOLD*
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This
is one of the rarest of all State hatpins to
recover. It is the "Minnesota", and
this one was recovered from the campsite of
the 1st Minnesota Infantry here at
Murfreesboro. It was recovered almost
50 years ago by one of my earliest relic
hunting buddies, Mr. Claiborne Lytle.
In almost 50 years being open, this is only
the second Minnesota hatpin that I have ever
had.--$1,250.SOLD
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Very
pretty, excavated, stamped brass, "Hardee"
Eagle hatpin. These were worn on the
side of the Hardee hat that was folded up.
This example remains in nice condition and was
recovered on private property near the rock
quarry here at the Battle of Stones River.
These stamped brass hatpins are quite thin and
a rarity to get out of the ground without
breaking them.--$175.
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Absolutely
beautiful excavated Federal lead filled
Artillery "Bullseye" bridle rosette.
This was recovered many years ago from a
Federal artillery camp on the banks of the Elk
River near Tullahoma, TN.--$65.
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Excavated,
Model 1816 musket lockplate that was
originally produced in flintlock, but was
converted to percussion. The brass plug
where the flash pan once was remains intact.
Early in the Civil War, especially here in the
Western Theater, much of the Confederate
Infantry was armed with this weapon.--$65.
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Very
nice, excavated, Federal Cavalry Officer's
spur. This spur was recovered a couple
of days ago on Christmas afternoon on private
property here at Stones River. It has a
very nice, never cleaned, brown/green
patina.--$275.
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Very
attractive, excavated, cast brass, Confederate
manufactured Cavalry spur. This style
spur is sometimes associated with Mississippi
Cavalry. From the wear pattern, it
appears to have been worn on the left
boot.--$395.
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Very
nice condition, excavated, Federal Cavalry bit
that was recovered in the camp of the 51st
Alabama Cavalry, and the Federal bit has had
the US cast rosettes intentionally removed sot
that the bit could be used by the Confederate
Cavalry. The bit remains in virtual
usable condition with the original,
intertwined, brass curb chain remaining
intact. This will be an excellent
addition to someone's Confederate Cavalry
display.--$150.
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When
Relic Hunting the Confederate winter camps
here - there are no end to the surprises that
you dig up. Here is one for the books
though. This is the brass "TONGUE" out
of a large size Confederate Fork Tongue buckle
that the soldier made into an "EATING FORK"
!!--$95.
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Excavated
Enfield trigger guard and coat-size floral
button. These were both recovered from
the camp of the 1st Alabama Cavalry located
near Middleton, Tennessee.--$45. for both with
case.
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Excavated
iron equipment buckle with a tree root growing
through it. This was recovered by
Charlie Harris from private property on the
side of LookOut Mountain, TN. Charlie
recovered this many, many years ago (and might
even be published somewhere) as many of
Charlie's finds are. A very cool
find.--$55.
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Very
cool excavated artifact. This is a
broken up, excavated, Confederate "Dog River"
Cavalry saber. It was recovered over 30
years ago by David Thompson from the 1st
Alabama Cavalry camp - CSA -that was located
near Midland, Tennessee. This camp was
attacked and destroyed in March of 1863 by
General David Stanley's Federal Cavalry.
I personally recovered one of the rarest
relics of my 50-year relic digging in this
camp. It is an oval "Map-on-Tree"
Alabama State Seal belt buckle. This
saber was recovered less than 50 yards from my
Alabama buckle. I will include a map
showing the exact recovery site of this
artifact.--$350.
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Excavated,
lead-filled, floral type Cavalry rosette.
This rosette was recovered from the camp of
the 8th Texas Cavalry located near Unionville,
Tennessee. The rosette has nice detail
and full lead in the reverse.--$48.
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Nice
condition, excavated, Federal Enlistedman's
cast brass Cavalry spur. This spur was
recovered many years ago from Camp Stanley
here in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This
was the Army of the Cumberland's 1862/1863
winter Cavalry camp located along Lytle Creek
near Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The camp
was named for their commanding General,
General David Stanley. One side of the
rowel holder broke which is no doubt why the
spur was discarded. It has a smoother,
never cleaned, chocolate brown patina.--$69.
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Excellent
condition excavated regulation cast brass
Federal Cavalry spur. This was recovered
over 40 years ago from "Camp Stanley" here at
Murfreesboro, TN. It has a beautiful
smooth brown patina with the rowel remaining
intact.--$85.SOLD
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Beautiful
condition, excavated, stamped brass,
lead-filled shield rosette. This rosette
was recovered from the camp of the 8th Texas
Cavalry near Unionville, Tennessee, and still
has two of the brass attachment wires still
intact on the reverse. This artifact
would make a nice addition to an excavated,
Confederate Cavalry display.--$175.
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Very
pretty condition, excavated Jeff Davis stamped
brass hat pin. This pin was recovered
here at Stones River many years ago and
remains complete even with the little arrows
and olive branch. These are almost
always missing. This example has a
smooth, chocolate patina and would be an
excellent addition to any collection.--$195.
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Super
rare, excavated, "CS" marked, Confederate
manufactured, stamped brass saddle shield.
This is a beauty, and an especially rare
pattern with a more slender profile than the
one usually found and without the strap slot.
This one was recovered from a Confederate
Cavalry camp located along the North Anna
River in Virginia, and has never even been
washed off.--$650.SOLD
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On
a 1 - 10 condition, this is a 12. This
gorgeous Hardee hatpin was recovered on
private property here at Stones River over 40
years ago. There is really nothing I can
say except, you could not hope to dig a nicer
one.--$195.
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Excellent
condition, excavated, cast brass, US Cavalry
bridle rosette. This rosette remains in
perfect condition and was recovered from the
1863, Federal winter cavalry camp (Camp
Stanley) here at Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
This one is as perfect as they come.--$48.
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Excavated,
small, lead-filled, silvered rosette recovered
from the camp of the 8th Texas Cavalry.
This rosette has some design on it, but I
can't really make out what it is.--$38.
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Beautiful,
emerald green excavated Confederate
enlistedman's "Stud Type" cast brass cavalry
spur. This was recovered over 40 years
ago from the camp of Wharton's 8th Texas
Cavalry camp located just South of Unionville,
TN. One of my old school teachers used
to own this camp !!! According to Mrs.
Burke -- I was a much better Relic Hunter than
Student !!!--$125.SOLD
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Beautiful
condition, massive cast brass, Federal
artillery stirrup. This stirrup was
recovered by one of my relic hunting buddies
about 30 years ago at the Battle of Vaught's
Hill near Milton, Tennessee. Confederate
Cavalry General John Hunt Morgan attacked
several Union Infantry Regiments along with
their artillery on Vaught's Hill. The
Union Infantry Regiments repulsed several
furious charges by General Morgan's
Confederates and held firm until
reinforcements arrived. This stirrup has
a beautiful, uncleaned, green patina and will
enhance any Civil War display.--$150.
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Excavated,
absolutely massive, hand-made spur rowel.
This rowel measures 2 1/2 inches across, and
since it was recovered from the camp of the
8th Texas Cavalry, it is quite likely that
this rowel was intended for a huge Mexican
style spur. I personally recovered a
very similar one from the 8th Texas camp about
30 years ago. This would be a fine
addition to an excavated "Texas relics"
display. I can't imagine any other state
but Texas interested in having a rowel this
huge.--$75.SOLD
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Excavated
iron lockplate from a Model 1816, .69 cal.,
smooth bore musket. This was recovered
many years ago from a Confederate camp near
Chattanooga, Tennessee.--$45.
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Display
of artifacts recovered from Army of Tennessee
Confederate camps located near Shelbyville,
Tennessee, and occupied during the spring of
1863. This grouping consists of a
complete brass flash pan from a Model 1816
Flintlock musket, a brass bayonet scabbard
tip, and a dropped .69 cal., triangle base
French Minie.--$75. for the entire display and
case.
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Beautiful
condition, COMPLETE, excavated Hardee hat pin.
This example has crisp detail, a smooth
chocolate patina, and is complete even to
having the olive branch and arrows in the
Eagle's claw. One of the brass wire
attaching loops remains intact on the reverse.
This was recovered from Federal camps around
Chattanooga, Tennessee.--$195.
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Extremely
rare, excavated, blacksmith made, Civil War
fish hook. From the size of these fish
hooks, I suspect that they were fishing for
catfish. The fish hook itself is half as
big as some of the Blue Gill we catch.
The fish hook remains in excellent condition,
and they are pictured in a number of different
reference books.--$48.
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One
of the rarest and most sought after excavated
Civil War artifacts reference books around.
This is Excavated
Artifacts from Battlefields and Camp Sites of
the Civil War 1861 -1865 - Supplement 1,
by Stanley S. Phillips. This is the
March, 1980, first edition and remains in very
nice condition with original dust jacket.
This one has been out of print for
years.--$125.
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Very
pretty Texas Cavalry display consisting of a
rare, stamped brass, lead-filled shield with
star Martingale and a super rare, excavated,
pewter Texas produced Cavalry saddle corner
device. Both artifacts remain in
excellent condition.--$750. for the entire
display.
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Very
pretty "Cavalry display" recovered from
various Federal Cavalry camps around
Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The display
consists of a partial saber scabbard, two cast
brass spurs, one beautiful coat size gilted
Federal Cavalry button, three silvered
rosettes, a cast brass saber hanger, one brass
powder flask, and several Cavalry projectiles.
The entire display is presented in a well-made
wooden case.--$350. for the entire display
including display case.
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Excavated,
silvered, die stamped brass, lead-filled
Cavalry rosette. This rosette has very
ornate eye appeal and was recovered over 30
years ago from the camp of Wharton's 8th Texas
Rangers.--$75.
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Beautiful
condition, excavated, Confederate "stud" type,
cast brass "raking spur". This spur was
recovered about 40 years ago from the camp of
Wharton's 8th Texas Rangers. The spur
hasn't even been washed off and has remnants
of the iron rowel in place.--$195.
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Quite
rare and in very nice condition, complete
Federal Cavalry cross-sabers hatpin.
This hatpin was recovered from an 1863 Federal
Cavalry camp located just south of Triune,
Tennessee. When recovered, one leg of
the scabbard was folded backwards. It
has been straightened and reinforced and
displays beautifully.--$295.
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Beautiful
condition, excavated, silvered "Star" Cavalry
rosette. These are generally recovered
from Texas or Mississippi camp sites.
This example was recovered near
Manassas.--$275.SOLD
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Excellent
condition, cast brass, Isaac - Campbell,
Confederate knapsack hook. This was
recovered years ago on private property along
the Confederate battle line here at Stones
River.--$48.
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Really
pretty display of twelve 1780 - 1820 era
Colonial shoe buckles. These were all
recovered out of Confederate camps near
Fredericksburg, Virginia, where apparently
Colonial shoe buckles were being used as
Confederate waist belt buckles. Entire
framed display -- $150.
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Grouping
of three excavated items recovered from the
1863 winter camp of the 1st Alabama Cavalry
located just south of Murfreesboro,
Tennessee. This grouping consists of
two extremely ornate, gilted, coat size,
floral pattern buttons taken from home and
worn on Confederate uniforms. In
addition is a portion of a watch fob that is
created by interlocking false gold coins.
This is a very attractive little Confederate
grouping.--$48. for all.
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Very
nice display of an excavated soldier's
pocket knife (with Mother Of Pearl) handles,
and 6 floral, and plain face uniform
buttons. These items were recovered
from an 1863 Confederate winter camp site on
private property here in Middle
Tennessee.--$48. with glass case included.
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Hand-crafted,
Confederate lead nipple protector complete
with iron chain (protector likely made from a
musket ball) and purely CS lead capbox finial.
These were recovered many years ago from
Lucius Polk's Army of Tennessee Confederate
1862/1863 winter camp located near Tullahoma,
Tennessee. You just don't get more
Southern and Rebel than these items.--$95. for
both.
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Excavated
brass spoon from a patented folding spoon or
spoon/fork combination. This was
recovered from an 1863 Federal camp here at
Murfreesboro. It remains in perfect
condition.--$45.
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Excavated,
Model 1854, Austrian Lorenz, 3-band musket
nose cap. This was recovered many years
ago along Confederate lines on private
property here at Stones River.--$25.
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Excavated
hand blacksmith crafted wrought iron hook for
hanging pots over the camp fire. A very
nice campsite item not often recovered.--$25.
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Excellent
condition, excavated, solid cast brass mount
to a "Dog River" Confederate Cavalry saber
scabbard. This would be an excellent
addition to your Confederate Cavalry
display.--$75.
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Quite
rare, excavated, blacksmith forged tool for
working leather. This tool was recovered
in 1989 from a Civil War trash pit located on
private property near Camp Butler, Illinois.
Most of the original wooden handle remains
intact. This tool would be a very nice
addition to any camp scene artifact
display.--$45.
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Excellent
condition, excavated pair of Federal, brass
epaulet keys. These were sewn onto the
uniform, and the brass button came up through
the epaulets and twisted to lock them in
place. These would be an excellent
compliment for your set of either excavated or
non-excavated brass shoulder epaulets.--$45.
for the pair.
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Very
attractive, excavated group of Enfield related
items recovered from Confederate Army of
Tennessee camps along Duck River near
Shelbyville, Tennessee. The display
includes two Enfield nipple protectors with
chain, one complete brass Enfield tompion, one
drop Confederate mold, .577 cal. Enfield
bullet, and one excellent condition and quite
rare Isaac Campbell Confederate knapsack hook.
Entire display in a glass display case.--$150.
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Excavated
group of Confederate artifacts recovered from
General Manigault's South Carolina Brigade
camps located near Shelbyville, Tennessee.
The display includes an excavated, coat size,
South Carolina State Seal button, a
Confederate cap box lead finial, a Confederate
manufactured brass scabbard tip, and a brass
back from a Confederate local button.
All in a glass display case.--$125. for all
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Very
attractive, heavy solid cast brass,
Confederate Cavalry spur that was recovered
many years ago from a Confederate Cavalry camp
located in Orange County, VA. This style
Confederate spur is believed to have
originated from a small foundry located at
Richmond Virginia. Interestingly, we
recovered an exact matching spur from an
August 1863 Confederate Cavalry camp here in
Middle Tennessee. This particular spur
was discarded, because one of the legs broke.
Both pieces were present when found, and the
broken leg has been epoxied back into place.
This will make a very nice addition to any
Confederate Cavalry display.--$150.
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Unusual
dug glazed brown clay pipe bowl recovered from
a Confederate camp trash pit along Duck River
near Shelbyville, TN. The figure appears
to possibly be Middle Eastern. It will
make a neat addition to someone's excavated
artifact display case.--$45.SOLD*
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Beautiful
cased artifact display purchased out of a
local private museum. This display
consists of an excavated Model 1851, cast
brass, sword belt plate recovered from an 1863
camp Stanley trash pit, an 1863 Patriotic
token, an excavated soldier's pocket knife
with bone handle intact, an excavated 12mm
pinfire cartridge, an excavated .69 cal.
Confederate buck and ball, an excavated tin
containing percussion caps, an excavated
bayonet scabbard tip with leather still
inside, one CS used excavated floral button, 4
Federal Eagle buttons, two excavated knapsack
hooks, and several other smaller artifacts.
These artifacts are all displayed in a very
nice 12 x 18 glass face walnut display
case.--$395. for the entire display.
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Very
pretty, excavated, slick emerald green,
Confederate Cavalry spur. This spur was
recovered over 30 years ago from a Confederate
Cavalry camp located near Kennesaw, Georgia.
It is a style spur that had a long, extended
neck much like a Mississippi spur. The
spur broke at the narrow, weak point on the
neck.--$95.
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Excellent
condition, excavated, "1861" dated, Federal
Cavalry Officer's spur. This spur was
recovered from Federal Cavalry camps near
Triune, Tennessee, that were occupied during
the spring of 1863. It has the 1861 date
on the inside of the spur. Remnants of
the rusty iron rowel remain intact.--$275.
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Hand
crafted Confederate side knife blade formed
from a file. This was recovered about 30
years ago by Dr. Rees Buttram from a
Confederate winter camp located near Dalton,
GA.--$75.
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Super
Rare to recover. This is a REALLY NICE
condition excavated high copper content
-"single hole" Confederate Richmond Musket
nosecap. This is the first one of these
that I have seen recovered in ages.--$95.
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Hand
carved brass device recovered from an 1863,
Army of Tennessee winter camp near Tullahoma,
Tennessee, by Kenny Banks. Some relic
collectors who have seen this feel it to be a
soldier, hand-carved, "snake" -- while others
feel that it is a hand made brass tool for
pulling leather stitching through leather,
making repairs in the field. I can't say
for sure which it is, but I can say it is
--$35.
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Excavated
"general service" brass waist belt buckle,
coat size Confederate "Block I" Infantry
button, and coat size Confederate used floral
button. These three artifacts were all
recovered together in General Lucius Polk's,
winter of 1863, Army of Tennessee Brigade camp
located near Tullahoma, Tennessee. Two
of these three items were non-military and
privately acquired mostly from the soldier's
homes. The two-piece Confederate "I"
(Infantry) button is standard CS military
issue and was issued in quantity in Tullahoma,
Tennessee, during this time. This
display is perfectly representative of the
typical buttons and buckle being worn by a
large percentage of the Army of Tennessee -
CSA - in 1863.--$125.
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Excellent
condition pair of excavated, cased artifacts.
One of the two items is a Springfield
combination musket tool. The second item
is a two-piece, brass sword hanger from a
Model 1851, Federal Cavalryman's sword belt
rig. Both these artifacts were recovered
over 40 years ago by Dr. Rees Buttram on
private property near Chickamauga,
Georgia.--$45.
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Excavated,
regulation, Federal Cavalry bit. This
bit remains complete with both cast brass US
rosettes remaining intact. It was
recently found in a old log barn near the
battlefield FV a rarity to find a Civil War Era Cavalry
bit surviving intact. The bit has a
smooth, brown patina but is not pitted nearly
as severely as it would have been if recovered
from under the ground. Every Civil War
collection should have a nice Cavalry
bit.--$195.SOLD
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Excavated
iron Confederate cartridge box roller buckle
with a good size root growing right through
it. This was recovered by Wayne Tucker
from a Confederate camp near Mobile, AL.--$38.
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Excellent
condition excavated small brass "Acorn".
This was recovered many years ago from the
camp of the Federal 14th Army Corp. -Army Of
The Cumberland - here in the Western Theater.
The acorn was the Corp Badge for this unit.
Many years ago Nita dug almost a twin to this
one in one of their camps.--$195.
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Excavated,
Federal Cavalry bit recovered from an Alabama
Cavalry camp located here in Middle Tennessee
and occupied during the Spring of 1863.
The Confederate soldier pried both cast brass
US rosettes off the bit and used it plain.
The bit when recovered still had the original
cast brass curb chain attached. This is
an excellent example of Southern Cavalry
making do with whatever they could obtain.
This artifact will be a fine addition to any
excavated, Confederate Cavalry artifact
display.--$150.
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Excavated,
very ornate, cast brass buttplate from an
1800's era flintlock musket. This very
attractive artifact was recovered from
Hardee's Corp 1863 Army of Tennessee winter
camps around Tullahoma, Tennessee.--$48.
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Massive,
excavated, brass signal. This complete,
Model 1840, Federal non-commissioned officer's
brass sword guard was recovered many years ago
by Kenny Banks from Union camps here in Middle
Tennessee. The guard has never even been
washed off and has a beautiful, pea-green
patina tip to tip.--$95.
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Talk
about a HUGE SIGNAL - Complete excavated
Federal cast brass Model 1840 N.C.O.
(Non-Comissioned Officer) sword guard.
This was recovered by Kenny Banks from Federal
camps following the Battle of Stones River.
It is broken, but both pieces were
present.--$85.
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Quite
rare to recover, excavated, die-struck, brass
Eagle centerpiece to a Civil War Officer's
two-piece Eagle sash buckle. The Eagle
center disc has a smooth chocolate patina with
super crisp detail. This would be an
excellent addition to any excavated relic
collection.--$95.
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A
display containing two excavated artifacts
from the 1862 - 1863 Confederate winter camps
along Duck River near Shelbyville, Tennessee.
The first artifact is a cast lead finial to a
Confederate cartridge box. The second
piece is the brass insert for a Model 1816
musket that has been converted from flint to
percussion. This brass piece filled the
spot where the flint flash pan originally was.
Both artifacts are Rebel as can be.--$48.
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Excavated,
cast brass, patchbox door from a Model 1841
Mississippi rifle. This was recovered
from Confederate camps following Stones River
and was somehow broken into three pieces.
This is quite a feat considering how thick and
strong a patchbox door is.--$45.
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Complete,
excavated, regulation Federal Cavalry bit with
both cast-brass US rosettes remaining intact.
This Cavalry bit was recovered about 30 years
ago from a trash pit in "Camp Stanley" which
was the 1862 - 1863 Federal winter Cavalry
camp here in Murfreesboro following the Battle
of Stones River. The bit remains exactly
as it was recovered and can be cleaned to a
collector's personal taste. This is an
excellent artifact rarely recovered
complete.--$195.
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Really
pretty, 12 inch x 18 inch, matted display
containing 23 artifacts including a
Confederate style Martingale Heart, 20
excavated US and CS cap and cartridge box
finials, and two Richmond Arsenal Gardner
bullets. This entire display of
artifacts was recovered from Confederate
Camps around Brandy Station, Virginia.--$295
for the entire display.
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Very
rare, excavated, cast brass, Confederate
Richmond musket nose cap together with the
brass rowel holder of a Richmond Arsenal spur.
Both artifacts are presented in a matted glass
case.--$85.
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Excavated
portion of a VERY rare "IOWA" lead hat pin.
This was recovered on private property near
Shiloh by Brant Arnold and is the "OWA"
portion of the hat pin. I have
absolutely NO DOUBT that Robert McDaniel could
restore this rare piece to display complete
and would look like a million bucks. In
complete condition these guys run something
like $500. to $600. This can be a
WONDERFUL display piece and at a price that a
young collector "cutting grass" could afford
!!--$125.
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Excavated,
cast brass, Patriotic Eagle tension device
usually found around the perimeter of Civil
War Era banjos and drums.--$65.
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Beautiful
condition, excavated set of brass cufflinks
and a rare "Eagle motif" portion of a private
purchase military watch fob. The Eagle
is finely detailed and can be seen clear as
can be.These two artifacts were recovered from
the 1863 winter camp of the 16th Alabama
Infantry located along Duck River near
Shelbyville, TN. These two artifacts
were recovered from the 1863 winter camp of
the 16th Alabama Infantry located along Duck
River near Shelbyville, TN.--$95 for both
artifacts.
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Excavated,
brass powder flask that was recovered from an
1863 Confederate Infantry camp near
Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Both sides of
the flask are present, but are separated at
the seam. With some TLC, this could be a
very nice artifact to display.--$45.
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Excavated
pair of "Rooster Neck" regulation, cast brass,
Federal Cavalry spurs. These spurs were
recovered from Camp Stanley which was the 1863
Federal Cavalry main winter campsite here at
Murfreesboro, Tennessee. One of the
spurs remains in near perfect condition, and
the second spur got too close to the fire and
nearly completely melted away.--$89. for both.
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Very
nice condition, excavated, Confederate used,
private purchase, heavy cast brass spur.
The spur has an uncleaned brown/green patina
and is a recent recovery from a Confederate
Cavalry camp here in Middle Tennessee. I
personally recovered a near identical spur a
few years back from the camp of Starnes 1863
Confederate Cavalry camp.--$275.
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Excavated
interwined brass cavalry curb chain that was
recovered many years ago by Steve Mullinax
from private property at the Battle of
Atlanta, GA. This artifact was in
Steve's private collection for over 30 years.
Here is your chance to own an artifact from
the collection of one of the pioneers in our
collecting field.-- $125.
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Excavated
bail from a camp cookpot. This was
recovered from an Army of Tennessee, 1863,
Confederate winter campsite located along Duck
River near Shelbyville, Tennessee. Not
super rare, but a camp item that you do not
recover every day.--$35.
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Complete,
excavated, cast brass, Confederate, Cavalry
spur. This was recovered many years ago,
and has a smooth olive green patina with
remnants of the iron rowel. The spur has
traits leading one to think that it is likely
a product of Leech and Rigdon of Memphis,
Tennessee.--$295.
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Very
nice condition, excavated, lead-filled,
Federal artillery rosette. The face has
a very nice, never cleaned, brown/green
patina, and the reverse has full lead and one
attachment hook remaining intact. This
rosette was recovered from a Federal camp near
Brandy Station, Virginia, a number of years
ago.--$65.
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Group
of three unique, excavated artifacts recovered
from the Battle of Franklin and out of Mr.
Herbert Harper's collection. The first
item is the "hooking device" out of the back
of an early pattern "puppy paw hook" US Oval
waist belt plate. The second item is a
portion of a brass, Confederate Cavalry spur.
The third item is a brass bayonet scabbard tip
with leather still protruding from the top of
the brass tip. All three items are
displayed in a glass riker case.--$95 for all
three.
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Excavated,
heavy cast brass, Confederate Cavalry spur.
This spur was recovered from the 1863 camp of
Starnes Confederate Cavalry. The spur is
quite heavy and is worn in such a way that it
is clear that it was worn on the left
boot.--$195.
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Display
of 4 excavated purely Confederate artifacts
recovered from the 1863 winter camp of the
2nd Tennessee Infantry - C.S.A. -
located on private property near Tullahoma,
TN. The display consists of a coat
size Confederate floral button - a purely
Confederate lead Cartridge Box finial - a
blob top Confederate nose pour Minie - and a
.58 cal. "Richmond Lab." Gardner -
all displayed in a glass display case.--$75.
for all
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Perfect
condition excavated heavy cast brass private purchase {but Confederate
used} cavalry spur. This one was recovered from Starnes 1863 C.S.
Cavalry camp located near Altamont, TN. It has the rowel perfectly
intact and a nice green/brown uncleaned woods patina. A very nice
piece.--$275.-
Quite
rare beautiful excavated gilted brass 1884 "James G. Blaine" Presidential
token. In the Presidential token world - this is one that you don't
see every day. "Republican Candidate for President - 1884"--$95.-
Large size cannon shell
fragments from various battlefields perfect form making a desk paperweight or great for
any display. These large fragments are becoming very difficult to dig. $15 each
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Excavated
Nathan Bedford Forrest "related" brass tag -- {kind of - sorta}.
Here's the deal -- During the Civil War John Morton was the Chief
of "Forrest's Artillery" and following the War wrote the
definitive book on the subject "Forrest's Artillery".
West Morton was John Morton's son and was County Register of Nashville
during the early 1900s. This tag belonged to West Morton.--$45.SOLD -
We have picked up several arrowheads in Middle
TN, while looking for Civil War Relics. They of course are hundreds of years older but
what made a good camping ground a hundred years ago also made a good camping ground a
thousand years ago. We offer these arrowheads in groups of 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 –
complete with a display case. The prices are:
2 and case --$25.
3 and case --$30.
4 and case --$38.
5 and case --$48.
8 and case --$70.
