| " And a large shed, which had been used as an arsenal, was well stored with torpedoes, shell, shot, and other weapons, with the remains of such quarter-master's and ordnance papers as the absconding officials had not taken away. Many of these scraps of paper, of evidently Southern manufacture, were gathered to be sent North; but their interest is now only that which can attach to the millions of similar relics which may be found in the thousands of Northern homes." - Principal Musician Andrew F. Sperry - 33rd Iowa Volunteer Regiment - At Blakely, Alabama, April 11th, 1865 - From the reprint of Sperry's history of the 33rd Iowa, edited by Gregory J.W. Urwin & Cathy Kunzinger Urwin, University of Arkansas Press, Fayetteville, 1999. Originally published in 1866. |
Glad you stopped in the Campsite ! We try to update every few days, sometimes daily, so check all the categories that interest you most ! Remember, we're always looking to buy, always consider trades, or Ready to Sell Your Relics for you ! Call 479 - 372 - 2785 anytime. HH Steve
UPDATED 1-22-15 Fine EG6 Engineers in Non Dug Federal Buttons. 1-5-15 Early Artillery & Maine Buttons in Non-Dug Federal Buttons. 12-29-14 Nice Dug Confederate "Virginia Pattern" Read Shell in Artillery. 12-22-14 Nice Dug Confederate Archer Bolt in Artillery. 12-7-14 Trio of Cannister Balls in Artillery. 12-4-14 Dug 12mm Pinfire in Cartridges Metallic, and Nice Plug Base .58 in Bullets. 11-28-14 Nice Displaying & Nicely Priced CS Block -A- Artillery in Confederate Buttons Page 2. 11-19-14 Beautifully Gilted ca. 1820s-1830s Militia Artillery CORPS Coat Button in Non-Dug Federal Buttons. 11-15-14 Another Complete Full Box of Houllier-Blanchard 12mm Pinfires in Cartridges Paper & Boxes.
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| An Artillery Piece overlooks "Bloody Pond" on the Shiloh National Battlefield Park in Tennessee. One of the first very large battles of the war, there were approximately 100,000 men participating in the fight, which produced over 20,000 casualties. Today about 8,000 acres of the original battlefield are nicely preserved inside the beautiful park. Well worth a visit if you are ever in western Tennesse. This picture links to half a dozen larger images showing a few items of interest at the battlefield. |
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| Some time back I got to see the "Wreaths Across America" program in the Fayetteville, Arkansas, National Cemetery which has 7100 Soldier Graves from all conflicts. Seeing the 3-400 Unknown graves gave rise to this song. I am a poor maker of videos but click here to see the You Tube video and hear the song. Original Copyrighted words, music, and performance by Stephen Lee Burgess. |
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| Beautiful Confederate "CS" Two Piece Waist Belt Plate |
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| Very Nice Confederate CS 2-Piece Waist Belt Plate - Great patina match on both pieces |
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| Here is A Beautiful Displaying Confederate "CS" Two Piece Waist Belt Plate ! It has that light green patina sometimes seen on plates from the Culpeper area, but as far as I know it was recovered in North Carolina. Some superficial damage to one belt loop, but the pieces fit very nice, and the entire plate has a wonderful look. Link at left goes to Accoutrement Plates.
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| Beautifully Gilted WC1 Wisconsin Staff Officer's Button |
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| Outstanding Excavated WC1 Wisconsin State Seal Staff Officer’s Coat Button |
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| Here is A Superb Excavated Example of the Civil War Period WC1 Wisconsin Staff Officer's Button ! It retains a large amount of its original gold gilt nicely highlighting the details. There are no pushes or damage and button still shows its convex shape very well. The period Schuyler Hartley & Graham maker's mark is easily legible, and shank still present in good shape. Recovered at Nashville this one is really a beauty ! Link at left goes to Excavated Federal Buttons !
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| Nice Grouping of Veterans Badges/Items From a Drummer Boy in the 50th New York Engineers |
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| Nice Grouping of Veterans Badges/Items From a Drummer Boy in the 50th New York Engineers |
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| Here is a A Nice Group of Seven Veterans Items including ID'd Ladder Badge and a Rarely Seen Engineers Badge, all once belonging to a Drummer Boy in the 50th New York Engineers ! The western pattern ladder badge is just beautiful, and the Rare little Engineers Badge sports a Pontoon Boat and Castle at top with a flag drop. There is also a cabinet card photo, war date written order and more. Give this group a look in Veterans.
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ALL Civil War Artifacts at CampSite Artifacts are Guaranteed Authentic ! Any pre-war items, or post-war items, will be noted as such in the Item Descriptions, and Guaranteed to be of the period described. All excavated items were recovered on Private Property with the landowner's permission.
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| Click the Group of Bullets to read about, "Rounds Of The Razorbacks," courtesy of American Digger Magazine. |
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| Click the Tin Cup Below to read a bit about Tin Cups and See Several Different Examples in Period Photographs ! |
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| Click Here to Read About, and See several different types of Tin Cups in Period Images. |
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| Every time I dig a small handful of nice dropped bullets, and maybe a button, if I'm lucky.......when I look up again, I don't see all the cattle, fences, and modern improvements,.. THIS is what I see in my mind's eye ! |
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| Nice CS Lined -I- button dug in one of General Thomas C. Hindman's Camps. NOT FOR SALE. |
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