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| Original Civil War Camp Photograph Courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division |
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Thank You for stopping at the Campsite ! We try to update every few days, so check all the categories that interest you most ! Remember, we're always looking to buy, always consider trade, & Ready to Sell Your Relics ! Email to: digginfool@campsiteartifacts.com is the best way to contact us, but you can also Text or Call 479 - 372 - 2785 anytime. If I'm at work and don't answer, I Will get back to you SAP. HH Steve
UPDATED 8-18-22 Moss Neck Dug VA20 Virginia Staff in Confederate Buttons. 8-12-22 Beautiful U.S. Staff Officer's Coat Button in Non-Dug Federal Buttons. 8-8-22 Fine Dropped Confederate Sharpshooter's Whitworth Rifle Bullet in Bullets Page 1. 8-2-22 Beautiful G.A.R. "Welcome" Banner in Veterans. 7-28-22 Super Slick CS102 Lined -A in Confederate Buttons Page 2, & Pair of Horn Spoons in Rev War/1812 Page 2. 7-19-22 M1865 Spencer Tool in Firearms Accessories Page 2. 7-15-22 Nice Rosewood Traveling Inkwell in Leather & Non Dug, & CS5 Staff Officer Button in Confederate Buttons Page 2. 7-11-22 VA Cuff with loads of gilt in Confederate Buttons, & .58 Paper for Springfield in Cartridges Paper.
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| If you have never been to the Vicksburg National Battlefield Park, and you are a Civil War History Enthusiast, you ABSOLUTELY have to visit, if reasonably possible. Reading about the Siege gives some idea of the gravity of it, but it really sinks in when you see the field. The Park has preserved a good portion of the battlefield, has an excellent museum, the raised U.S. Gunboat Cairo, and a National Cemetery with over 17,000 burials. There are many monuments, including a tall U.S. Navy Monument, and lots of original artillery pieces. And seeing the nature of the ground really gives you an idea of what occurred. It was estimated by those who were there, that General Grant threw as many as 6,000 artillery shells a day into the Confederate works, & the city, for 47 day in a row. Before the end of the siege, civilian were living in tunnels dug into the sides of the hills, and Confederate soldiers were reduced to eating mules and rats. These images are from one of my visits to the Park several years ago. |
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| " A large poplar, over four feet through, which must have been struck from top to bottom by more than two hundred cannon shells, had finally given way and fallen: it was almost entirely severed in a number of places, and shells were buried and still remained in its huge trunk." -Private Ephraim McDowell Anderson, Co. G, 2nd Missouri Infantry, First Missouri Brigade, C.S.A. - Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi - June, 1863 - From the book, " Memoirs Historical And Personal Including the Campaigns of the First Missouri Confederate Brigade" - Edited by Ed Bearss |
| Beautiful Non-Dug CS5 Confederate Staff Officer’s Button |
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| Beautiful Non-Dug CS5 Confederate Staff Officer’s Button |
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| Here is a Beautifully Toned Non-Dug CS5 Confederate Staff Officer's Vest Button ! It has a warm golden brown patina on the front that highlights the lined eagle device perfectly. The reverse shows an upright, tight shank, and period correct quality mark of, "Extra Rich * Treble Gilt." Give it a look. Link at left goes to Confederate Buttons Page 2.
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| Fine Non Dug M1858 Crossed Sabers Federal Cavalry Insignia |
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| Fine Non Dug M1858 Crossed Sabers Federal Cavalry Insignia |
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| Here is a Fine Displaying Non-Dug Crossed Sabers, Cavalry Hat Badge! The front still shows a good bit of its original gold gilt or bright brass color, with no damage of any sort. The reverse has all four of its original attachment loops still present. These original insignia are getting harder and harder to come by, so give this one a look. Link at left goes to Insignia.
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| Fine Pair of Large Oval Framed Civil War Period Albumens - Armed Soldier & Wife/Baby - Period Frames |
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| Fine Pair of Large Oval Framed Civil War Period Albumens - Armed Soldier & Wife/Baby - Period Frames |
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| Here is An Excellent Pair of Civil War Period Large Albumen Photographs ! One image shows a double armed Union Soldier, while the other is an image of his wife and child. Both are mounted in large period oval frames, and still to this day, display great. A Great Pair of Large Period Images so give them a look ! Link at left goes to Cdvs.
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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 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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| Click the Group of Bullets to read about, "Rounds Of The Razorbacks," courtesy of American Digger Magazine. |
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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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