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Original Civil War Camp Photograph Courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Divisio |
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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 ASAP. HH Steve
UPDATED 5-29-23 Fine Original Paper Cartridge for .58 Springfield in Cartridges Paper, & WWII Air Corps Message Streamer in WWII. 5-19-23 Nice Non-dug M1859 Cavalry Spur in Horse Equipment. 5-14-23 Nice Dug M1859 Cavalry Spur in Horse Equipment. 5-5-23 Pre-War "Stonewall Jackson" Style Spur in Horse Equipment. 5-3-23 Dug Leech & Rigdon Confederate Spur in Horse Equipment. 4-28-23 Parker Hale Enfield Tool in Firearms Accessories. 4-20-23 Whitney Navy Revolver with possible 19th Pennsylvania Cavalry connection in Firearms. 4-12-23 G.A.R. Member Badge in Veterans.
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This was 20 years ago, and my digging buddy, Scooby Doo, was helping me dig relics in a little Union camp just south of the Pea Ridge, Arkansas, Battlefield. Scooby liked to go digging, and he would always get excited when he saw me pickup a metal detector in the house. I was fortunate enough to have dog friendly landowners, and Scooby went to nearly all my sites for over 10 years, in Arkansas, Missouri, and Virginia. He was a great buddy, and would often stop and dig at the ground, whenever he saw me down on my knees digging. Click the image to see a picture of he and I a few years earlier near Prairie Grove, Arkansas, where Scooby found a Skunk. |
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![EVERYONE HAVE A SAFE & HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY & REMEMBER FOR A MOMENT ALL THOSE VETERANS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR OUR FREEDOM ! [ DECORATION DAY, 1914, COURTESY OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRINTS & PHOTOGRAPHS DIVISION ]](images/638_DecorationDay1914.jpg) |
EVERYONE HAVE A SAFE & HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY & REMEMBER FOR A MOMENT ALL THOSE VETERANS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR OUR FREEDOM ! [ DECORATION DAY, 1914, COURTESY OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRINTS & PHOTOGRAPHS DIVISION ] |
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" Heavy batteries were now planted all around, and a big gun had been placed in position opposite the town, which threw a hundred pound conical shell, and shot threw an entire square of the city at a single discharge. Our river batteries silenced it several times, but whenever our artillery ceased, even for a short time, the Federal Cannoneers were at work again. This gun was very formidable, and did fearful execution. " - 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 |
- NOT ONE, NOT TWO, BUT THREE RARE "ARKANSAS HOG" BULLETS CAME OUT OF THE GROUND IN APRIL ! CLICK THE JUST OUT OF THE GROUND LINK TO SEE THEM.
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Fine Original U.S. Model 1859 Cavalry Troopers Spur |
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Fine Original U.S. Model 1859 Cavalry Troopers Spur |
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| Here is a Fine Non-Dug U.S. Model 1859 Cavalry Trooper's Spur ! It is the pattern with a gutter cut on the inside of the heel band to reduce weight. The rowel is still intact and spins freely, and the brass has a wonderful mellow gold/brown patina. Give it a look. Link at left goes to Horse Equipment.
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Beautiful Dug CS183 Confederate Block -I Infantry Coat Button |
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Beautiful Dug CS183 Confederate Block -I Infantry Coat Button |
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| Here is A Beautiful Dug CS183 Confederate Infantry Coat Button ! The front and Roman -I- device displays perfectly with a nice brown/plumb patina and no pushes, cracks, or damage. The reverse shows the original intact tin back in good shape, with remnants of the shank. Recovered near Moss Neck, Virginia. 22mm Just a beautiful button that Displays Great. Give it a look. Link at left goes to Confederate Buttons Page 2.
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Superb "Washington Gallery, Vicksburg, Mississippi" Cdv Image of U.S. Battery Sherman Guarding the Road to Jackson, Mississippi - Artillery Pieces, Shot & Shell, Ammunition Chests, Soldiers, Rifle Pits, Houses & Road in the Distance. |
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Superb "Washington Gallery, Vicksburg, Mississippi" Cdv Image of U.S. Battery Sherman Guarding the Road to Jackson, Mississippi - Artillery Pieces, Shot & Shell, Ammunition Chests, Soldiers, Rifle Pits, Houses & Road in the Distance. |
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| Here is A Fine CDV taken by the "Washington Gallery" in Vicksburg, Mississippi ! It shows a Union Artillery Battery in position, with guns, ammunition chests, and a couple of soldiers posed. This image was taken after the siege and during the Union occupation of Vicksburg. Images made by the Washington Gallery are uncommon, and this is nice and clear, with mount in good shape as well. The Link at left goes to Cdvs & Albumens.
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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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