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Original Civil War Camp Photograph Courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division
Original Civil War Camp Photograph Courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division
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  1-11-21  Fine U.S. M1878 "Indian Wars" Canteen in Indian Wars/Span Am Relics, & Superb Civil War Period Boots in Leather Page 2.  1-6-21 Fine Staff Officer' Cartridge Box & Pistol Cartridge Box in Leather.  1-1-21. Fine Mid 1800s Large Wood Canteen in Mess Equipment, & Period Doctors Bag in Leather & Non-Dug Relics. 12-28-20 Another Superb "Washington Gallery" Cdv Image, this one the Historic Balfour House at Vicksburg, in Cdvs.  12-17-20 Superb "Washington Gallery, Vicksburg, Miss." Cdv Image of U.S. Battery Sherman in Cdvs. 12-9-20 Super Nice CS172 Lined I Infantry in Confederate Buttons Page 2. 12-1-20 Nice Cdv US General Nathaniel Banks in Cdvs.

Here are some images from a display myself, and friend Ann Webb set up a few years ago at the Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park, here in Arkansas. Ann and her husband C.W. were great friends for over 30 years and C.W. had a great collection of Civil War Period military artifacts, while Ann collected in her own right. She specialized in Civil War Period and Pre-Civil War Period Jewelry, Household Goods, Kitchen Utensils, and even a few Carte De Visites or Cdvs. After C.W. passed away  several years ago, Ann continued to volunteer at the Park with me for several more years, setting up artifact displays in the Battlefield Museum one Sunday a month. A year before she passed, it got to be too much work, but I will never forget displaying with Ann & C.W. We always had fun, and got to talk to lots of people sincerely interested in our American History. Thanks to the folks at the Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park for having us out for many years. The PGBSP is a great place to visit with over 900 acres of the battlefield preserved, and an excellent museum. If you are ever in  NW Arkansas, be sure and give it a visit.
Here are some images from a display myself, and friend Ann Webb set up a few years ago at the Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park, here in Arkansas. Ann and her husband C.W. were great friends for over 30 years and C.W. had a great collection of Civil War Period military artifacts, while Ann collected in her own right. She specialized in Civil War Period and Pre-Civil War Period Jewelry, Household Goods, Kitchen Utensils, and even a few Carte De Visites or Cdvs. After C.W. passed away several years ago, Ann continued to volunteer at the Park with me for several more years, setting up artifact displays in the Battlefield Museum one Sunday a month. A year before she passed, it got to be too much work, but I will never forget displaying with Ann & C.W. We always had fun, and got to talk to lots of people sincerely interested in our American History. Thanks to the folks at the Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park for having us out for many years. The PGBSP is a great place to visit with over 900 acres of the battlefield preserved, and an excellent museum. If you are ever in NW Arkansas, be sure and give it a visit.
"The enemy had in action not less than sixty guns, most of them of very heavy metal and of the largest caliber, and threw ashore at least a hundred and twenty tons of iron. This may be thought, at the first impression, an exaggerated estimate, but when it is considered that it takes only about thirty-one, sixty-four pound balls to make a ton, and that the enemy fired in the neighborhood of sixty rounds to the piece, it will be found that the calculation is very moderate." - Private Ephraim McDowell Anderson, Co. G, 2nd Missouri Infantry, First Missouri Brigade, C.S.A. - Describing the Bombardment of Grand Gulf, Mississippi - April 29th, 1863 - From the book, " Memoirs Historical And Personal Including the Campaigns of the First Missouri Confederate Brigade" - Edited by Ed Bearss

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Excellent & Rare Cdv Image of the Balfour House in Vicksburg, Mississippi
Excellent & Rare Cdv Image of the Balfour House in Vicksburg, Mississippi
Excellent & Rare Cdv Image of the Balfour House in Vicksburg, Mississippi
Here is a Superb Cdv Image of "Balfour House" at Vicksburg, Mississippi, taken by the Washington Gallery in Vicksburg ! The image would have been made after the Federals occupied the town, but there is a lot to see in this Cdv. The house, once the home of Emma Balfour, who kept a Vicksburg Siege Diary, and HQs for U.S. General James McPherson, still stands today. Be sure and give it a look.  Link at left goes to Cdvs. 

Fine Original Civil War Period .577 Paper Cartridge
Fine Original Civil War Period .577 Paper Cartridge
Fine Original Civil War Period .577 Paper Cartridge
Here is  An Excellent Condition Civil War Period .577 Enfield Paper Cartridge ! It is completely intact, with one end showing the wax seal, and the other end the brown paper wrap. There is one tiny slit on the bullet end, that for some reason appears on many of these, but it is a Superb Displaying Example. The link at left goes to Civil War Cartridges Paper & Boxes, so give it a look ! 

Beautiful Non-Dug Civil War Period Crossed Sabers Cavalry Hat Insignia
Beautiful Non-Dug Civil War Period Crossed Sabers Cavalry Hat Insignia
Beautiful Non-Dug Civil War Period Crossed Sabers Cavalry Hat Insignia
Here is a Excellent Original Example of the Civil War Period Cavalry Insignia or Crossed Sabers ! Although non dug, and still retaining all four of its original attachment loops, it has acquired a wonderful, almost dug patina and displays great. These are hard to come by anymore, and this one displays perfectly. Link at left goes to Insignia. 

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.


Click the Tin Cup Below to read a bit about Tin Cups and See Several Different Examples in Period Photographs !
Click Here to Read About, and See several different types of Tin Cups in Period Images.
Click Here to Read About, and See several different types of Tin Cups in Period Images.
Click the Group of Bullets to read about, "Rounds Of The Razorbacks," courtesy of American Digger Magazine.
Click the Group of Bullets to read about, "Rounds Of The Razorbacks," courtesy of American Digger Magazine.
Civil War Confederate Infantry Button Block -I- . A Campsite artifact.
Nice CS Lined -I- button dug in one of General Thomas C. Hindman's Camps. NOT FOR SALE.
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