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 5-1-25 Nice Maine Cuff in Excavated Federal Buttons. 4-25-25 Fine Non-Dug VA20 Virginia in Confederate Buttons Page 2. 4-17-25 Cdv & Signature of US General Judson Kilpatrick in Cdvs. 4-10-25 Nice Infantry Shawl in Leather & Non-Dug Page 2. 4-6-25 Couple of Eagle -C Cavalry Buttons in Non-Dug Federal Buttons. 4-1-25 All Original G.A.R. Badge in Veterans. 3-20-25 Gettysburg Dug Bayonet in Misc. Excavated. 3-26-25 1863 Ames Cavalry Saber in Edged Weapons.
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| Elkhorn Tavern on the Pea Ridge National Battlefield Park. A superbly preserved battlefield of approximately 4200 acres, the park looks much today as it did in March of 1862. With many original artillery pieces at various points around the park, the restored Elkhorn Tavern, and an excellent museum, The Pea Ridge National Battlefield Park is well worth a visit if you are ever in NW Arkansas. Click the picture above to see more images of the park. |
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| Original Civil War Camp Photograph Courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division |
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Send email to digginfool@campsiteartifacts.com to make sure the item you are interested in is currently available. Include a brief description with your inquiry, and I will contact you ASAP.
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| " Glad to find I was still alright, I proceeded to buckle on my belt, but found the clasp broken, and the large brass plate in front, on which was emblazoned the Louisiana State emblem of the "Pelican", dented and marked with a ball. It was now evident that the ball had come in a slightly slanting direction, struck the brass plate, and glanced off, passing through my canteen, while the thud on my stomach had knocked the breath from me, and paralysed me for a time. I fastened my belt with a string and started to follow up the regiment." - Sergeant William Watson's Account of being shot at the August 10th, 1861, Battle of Oak Hills or Wilson's Creek, Missouri. - From the Book "Life in the Confederate Army" by Sergeant William Watson, 3rd Louisiana Infantry. |
| Nice Displaying Dug Shoulder Scale Recovered Near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
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| Nice Displaying Dug Shoulder Scale Recovered Near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
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Here is A Neat Dug Federal Shoulder Scale ! It is nearly all intact including the attachment on the reverse and missing only the little border piece that goes around the edge of the scales. It has some glue re-inforcement, but wears a nice green/brown patina and displays fine. Link at left goes to Misc Excavated.
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| Beautiful Dug CS126 Confederate Cavalry Coat Button |
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| Beautiful Dug CS126 Confederate Cavalry Coat Button |
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| Here is an A Big Beautiful Dug CS126 Confederate Cavalry Coat Button ! The front wears a super smooth brown patina with no pushes cracks, or damage of any kind. The reverse shows the shank is missing, but still has a nicely legible maker's mark. At 25mm in diameter this button stands out in a display. Link at left goes to Confederate Buttons Page 2.
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| Nice Dug U.S. Puppy Paw Waist Belt Plate - Likely From a Gettysburg Display |
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| Nice Dug U.S. Puppy Paw Waist Belt Plate - Likely From a Gettysburg Display |
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| Here's A Fine Looking U.S. Puppy Paw Waist Belt Plate From an OLD Relic Board Display. The front wears a wonderful dark patina highlighting the letters nicely, and has a small hole at each horizontal end. The reverse shows good lead fill and both puppy paws present, though the tongue is missing. The holes most likely indicate that this plate was on a board display at one time. The link at left goes to Accoutrement Plates.
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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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