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 2-20-25 U.S. Puppy Paw Plate in Accoutrement Plates. 2-16-25 Dug Side Knife & Shrapnel Hit Frying Pan in Misc. Excavated. 2-15-25 Several Nice Buttons in Non-Dug Federal Buttons. 2-14-25 Nice Pattern of 1839 Cartridge Box in Leather & Non-Dug. 2-9-25 Bullseye Canteen w/Partial Cover in Mess Equipment. 2-5-25 Several Civil War Bullets in Wood in Bullets Page 1. 1-31-25 Wood Fuse Plug 12 Pndr., Hotchkiss Shell, & Grape Shot in Artillery. 1-22-25 Fine Non-Dug CS20 Confederate Spur in Horse Equipment.
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| The Vicksburg, Mississippi, National Military Park is well worth a visit if you are ever in the area. It is Very Nicely Preserved with tons of monuments & artillery pieces, and of course the raised U.S. Gunboat, The Cairo. You can read lots of accounts of the 45-day siege but those accounts become so much more real when you walk the grounds. A fine museum is on the park, and with the Driving tour well illustrated and explanations of the positions of various units, those first-hand accounts you read make so much more sense. Give Vicksburg National Military Park a Visit ! |
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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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| " The view before us was such as battlefields usually present- dead men, dead horses, trees riddled by balls, soldier's apparel, blankets, knapsacks and canteens scattered about, guns, pistols, sabers and saddles were also lying around." - Aftermath of the Siege of Lexington, Missouri - September 20th, 1861, - From the book, " Memoirs Historical And Personal Including the Campaigns of the First Missouri Confederate Brigade" - Edited by Ed Bearss |
| Excellent & Rare Cdv Image of the Balfour House in Vicksburg, Mississippi |
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| Excellent & Rare Cdv Image of the Balfour House in Vicksburg, Mississippi |
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Here is A Really Cool Civil War Period Image of the Balfour House in Vicksburg, Mississippi ! It shows shell damage on one end, though after the siege it was the Headquarters for U.S. General James McPherson and still stands today. The image was taken by the Washington Gallery in Vicksburg, and has good focus and contrast. Just a Really Uncommon Cdv, so give it a look. Link at left goes to Cdvs & Albumens.
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| An Excellent Non-Dug CS20 Confederate Cavalry Spur |
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| An Excellent Non-Dug CS20 Confederate Cavalry Spur |
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| Here is a Very Fine Non Dug CS20 Confederate Cavalryman's Spur ! It is in excellent condition right down to the still free spinning iron rowel. This pattern has been excavated in the Western & Trans-Mississippi Theaters, but is Extremely Uncommon in Non Dug Condition. Displays Great so give it a look. Link at left goes to Horse Equipment.
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| 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's A Beautiful Non Dug CS5 Confederate Staff Officer's Coat Button ! It retains a good amount of its original gold gilt very nicely highlighting the eagle device. The reverse shows a correct, " Superior Quality" mark, and upright shank. A Beautifully Displaying Confederate Staff Button. The link at left goes to Confederate Buttons Page 2.
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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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