~My First American Civil War Button~

[shanegalang]

Buckleboy and I (The Cane Field Bandits) got out in a new field at 5:30 yesterday morning. Trying to beat the Louisiana heat and humidity. While stomping thru gumbo thick mud and swatting mosquitoes I dug my first civil war button, a Union Eagle. In the past I have found a War of 1812 Artillery button, a U.S Navy 1820s era and three WW1 era buttons, I was beginning to wonder if i would ever get a CW era for the collection. The site we are recovering from is near a CW skirmish site. Other CW relics have been making their way into our pouches. Here I also dug 2 pieces of an Enfield rifle trigger guard on two separate hunts. And a fired mini ball. Thanks for looking and HH!

 

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[TNGUNS]

Killer find.....found some dropped Merrill bullets yesterday in Tn. Was sure hoping for a good button. Gonna go back in few if the rain holds off. Have dug some good buttons in years past but nothing but a penny button since I started back a few weeks ago.

 

[HomeGuardDan]

Fine find...congrats man!

 

[VOL1266-X]

Congrats Shane!!! That will be the first of many CW buttons you will dig there (Both US & CS) . Save some for us this Fall and don't let BB eat up all the gumbo-LOL. WTG, Quindy.

 

[matt092079]

Congrats on your first of many I'm sure!

 

[River Rat]

Congrats, Shane!! Found my 1st right here on my property...boy was I ever shocked. Had traveled all the way to MO, anticipated on finding something CW besides horse shoes. Come home and about a week later find the button here. LOL!

 

[Papa Bear]

Well done!!

 

[diggervet]

good find, hope it's the first of many!

 

[ticm]

That's one nice button. Are you going to try to clean it up or leave it as it is?

 

[cntrydncr1]

I love finding them. congrats!!

 

[BuckleBoy]

That's a great find, man. The second one is much easier than the first. My first was back in the spring of 1993 at a Union artillery implacement. One of us will eventually find the rest of that trigger guard, so don't lose hope.

-Buck

 

[september]

Nice find!

 

[Tnmountains]

Nice button. You guys are doing well in the swamps. Hope you find a pouch full
HH
TnMtns

 

[Gunrunner61]

Shanegalang,
Congrats on your first Button from the war of northern aggression, Ya'll are just killin it in da'cane fields.........HH

 

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[shanegalang]

Thank you all for the warm congrats! Heres some better pix

 

[Ironman!]

Congrats Shane! I agree with Quindy and Buckles, now that you have broken the ice, the buttons should start coming out of the ground at a more frequent rate now!!

IM

 

[mastereagle22]

Great find buddy. Finding those buttons here in the Cape area is tough and I don't have the enviro conditions to deal with you do.

Good job!!!

 

[Joe88]

Awesome find!!!!!

Congrats!!

Joe

 

[SeaIslandRelicBoy]

Congratulations!! May you dig many many more!!!