artillery button

Although I flirted with heat exhaustion, I went digging yesterday for the first time in months. Although I found little else worth mentioning, this little fellow made the outing worthwhile. The button is about 20mm, complete with tiny flecks of gilt here and there. A capital letter A with...

Found a bucket lister today at an abandoned home site, located on the front lines of the battle of franklin! The home sits directly on the center line where the union and confederates met. It rang up a 65-75 ( The iron back made it sound scratchy/ undesirable) I wasn’t going to dig it, but I’m...

Brass, 21.55 mm, I believe the backmark says “CARTER” and “STREET”. Any thoughts on what this is and how I can clean it to make it more readable? From a pre-1812 fort in the southeast. Rough condition. Is it worth anything?