1830s One Piece Eagle - Saved & Learned Some History!

[mangum]

I had a great time yesterday with a couple good friends & saved a little history. We went to the Columbia area, in search of my SC roots & also to do a little detecting. I met some distant relatives & learned some great information. I'm just digging into that side of the family. It was really neat to visit the graves of my 3rd & 4th great grandparents as well as Donna Howell's grave, who my mother was named after. I met some people that had known her, small world! We detected a little while, the site was very grown up so we had to hunt the edges. I found a first, a late 1820s-1830s one piece eagle button. It's worn & cant really make out anything in the shield (maybe an A?). I also found a musket ball, Civil War Spencer casing & a piece of a sterling silver pen. My buddy Rick found an awesome 1834 Congressional campaign button. It was a scorcher yesterday but still great to get out to learn & save some history!

 

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[sutphin]

NICE FINDS

 

[scruggs]

Like your finds!

 

[trapperart]

Nice finds congrats

 

[Kurios1]

Cool beans on you researching your family heritage and actually meeting them. That old one piece Eagle Button ROCKS! Cool chunk of Sterling silver and a few relics makes a very fine day. Well planned and executed mate.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Well done Josh. I like the button, and the silver pen.

It is starting to cool off...

 

[Diggin Dude]

Wow!! One piece eagle button!! Nicely done! Congrats and HH

 

[vpnavy]

..: NICE ASSORTMENT of FINDS Mangum :..
Thanks for sharing!​

 

[Scrappy]

Excellent domed eagle button. Looks like an "I".

 

[Mzjavert]

Fantastic family history lesson.

 

[sutphin]

NICE FINDS

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on a couple of nice buttons, and your family history.