Alabama Volunteer Corps

[{Sentinel}]

Well, here's my finds from the last two outings, the site was heavily used both during the colonial era as well as the Civil War and that's the reason in most of my posts, you'll see a mix of both. There's the normal items that you find on a Civil War site; bayonet scabbard tips, bullets, eagle buttons, canteen spouts and then there's the prize of the hunt, a pretty Confederate Alabama Volunteer Corps button. A button I wasn't sure I had until getting home to clean it. I could tell it had that 'look' to it, but didn't know exactly what it was until cleaning.

Uncleaned:

Cleaned:

Brass Lock Slide with Cresent and Star and a nice dropped Civil War 'Country Picket' Bullet

This rosette was actually found last week BUT I didn't get a closeup shot of it for you guys. It's pretty cool because its still attached to part of the bridal bit

Intact Cufflink

Bayonet Scabbard tips, canteen spout and friction primer

Bullseye Rosette probably used by the Confederate troops in the camp....along with some various buttons and camp relics​

Alabama Volunteer Corps Button (still has the ringlet attached)
(button isn't completely cleaned yet, but as you see from the photos, it has a good amount of gilt left)
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[johnnyblaze]

Sweet digs Josh


Blaze

 

[thrillathahunt]

I like it all! I found a rosette just like yours some time back. That button is SWEET. Great stuff!

 

[Peyton Manning]

sometimes I think that whole war was just a ploy to get all the relics in the south

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[Peyton Manning]

how much for a couple civ bullets?

 

[{Sentinel}]

Sweet digs Josh


Blaze

Thanks BLaze, haven't seen you in awhile, come on over and visit sometime

 

[{Sentinel}]

I like it all! I found a rosette just like yours some time back. That button is SWEET. Great stuff!

Thanks my friend, did you find a colonial rosette or the bullseye rosette? I've always enjoyed the different styles of rosettes from both periods. Good luck and HH

sometimes I think that whole war was just a ploy to get all the relics in the south

Now THAT's funny JG. Thanks for that

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[TNGUNS]

Incredible finds. I know you have to be careful about disclosing location but sure would love to know what kind of site gave up that mix ha ha. Betting an old church or school that had a CW camp around it. Maybe home. Maybe spring, maybe a site on a creek or river, maybe CW camp where colonial house had been prior, Maybe I better hush.

 

[thrillathahunt]

Bullseye Josh. Were they fairly common?

 

[parsonwalker]

Wow. Now THAT'S a killer, KILLER day! Congrats. And that button is once in a lifetime for most of us . . .

 

[Gunrunner61]

Sentinal,
Congrats on your finds, especially the "AVC'S" I found two this past winter, to me there Beautiful Buttons
And I'm told rare around this part of Georgia.

 

[artyfacts]

Wow, two killer days. That had to be a blast, and what a mix. Great button...

 

[{Sentinel}]

Bullseye Josh. Were they fairly common?

Well they aren't as common to find as the colonial rosette's around here. They are attributed to Southern troops most often though that isn't always the case. In the instance of this site, I do believe it to be the case as the majority of the buttons from this location have been Confederate.

 

[{Sentinel}]

Sentinal,
Congrats on your finds, especially the "AVC'S" I found two this past winter, to me there Beautiful ButtonsView attachment 904046
And I'm told rare around this part of Georgia.

Yes they're certainly not a Confederate button you find everyday. They're were a ton of battles fought in Georgia from Chickamauga to Atlanta so that doesn't surprise me that you found them there. It's been a couple years since the last A.V.C. I dug. You'll dig many Block I's and A's, South Carolinas, North Carolinas, Georgias and Virginias before you find the Alabama Volunteer Corps...in most cases. What makes this one so special however, is the fact that it still retains a ringlet, something scarcely seen.

 

[jewelerguy]

great AVC button. now you need to dig an AVC plate to go with it

 

[{Sentinel}]

Wow, two killer days. That had to be a blast, and what a mix. Great button...

Thanks Artyfacts, yes this is a pretty pristine site and represents two 8 hour days of digging.

 

[{Sentinel}]

great AVC button. now you need to dig an AVC plate to go with it

Haha yeah good luck with that, an AVC plate would be like hitting the PICK SIX jackpot...I've been digging for 25 years and have only seen 2 dug in all that time; an amazingly rare artifact to find.

 

[stillrollin300]

That's it I'm moving to Virginia! A day like that here we would have a heart attack. Awesome button, hope to find one myself one day.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Congrats on your ton of finds! You've seen 2 dug AVC plates but how many winning pick 6 tickets have you seen? With MD'ing you never know, HH!