Civil War Finds and help on identification

outtair · Jan 27, 2009

My day started real slow spent an hour at a site I have hunted before---got nothing. Moved to another site found 1 bullet a few coins and dug some deep holes finding junk. I then walked about a 100 yards down the road to another site which had a construction trailer parked over it last visit. I found the first bullet and then 12 more all within a 10 foot radius. I think this was a Confederate Picket Post about 400 hundered yards outside Red Fort in the Battle of Spanish Fort. I do need help on the brass O, as you see it still has leather, attached any ideas. I have the other item cleaning I think it is a fuse cap, I can see the threads on the side. The precussion cap is a pistol cap, it amazes me how we find things this small, it does make sorting the dirt slow when they are little.
Tim

kdismuke1 · Jan 27, 2009

GREAT FINDS. MAY YOU FIND MORE.CONGRATS.

johnreb1980 · Jan 27, 2009

Nice pile of lead Tim. :thumbsup:

Curious The George · Jan 27, 2009

Brass oval is a grommet. Perhaps from a flap on a leather cartridge holder or some such wallet.

detector de metales · Jan 27, 2009

Nice finds!
Amazing that they decided to put the construction trailer right on the spot that had all stuff!
Glad you went back and cleaned it up! :thumbsup:

Looks like a grommet..
J2

tsgman · Jan 27, 2009

It appears to be a half twist catch, like on a coin purse. I dug one recently and here is more info. Nice finds, Tim

http://www.mytreasurespot.com/main/read.php?2,310116,310198#msg-310198

hikermike · Jan 27, 2009

Nice digs

mike

outtair · Jan 27, 2009

Thanks for the help, I think you are right, female side of a 2 piece closure. The trailer was for heavy equipment it was parked in this are for about a month where they were digging new water lines. I can't give out tooooooo much information as these other South Alabama Boys will come lookin.....
Tim