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Well, it's gotten very cold here now, so I think its over for awhile. These items are from a house burned in 1864 during one of the many battles in Virginia that year.
First up, apparently the homeowners had some children. I found numerous clay and ceramic coated marbles there.
Also, a doll baby and another head to a 2nd doll. 
I kept the one bottle neck. No intact bottles were found, but various parts of all kinds of glass was on the site.
The mid 19th century ceramic pieces got kept.
I found numerous porcelain buttons. These are identical to the ones I find in one of my 6th Corps camps, some miles away and thankfully I started pulling out some brass flower buttons.
Two of the nicest buttons are identical cast flower buttons with shanks!
These are two of about 10 total iron buckles, now conserved.
Nice button in horn, and a lead cast underwear button.
An eagle button and some more, smaller buttons.
Three Goodyear rubber buttons.
A brass spoon, in 2 pieces with hallmarks. I posted this one the other day.
What is the blown glass rod on the left? A brass thingie and percussion cap.
And, a find which had been subjected to heat from the fire that took out the house during the battle, a Virginia State Seal button with 1850-1860 backmark of Horstman & Allien on it.
The last item was so smushed and folded in on itself and burned in the fire that I had a pretty hard time getting it straightened out as much as I did. I first though it was a percussion cap, as mangled as it was and heat damaged, but it weighs a lot more than any CW percussion cap. It is made of brass, and although buried, burned, torn, bent and then unfolded it is a small 6th Corps Badge from the Union army. I have seen them this size, but these small ones are hard to find. The smaller ones are either in brass or silver.
I had a pretty good start to 2021. We'll see what the rest of the year brings.
Well, it's gotten very cold here now, so I think its over for awhile. These items are from a house burned in 1864 during one of the many battles in Virginia that year.
First up, apparently the homeowners had some children. I found numerous clay and ceramic coated marbles there.
Also, a doll baby and another head to a 2nd doll. I kept the one bottle neck. No intact bottles were found, but various parts of all kinds of glass was on the site.
The mid 19th century ceramic pieces got kept.
I found numerous porcelain buttons. These are identical to the ones I find in one of my 6th Corps camps, some miles away and thankfully I started pulling out some brass flower buttons.
Two of the nicest buttons are identical cast flower buttons with shanks!
These are two of about 10 total iron buckles, now conserved.
Nice button in horn, and a lead cast underwear button.
An eagle button and some more, smaller buttons.
Three Goodyear rubber buttons.
A brass spoon, in 2 pieces with hallmarks. I posted this one the other day.
What is the blown glass rod on the left? A brass thingie and percussion cap.
And, a find which had been subjected to heat from the fire that took out the house during the battle, a Virginia State Seal button with 1850-1860 backmark of Horstman & Allien on it.
The last item was so smushed and folded in on itself and burned in the fire that I had a pretty hard time getting it straightened out as much as I did. I first though it was a percussion cap, as mangled as it was and heat damaged, but it weighs a lot more than any CW percussion cap. It is made of brass, and although buried, burned, torn, bent and then unfolded it is a small 6th Corps Badge from the Union army. I have seen them this size, but these small ones are hard to find. The smaller ones are either in brass or silver.
I had a pretty good start to 2021. We'll see what the rest of the year brings.
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