CS Richmond Rifle butt plate! Hampton normal institute button and some silver!

[BobinSouthVA]

These are results of a few hunts on one of my favorite properties this past week (give or take a few days)

The CS Richmond Rifle butt plate is probably my favorite (with the button a close second). I found an 1841 Mississippi rifle butt plate about 10 feet away, so I was looking for more gun parts but did not expect to find another piece of a gun. Thanks for the guys at the WII forum getting these ID'd for me.

This area has given up quite a few civil war relics which sort of has me perplexed. as far as I know there was no activity here. The land was farmland until reconstruction during which it was divided among the slaves (sharecropping land I believe) and 3-6 homes existed. They were abandoned after the turn of the century, fell into decay, demolished and no sign remains. The digging is very challenging as my SE completely nulls for large areas over the home sites. I have to go very slow and dig everything. of course, tons of pocket watch pieces and harmonica reeds as well. Looks like the watch piece is carved PEA.

The Hampton Normal Institute button is the second great button from this site. The Hampton Normal Institute was where they sent the Native American children to be "Normalized"

Hampton University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The silver thingy was a happy site (been on a silver drought) but I'm not sure what it is. It is intact but just bent a little. looks like it slid onto something?

Thanks for looking and HH

 

[cambria09]

Hello BobinSouthVA. Very nice finds! Maybe the civil war stuff belonged to the share croppers...HH C9

 

[pong12211]

Nice finds thanks for sharing.

 

[BobinSouthVA]

Hello BobinSouthVA. Very nice finds! Maybe the civil war stuff belonged to the share croppers...HH C9

Could be. I cant discount that it may also be a lost collection, however I think that's unlikely. In addition I've found a Norfolk Military Academy Button and Eagle Breastplate mold solder here.
Strange assortment of North, South and learning institutions.

 

[dirtlooter]

love the buttplate and the button, the ornate piece is nice too, heck I like it all

 

[rjw4law]

Haven't seen one of those buttons before.....great when you dig up the unexpected and unusual....what a thrill

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Nice Bob. I've found a couple of those HNI buttons before in fields. Apparently the school sent out agricultural experts to help farmers back in the early 1900s, and I figured these were random drops from their clothes. Nice find with a local history tie-in.

 

[BobinSouthVA]

Nice Bob. I've found a couple of those HNI buttons before in fields. Apparently the school sent out agricultural experts to help farmers back in the early 1900s, and I figured these were random drops from their clothes. Nice find with a local history tie-in.

Thanks Bill, It is always very satisfying when I can find an item with local roots. Always something new to learn about the great history of the area.

 

[markp]

love the butt plate