First Civil War Artifact

[EnvoyToTheMolePeople]

Had a great find yesterday, my first civil war artifact. It's an artillery button. I found it on a property with history back to the 1770s.

 

[pepperj]

Congrats on your first artifact, display it well.

 

[scruggs]

Nicely done, congratulations on your first civil war recovery, hope you have many more!

 

[EnvoyToTheMolePeople]

You know it's funny. This site is supposedly the location of a revolutionary war fort that was used extensively. But the only war artifact I've found is from the Civil War. Well, we'll see what else I get.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

A real piece of history - congrats !

 

[devldog]

Great Save of the Federal General Service button. This is a keeper! May this be the first of many CW artifacts.

 

[EnvoyToTheMolePeople]

Well I'll be back at the site for as long as it is producing, and we'll see what we get.

 

[FloodcityTom]

Nice Find! Welcome to the certified Civil War relic hunter Club !
Many Colonial era Forts in Use during The Rev war /war of 1812 etc were long abandoned by the time of the Civil war. When these forts were garrisoned they were often re done, new ramparts dug, new earthworks, the place cleaned up. so a lot of older relics were likely buried under newer excavations or thrown in a trash pit. Trash pits and latrines were often outside the fortifications, thats what you want to find, so start searching the perimeter areas for some sort of depression or a small mound.

 

[GaRebel1861]

Nice one. Congratulations! If there's one there is likely more.

 

[EnvoyToTheMolePeople]

Nice Find! Welcome to the certified Civil War relic hunter Club !
Many Colonial era Forts in Use during The Rev war /war of 1812 etc were long abandoned by the time of the Civil war. When these forts were garrisoned they were often re done, new ramparts dug, new earthworks, the place cleaned up. so a lot of older relics were likely buried under newer excavations or thrown in a trash pit. Trash pits and latrines were often outside the fortifications, thats what you want to find, so start searching the perimeter areas for some sort of depression or a small mound.

My research suggests pretty much that. This was a block house that was used often during Indian raids during the 1770-80s. The owner died in the 1780s and his property fell into ruin. Around the 1840s or 50s another family bought the property off his daughter and built another house on the site of the blockhouse. I suppose one of the inhabitants of that second house was a Civil War Veteran. You know, since I know the last name of that family, and the fact that the owner of the button was in the artillery, I could probably find out what battles this button has been in.

 

[dognose]

congratulations

 

[IKPV METAL DETECTOR]

Had a great find yesterday, my first civil war artifact. It's an artillery button. I found it on a property with history back to the 1770s.

Excellent brother, but you do not take the place of a gold coin.

 

[EnvoyToTheMolePeople]

Excellent brother, but you do not take the place of a gold coin.

Don't worry, I'll get there some day. And welcome to T-Net.

 

[Digger RJ]

Had a great find yesterday, my first civil war artifact. It's an artillery button. I found it on a property with history back to the 1770s.

Nice!!! Congrats!!!!

 

[oldmxrat]

Congrats on a nice recovery!