Hold the Confederate Line!

[Poptopagain]

Last winter I did a little online research on some of the Confederate lines during the battle of Balls Bluff near Leesburg, Va. and got permission to hunt the area. Yesterday I broke out the trusty E trac and went to town. The first dig of the day, I came up with a pretty flat button. It still had about half of the gilt left on it. That was followed by 100+ nails then up came a nice buckle with rich patina on it. I haven't seen one of these before so if anyone has any more info as to what it is...Please let me know!

The nails continued...

Then a bullet showed up that was all pitted and gnarled. My guess is that it is a musketball based on the weight. and finally a coat sized button came out from about 7 inches down. I could see the "A" after one single wipe and knew it was a keeper. I did a little online searching and sent a pic to River Rat who enlightened me that it was a Confederate Artillery coat button.

Beautiful day!

 

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[civilman1]

Sweet button....Let me know if you need some help

 

[treashunt]

nice finds!

Good luck on your next trip.

 

[Bradley137]

Really nice button! Truly a teasure!

 

[{Sentinel}]

Love the Confederate Block "A" button! Those are nice ones to see pop out of the dirt, Congrats

 

[RiverRat3]

Nice finds, I am sure your new spot is holding some more nice finds....

 

[Iron Patch]

Looks like it's a 1 piece wire shank. I wouldn't throw it back.

 

[goldcoastwayne]

Congratulations on some very cool finds!

goldcoastwayne

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Wow! Great looking finds Poptopagain!
Love the look of the Confederate Artillery button and the buckle . . .
any thoughts on the buckles age?
Pre or post civil War period?

 

[Curious The George]

Bullet looks like a chewed one. I see teeth marks in it. Hang on to it until an expert can look it over.

 

[Poptopagain]

The buckle is the one that's holding my curiosity. I'm not sure what it is. I was hoping that someone here on TN would tell me exactly what it was. There are no markings on it. Except two holes where a ferous pin went through the middle. It has since rusted away.

 

[Iron Patch]

The buckle is the one that's holding my curiosity. I'm not sure what it is. I was hoping that someone here on TN would tell me exactly what it was. There are no markings on it. Except two holes where a ferous pin went through the middle. It has since rusted away.

Colonial period show buckle frame. Was searching for a pic, but found this. Damn

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/archive/200301A22.html