Labor Day Digs: CONFEDERATE A.V.C. (ALABAMA VOLUNTEER CORPS) BUTTON!

[{Sentinel}]

There I was......Labor Day Monday with only a couple hours to dig My girl wanted to go to the beach for Labor Day plus Grill out so that meant that I had to be home around Noon. I HATE having time limits on my huntin' but I sucked it up and Jeff and I went and knocked on a couple of doors. The first wasn't quite the site that we wanted to be on..... but the next door neighbor to it .....BUT we figured that we'd try it out anyway and MAN was it TRASHY! So we left there about 10:45 and arrived at a site that I had researched a couple of nights back and had subsequently gained permission at yesterday. This yard had some nice Minies in it and I think Jeff even dug a Eagle button and I dug a very pretty Gilted Indian Wars Eagle button there yesterday.....Anyway, we grabbed our gear and returned to the back yard where we'd dug the stuff the previous day. I proceeded to dig up the usual can slaw and such as this yard has its share of TRASH in it but ALSO a good share of relics! Right off the get-go I scored I really nice "Star" Collar Insignia for a Major, Colonel or General's Collar I really liked the looks of that....about 20 minutes went by and about 10-15 more holes of can slaw and trash and then I got a fairly deep signal that was hitting around a button signal but it had about 3 pieces of trash around it so wasn't PINGING really well I decided to dig anyway as ALOT of the good stuff DOESN"T sound that great around here. I popped the plug but it was still in the hole so I put my pinpointer down in there and continued to scoop away until I got down to it. I grabbed up this Vest sized button and looked at it and I immediately saw the Drooped-Wing Eagle which is a very popular style Eagle for Confederate Buttons (also used on some U.S. Navy Buttons). I could tell that this wasn't a U.S. Navy Button though and thought it to be a Confederate Central Government Drooped Wing Officers Button......AWESOME Didn't want to field clean this baby though so wasn't sure......When I DID get it home and lightly Brush it off, AS IF THINGS COULDN'T GET BETTER....I Saw that BEAUT-I-FUL Sight "A.V.C." plastered above the Eagle!!!!! : I about fell out in the floor!
This is my FIRST Alabama Volunteer Corps Button and its a beauty! Those that hunt for Civil War relics KNOW that these things are Rare as Hen's Teeth to find! This button made for a AWESOME Labor Day and definitely made my WHOLE MONTH!!!!




Alabama Volunteer Corps (A.V.C.) Button




FRESH FROM THE DIRT:





After LIGHT Brushing (Still dirty but this button will require VERY slow and very little cleaning):











Backmark: Horstmann & Co. w/ Rays







Officers "Star" Collar Insignia

Back--Notice the "Barbs." These were used to fasten the Star Device to the wool collar of a Officer's uniform.

Other Finds:





"57" in Base Enfield:







Heavily Gilted Indian Wars Eagle






Melted 3-Ringer (You can still see the Rings):







Unknown .69 Caliber Bullet (Has a DEEP Cavity and a WIDE bottom ring for tieing string around for a load)

Small Caliber .32 Bullet & Country Picket







Group Shot




More Photos Below

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

WOW! now that's one sweeeet button! congrats! nice relics as usual dude!

 

[Steve in PA]

You're still tearing it up Josh! Congrats on the AVC button! Got some interesting bullets there too.

 

[{Sentinel}]

WOW! now that's one sweeeet button! congrats! nice relics as usual dude!

Thanks HMN, I had me a little "Vulgar Display of Power" playing today!

 

[treasurehound]

Awesome hunt. Beautiful button. Banner for sure. I can't remember the last time I saw a AVC button on here. I love finding buttons and I bet you about had a heart attack when you saw what you had when you cleaned it. Congrats.

 

[{Sentinel}]

Awesome hunt. Beautiful button. Banner for sure. I can't remember the last time I saw a AVC button on here. I love finding buttons and I bet you about had a heart attack when you saw what you had when you cleaned it. Congrats.

Thanks TreasureHound. To my recollection I don't think an A.V.C. has ever been on the Banner. Can't recall ever seeing one posted on here but I may have missed one over the years on here. Thanks again bud, like I told a friend, since my Gold coin is on the banner I don't think the A.V.C. will go up there....which is a real shame for us guys that REALLY love Civil War ESPECIALLY Confederate Relics. I LOVE Colonial Relics too but the CONFEDERATE Relics are Near & Dear to my heart!

 

[treasurehound]

CONFEDERATE Relics are Near & Dear to my heart!

As a proud member of the SCV for my Virginia ancestors I hear ya.

 

[Bev]

That is so exciting! Congrats! How are you going to sleep? Are the buttons that breakable? What is it made out of?

 

[{Sentinel}]

CONFEDERATE Relics are Near & Dear to my heart!

As a proud member of the SCV for my Virginia ancestors I hear ya.

Been a fierce and active member since I was 15. Check out the bottom of my post at the top. I've been all over Virginia and the South actively doing ceremonies, Grave Marker Dedications, Robert E. Lee and Jeff Davis Memorials, Been to Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond more times than I can count. As you know, its a Who's Who of famous Confederates and we do ceremonies for alot of our proud ancestors there every year. Went down to South Carolina when we were having the big fight about keeping the flag on top of the Capital Dome. I think we came to a good compromise if you ask me. Now everyone driving down the main road can see the flag right there front and center! As a fellow compatriot, thank you for your membership and honor to our ancestors!

 

[Bradley137]

Really great digs. Can't wait to get out again. Waiting for rain and cold.

 

[treasurehound]

CONFEDERATE Relics are Near & Dear to my heart!

As a proud member of the SCV for my Virginia ancestors I hear ya.

Been a fierce and active member since I was 15. Check out the bottom of my post at the top. I've been all over Virginia and the South actively doing ceremonies, Grave Marker Dedications, Robert E. Lee and Jeff Davis Memorials, Been to Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond more times than I can count. As you know, its a Who's Who of famous Confederates and we do ceremonies for alot of our proud ancestors there every year. Went down to South Carolina when we were having the big fight about keeping the flag on top of the Capital Dome. I think we came to a good compromise if you ask me. Now everyone driving down the main road can see the flag right there front and center! As a fellow compatriot, thank you for your membership and honor to our ancestors!

I wish that I had more time. I would be right there beside H. K. Edgerton. I am really enjoying my continuous research on my ancestors. All are from Virginia and some day I hope to make a trip and hunt a site that they may have fought on.

 

[{Sentinel}]

CONFEDERATE Relics are Near & Dear to my heart!

As a proud member of the SCV for my Virginia ancestors I hear ya.

Been a fierce and active member since I was 15. Check out the bottom of my post at the top. I've been all over Virginia and the South actively doing ceremonies, Grave Marker Dedications, Robert E. Lee and Jeff Davis Memorials, Been to Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond more times than I can count. As you know, its a Who's Who of famous Confederates and we do ceremonies for alot of our proud ancestors there every year. Went down to South Carolina when we were having the big fight about keeping the flag on top of the Capital Dome. I think we came to a good compromise if you ask me. Now everyone driving down the main road can see the flag right there front and center! As a fellow compatriot, thank you for your membership and honor to our ancestors!

I wish that I had more time. I would be right there beside H. K. Edgerton. I am really enjoying my continuous research on my ancestors. All are from Virginia and some day I hope to make a trip and hunt a site that they may have fought on.

H.K. is a VERY CLOSE friend of mine! I developed a great relationship with him on my continuous trips down to S.C. throughout the past 10 years. . Truly brilliant person and loyal friend.