Martingale, Large Terret and more CW Relics.... DIV In NJ??

[West Jersey Detecting]

By now my friends and I have no other explanation why we would find so many CW military buttons from different branches of the military in Southern New Jersey, other than the theory that this field was a camp for soldiers returning from battle. Its proximity to the rails, waterways and early roads make it a perfect spot for such a camp.

Although I did not dig any additional military buttons today, I did dig a few nice civilian buttons including the large slightly convex tombac button, and a beautiful old button with a rose design. The flat button with the gilt has an unusual back mark "JOHN PRICE * EXTRA GILT". The eagle cuff button was found on my last outing there and I forgot about it until I opened my goodie bag today.

The real keepers of the day are the martingale and the large terret. I was hoping for an eagle or a Company letter, but the martingale is plain. Oh well. I think the long item is a dead bolt

There is still plenty of field to dig up!

 

[Gonehunting]

wtg on the martingale havent seen one of those in a while. Congrats on the buttons too.

 

[Hutch911]

Great find you don't see Martingales dug very often!!! WTG

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

It is my second one in a year. Hopefully my next one has a nice eagle on it!

 

[Jerry1NJ]

Nice finds Neil! I found a couple items from the Camp Olden site here in Hamilton.

 

[{Sentinel}]

Not bad Neil. I know you guys up your way hardly have any civil war relics to speak of so it is a nice change I'm sure for you to dig up a beautiful Heart Martingale! Keep digging, it could be a training camp or an overnight camp that the troops stopped at on their way to Virginia....Nice Finds

 

[vayank54]

Cool deal on the Martingale. On the button if you didn't know John Price, In business from about 1794 to about 1830 when the company became George Spackman and co. Price evidently sold his own flat and civilian buttons plus some imported ones and sold military buttons made by Joseph Mann of Birmingham England

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Cool deal on the Martingale. On the button if you didn't know John Price, In business from about 1794 to about 1830 when the company became George Spackman and co. Price evidently sold his own flat and civilian buttons plus some imported ones and sold military buttons made by Joseph Mann of Birmingham England

Thanks for the info on the back mark! I have not had time to research John Price so you saved me some time!

 

[vayank54]

You're welcome. By the way I agree with Sentinal about it probably being a training camp or a spot where they rested on the way to VA. It's possible it's where they waited for ships or trains. Is there a lot of iron like kettle pieces and stuff like that? If not then I would say it's an area where they waited to go to the front. In a spot like that you might have had a good number of soldiers in there at different time but for short periods of time. I got into a spot like that years ago. A lot of bullets, buttons, pack hooks, gun tools and odds and ends but only a couple plates and very few nails and iron. I hope you all continue to pull some good stuff out of there.

 

[Mr Tuff]

way to go on the nice finds MR TUFF