Mississippi Artillery Button - Middle Tennessee

[Mike N Tn.]

Hi,

Attached is a picture of a Mississippi Artillery Button I found today in Middle Tennessee. It is a size 16 mm (possible Kepi size?). This is my first State Button. My eyes almost popped out of my head when I looked in the hole and this button was looking up at me. It was only 6 inches deep and rang as a solid nickel on the F75. I almost didn't dig it as I was getting tired of digging very tiny shreds of aluminum foil, and the Mississippi Artillery button sounded like another piece of foil.

 

[easttn]

Hi,

Attached is a picture of a Mississippi Artillery Button I found today in Middle Tennessee. It is a size 16 mm (possible Kepi size). This is my first State Button. My eyes almost popped out of my head when I looked in the hole and this button was looking up at me. It was only 6 inches deep and rang as a solid nickel. I almost didn't dig it as I was getting tired of digging very tiny shreds of aluminum foil, and the Mississippi Artillery button sounded like another piece of foil.

Awesome find. Congrats Mike.

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on a very nice button

 

[VOL1266-X]

Congrats Mike! Very scarce button in TN. WTG, Q.

 

[Gaspipe]

Fantastic find. What type of site was it found at?

 

[romeo-1]

Never seen that one before...congrats!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Very nice Civil War button.

 

[Mike N Tn.]

The Mississippi Artillery button was in a "Hunted Out" Army of Tennessee Winter Camp (Confederate).