My best Civil War finds of 2023

[gtoast99]

Happy new year! I wanted to show off my top 5 finds from 2023. Hope you enjoy!

Whiskey bottle, found by eye while metal detecting a creek near a Union winter camp.

Reconstructed Drake's Plantation Log Cabin Bitters liquor bottles, found in a Union winter camp. Although both of these were smashed pretty good, it's an incredibly rare bottle, especially in that green color. Even the reconstructions are worthy of my finds-of-the-year list, but I hope to find a whole one someday.

1856 one dollar coin, found just before the end of the year at a Civil War site in Virginia. My first and only gold coin find.

Lead Corps badge, used to identify the wearer as part of the Union 6th Corps. Although there were fancy professional badges for sale from camp merchants, this is a somewhat crude homemade badge. A very personal find. Found at Diggin' in Virginia.

CS "Baby" Britten bolt. It's a solid iron cannon projectile with a lead base band. It was imported from England on a blockade runner, and fired from a 6 pounder Blakely Rifle at the Battle of Freeman's Ford on Aug 22, 1862. Found at Diggin' in Virginia.

 

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[dognose]

Happy New Year. It looks like you have done pretty well to me. The gold coin is awesome.
I think its pretty cool you put the bottle together.
Congratulations on some great finds.

 

[GDub62]

Awesome finds! Great job on the bottle and love the corp badge

 

[scruggs]

Love those finds!

 

[pepperj]

Well that sure shows that a person doesn't need a lot of top shelf finds to be a great year.
Congrat's on the gold coin, it certainly should be up there on the top.
I tip my hat on the glass and the reconstruction of those 2, the green one would of been an awesome recovery if complete.
This is quite the good read

Log Cabin Series – Drake’s Plantation Bitters | Peachridge Glass

www.peachridgeglass.com

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Outstanding finds - congrats !

 

[ModernMiner]

You had me at “gold coin”.
Man, that’s a dream come true. 👍
Of course you CW recoveries are top- notch too. Congrats to you and that’s for the post.
-MM-

 

[gtoast99]

Well that sure shows that a person doesn't need a lot of top shelf finds to be a great year.
Congrat's on the gold coin, it certainly should be up there on the top.
I tip my hat on the glass and the reconstruction of those 2, the green one would of been an awesome recovery if complete.
This is quite the good read

Log Cabin Series – Drake’s Plantation Bitters | Peachridge Glass

www.peachridgeglass.com

Yeah that green one was a heeeaaarrrttt breaker for sure. That's a rare one! I've found a few bottles at this spot over the years - the few whole ones were common and the rare ones were all smashed LOL. Ain't that always the way!

Thanks for the kind words everyone!