Recent Civil War Recoveries & Farriers

[Valley Ranger]

Here are some of my better finds from a recent Civil War relic hunt. We hunted what was a dug in Union camp near Culpeper, VA. Many of the finds indicate that the camp was occupied by a lot of farriers and the army's mules and horses. I found quite a few mule shoes and others did as well, along with a lot of curry combs. Here are some of my more interesting finds: A pair of farrier's nippers (will be cleaned), a broken set of brass calipers for map reading/making (or possibly used as farrier toe calipers/dividers), a US rosette from a bridle bit, rein end, musket ball, a complete Eagle button, part of another, several button backs, a rivet with some of the leather still attached, a horseshoe nail, a square nail, and 3 unidentified pieces that may be saddle or accoutrement related. Got some more iron pieces I'll post later. Can anyone ID the 3 items on the right?


Image on the right is a period photo of Union Army Civil War farriers.

 

[Valley Ranger]

nice pieces of history

Thanks - how's the diggin' in WV?

 

[l2hunt]

nice digs!!