Sweet Civil War Finds 3/7/09...Lots-O-Pics!

[crashbro17x]

Well, its been a couple of months since I've put any pictures up. The weather was great today so we got out on a new piece of property that we had gotten permission on a few months ago......I think that me, my dad, and my buddy found a camp site..... Here are some pics...I have some what is its, and I hope it is its!

My finds.

Bit Boss Front

Bit Boss Back

Rifleman's Buckle...the teeth still move...

Back of Riflemans' Buckle

Nanananananananana BAT WING!...front

Nanananananananana BAT WING!...back

Spencer casing with bullet turned around backwards and inserted in to the casing....I think

Again

Buddy's Finds

Is this a slave tag or a soldiers personal identification tag
Front?....From what I can make out...it reads.....
TELEGRAPH THIS
NUMBER
189070
TO THE
LOYAL PROTECTIVE
INSURANCE CO.
BOSTON MASS.
THEY WILL NOTIFIY MY (F?)

Slave tag or soldiers ID tag?
Back? it reads...
TO IDENTIFY
ME
FOLLOW
INSTRUCTIONS
ON
THE OTHER SIDE

Piece of a spur front

Piece of a spur back

Piece of some sort of a flower buckle...Front

Piece of some sort of a flower buckle....Back

Barrell spicket

Piece of a gun?

Carved bullet

Carved bullet again?

Dad's finds; few bullets...piece of a Maynard carbine casing, and a button....

We had A LOT of fun today...even got a little sun burnt!....

Thanks for looking...and if you can give me any info on the tag, that would be great!!!

 

[tymcmurray]

Fantastic!!!!!!!
To find a buckle AND the Batwing to go with it is AMAZING!!!
CONGRATULATIONS on ALL of your finds.

 

[Tn Dirt Digger]

What an amazing day!....Great digs to all you boys....I'm not qualified to answer to rather or not what kind of tag, other than it's a wonderful find. If I had to guess I would say it's a Union soldiers ID tag....Maybe someone else will jump in with an answer...Wow what a great site...You done good!


George

 

[bruizr]

what a way to spend a day!

 

[oldfireguy]

It's possible that is a private purchase ID tag in case the soldier was killed. There was a lot of concern among troops that they would die and their families would never know. It's an interesting piece and worth more research.

 

[lovedigging]

What a great day you had, I'd be back there tomorrow

 

[RickyP]

One helluva day there Crash

 

[cwdigger]

Could your carved bullet be a Whitworth sharpshooter just carved?? how long is it?

Cw
www.wedigdixie.com

 

[crashbro17x]

Could your carved bullet be a Whitworth sharpshooter just carved?? how long is it?

Cw
www.wedigdixie.com

It is an inch and 5/8 long...Don't think its a Whitworth, but I could be wrong.

 

[cwdigger]

Could your carved bullet be a Whitworth sharpshooter just carved?? how long is it?

Cw
www.wedigdixie.com

It is an inch and 5/8 long...Don't think its a Whitworth, but I could be wrong.

HMM

 

[John (Ma)]

Great looking finds and pictures.

 

[pepperj]

There's some nice finds there, good luck on the tag ID

 

[chef50]

Hey Crash, that tag is a ID tag for a policy holder with that insurance company, I found one that belonged to a member of the Odd Fellows and they were insiued by the Ridgely Protective Agency in Worchester Mass...photos here....great find, but don't waste your time trying to get anyone to give you the name of the numbered policy holder....even out of business insurance companies won't give it up....Keep diggin and have a great day....Steve in Tenn.

 

[wobax]

Great finds! Stay on that spot.

 

[SC_hunter]

The tag is definately not a slave tag. The only place slave tags were used was in Charleston, SC. Here is a pretty good site for checking out the slave tags.

http://www.savage-station.com/page4.html

 

[crazyjarhead]

Very nice pics and finds. Looks like your on too a good place to hunt

 

[lairmo]

Nice hunt!!! Love those finds..I would love to have found that Bit boss...

 

[johnreb1980]

Awesome finds.

 

[Bridge End Farm]

sweet sweet sweet digs

congrats