Here is another set of Slave bracelets I picked up in Franklin Tenn. These are a lot like the others I have posted that has the bells on them, but these were dug, but not for sure where. The one on the right has been beaten flat, and the other has had the seeds removed which makes the bell sounds. These also date to the mid to late 1700’s.
by Mark P with comments disabledLast week a good friend and I went digging on a farm close to the Perryville, Ky battlefield. This ring was dug in a yard where a Civil War hospital was located.
by Mark P with no comments yetRecently while my wife and I were in Knoxville TN, I ran across this wedding ring at an antique store. All he knew is that it was dug in the Knoxville area. What a great find.
by Mark P with no comments yetA good friend of mine dug thus ring around the Perryville KY area. It is made out of a silver quarter. On the inside of the ring, you can make out United States Of America, and a faint date. Either 1862 or 1962? Made like a wedding ring, but who knows.
by Mark P with no comments yetI picked up this set of weddings rings from a gentleman in Ashland VA. These were all dug in the 60’s mostly around Petersburg Va. Oh if they could only talk.
by Mark P with no comments yetThese wedding rings were dug at a camp sight, where the 37th Illinois Infantry were camped, two miles from the Pea Ridge Battlefield in Arkansas. One is gold guilted and engraved, and the other is a plain band. What a great find.
by Mark P with no comments yetWhen I started collecting Civil War artifacts, one of the first pieces I got, was the wedding ring that I have posted from Richmond KY. Ever since then, collecting wedding bands has become one my favorite artifacts to collect. Just knowing someone was wearing this over 150 years ago, and for reason has lost it. Since all of these have come from around battlefields, it’s a very good possibility that a Civil War soldier last touched these. But how did it end up under 8 inches of dirt? Could it be he had it on a necklace or in his haversack, and lost it while on the run? Or maybe he was wounded in battle and had to have his arm amputated, and the severed limb was left on the ground, and the ring just fell off? The stories they could tell. To me a wedding ring is as personal as it gets. Most of these I was able to get out of collections, and the ones from Richmond and Perryville were given to me by close friends who dug them years ago. All of the rings in this picture were dug in Corinth MS. I hope you enjoy looking at these as much as I do collecting and preserving them for future generations to enjoy.
by Mark P with no comments yetThis wedding ring was dug where the battle of Chancellorsville VA took place.
by Mark P with no comments yetThese two wedding rings were dug at the sight known at Brices Crossroads MS.
by Mark P with no comments yetThis ring was dug in Chattanooga TN, close to where the battle of Lookout Mountain happened.
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