When 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.
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