I picked up these beautiful Civil War era Tiger Striped Rosewood drumsticks from a music teacher and collector in Louisville Ky.
by Mark P with comments disabledThis wedding ring was dug in St. Marks Florida. The port at St. Marks was used a lot by Confederate blockade runner ships. They would ship cotton and other goods out to get supplies for the Confederate Army.
by Mark P with comments disabledI wish I could remember where I picked up these bedroll buckles, but you can definitely tell that they came out of the ground at one time. They still have a few remnants of dirt left on them. These buckles were used to keep their bedrolls rolled tight so soldiers could carry them on their backs while walking.
by Mark P with comments disabledAlthough this is not a Civil War era ring, the history behind it is amazing. This ring was dug on the banks of the Volga River in Russia. Along with finding this ring, a lot of 11th Century Viking relics were recovered around the same location. It is made of bronze. What a great piece of history to find. I say it a lot, but boy, the stories this ring could tell.
by Mark P with comments disabledThese two wedding rings were dug on a farm next to the Manassas Battlefield in Virginia. Always on private land, with the owners permission.
by Mark P with comments disabledThese two rings were dug in Union Camps near Fredericksburg Va. I got these out of a collection in Pennsylvania.
by Mark P with comments disabledAll of these rings were dug in various camps sights throughout the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. I got these from a collector and fellow “digger” in Pennsylvania.
by Mark P with comments disabledIt took awhile, but I finally was able to find a dug wedding ring from Gettysburg. I got this one from a collector in Pennsylvania who was parting out with his Civil War collection. He said he dug this one back in the late 60’s.
by Mark P with comments disabledHere is another example of what someone thought was a real Civil War Cannonball. It is actually a rock crusher ball. There are so many different sizes of these “rock crushers” balls, that it is hard to tell if it is a cannonball or not. Cannonballs have to be a certain diameter and weight, and perfectly round. Examine the picture closely, and you can see it is oblong and has flat spots on it. This could have easily been passed off to someone as a cannonball, if you didn’t know what to look for. Buyer beware. What he thought was a $100.00 cannonball, is actually a 3lb ball of scrap iron.
by Mark P with comments disabledBesides wedding rings, I love collecting bullets from as many different battlefields as possible. These two bullets came from the Battle of Glorieta Pass in now New Mexico. It took place on March 26th, 27th, and 28th of 1862. I was really lucky to have been able to get these for my collection.
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