| From the Once Tented Fields & Snug Winter Quarters. Plus a few items out of the Dusty Trunk. |
Hi, I've been collecting, trading, and digging Civil War Artifacts for 25 years. It's great reading about history, yet even more inspiring to touch a small piece. Please Browse around the Campsite, and contact me if you see anything you need, want, or have comments about. HH Steve
UPDATED 5-12-08 Nice Nondug M1859 Gutter Spur in Cavalry. 5-11-08 Added a SUPERB Confederate Script -I- button in Confederate Buttons. 5-8-08 Puff-Rim Block -I- Infantry button in Confederate Buttons. 5-7-08 Got a nice NC Sunburst in Confederate Buttons. 4-30-08 Couple of nice additions in Cartridges including a Full Box of 12mm Pinfires. 4-28-08 US Sword Belt Plate in Accoutrements. 4-27-08 Couple more nice examples in Cartridges. 4-23-08 Added several items in Cartridges. 4-22-08 An excellent 1855 Firearms Bankcheck in Images & Documents. 4-19-08 Added a beautiful Star/Shield Martingale type device in Cavalry. 4-17-08 Got a nice Missouri GAR Ribbon in Veterans 4-10-08 Added a Maker Marked Bullseye Canteen in Mess Equipment.
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| Site of a day long struggle on December 7th, 1862, the Prairie Grove Battlefield is today a beautiful, historic State Park ! |
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| Be Sure and look for the Specials, in the categories of Firearms, Leather, and Veterans ! |
| 5-11-08 A few New Nice "Digs" in Just Out Of The Ground ! |
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| Fort Smith, Arkansas, National Historic Site. Old Fort Smith was first established in 1817. Used by both Confederate and Union Troops during the Civil War. An excellent site to visit today, with an outstanding museum. |
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| Very Nice Standard Confederate Frame Buckle ! |
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| Beautiful Excavated Confederate Frame Buckle |
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| Here's a beautiful excavated standard Confederate Frame Buckle ! Not one thing to gripe about with this one either. No bends, breaks, cracks, or repairs of any sort. Very nice smooth brown patina, and it displays great ! Click the pic at left to go to Accoutrements, and have a look ! First item at the top. |
| Great little Excavated Confederate Sideknife - Shiloh, Tennessee ! |
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| Great Excavated Confederate Sideknife, with Scabbard Tip, & Guard. |
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| Here's an item you just don't see much anymore ! It's an excavated side knife, with its' original pewter guard, & brass scabbard tip ! This one was recovered in a known Confederate Camp, near the Shiloh, Tennessee, Battlefield too. Click the link at left to go to the top of the Edged Weapons page and see this Confederate Knife ! |
| Civil War Period Production S & W No. 2 Old Army Revolver w/Holster ! |
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| Smith & Wesson Old Army In Holster ! |
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| Here's a nice condition, Civil War serial numbered Smith & Wesson No. 2, or "Old Army" in .32 caliber rimfire ! Better yet it comes in the holster it must of been with for at least a hundred years ! Revolver is mechanically sound, and the holster fit is so perfect, it must have been made especially for the Old Army Revolvers. Click the link to go to Firearms, first item at the top of the page.
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| Left to Right: Dana Burgess, Dawson McAllister, Ruth Hill McAllister, all at Ruth's Table at the Feb. 16th & 17th, 2008, 42nd Mid-South Civil War Show in Southaven, Mississippi. |
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| "Home Sweet Home", 1863 by Winslow Homer. National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. |
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| All thumbnail pictures in the categories, link to larger images. Some open a pop-up box which you can close when done viewing. Others link off to a seperate page and you can simply hit the "back" button on your browser to return to the category. SB |
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ALL Civil War Artifacts at CampSite Artifacts are Guaranteed Authentic ! Any pre-war items, or post-war items, will be noted as such in the Item Descriptions, and Guaranteed to be of the period described. All excavated items were recovered on Private Property with the landowner's permission.
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| Nice CS Lined -I- button dug in one of General Thomas C. Hindman's Camps. NOT FOR SALE. |
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Send an email to digginfool@campsiteartifacts.com before ordering, to make sure the item you are interested in is currently available. Include the item # and description with your inquiry, and I will contact you ASAP.
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