| "After a most disagreeable night in which we had rain, sleet and snow, our blankets were wet and frozen, with a crust of snow on them in which condition we were forced to carry them weighing five times their usual weight . It has been a misty foggy day and we can scarce discern objects at a distance of fifty yards. At 3 pm we arrived at White River, opposite the town of Forsyth, Missouri." Lieutenant Benjamin F. McIntyre - Co. A, 19th Iowa Infantry, US - Camp on South Fork of White River, Missouri - Monday, January 19th, 1863. |
Hello, Glad you stopped in the Campsite ! We try to update every few days, sometimes daily, so check all the categories that interest you most ! Remember, we're always looking to buy, and always consider trades . You can call 479 - 372 - 2785 anytime. HH Steve
UPDATED 2-3-12 Nice Dug LA8 Louisiana Coat Button in Confederate Buttons. 1-25-14 Real Nice Period Coffee Pot in Mess Equipment, and Relic Curry Comb in Horse Equipment. 1-20-12 Nice Linder Carbine in Bullets Page 3. 1-19-12 Beautifully Gilted Rmdc Pair of Artilleryman's Eagle -A- Coat Buttons in Non-Dug Federal Buttons. 1-12-12 Nice 6-Cavity Arsenal Gang Mold For Colt 44H in Firearms Accessories. 1-4-12 Nice .69 Caliber M1805 French Dragoon Pistol in Firearms. 12-29-11 Nice Dug Borman Fuse in Artillery. 12-26-11 Couple of Nice Artilleryman's Buttons in Excavated Federal Buttons. 12-19-11 Pair CS Scabbard Tips in Misc. Excavated.
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| Artillery Piece near Elkhorn Tavern, facing north up the Old Wire Road. Federal Artillery was placed in almost this same position, until over-run by portions of the Missouri State Guard on March 7th, 1862. |
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| Finally got some New Recoveries Posted in Just Out Of The Ground ! |
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| Campsite Artifacts can now process your Visa, Mastercard, or Discover Card Payments ! Just give us a call ! |
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| For Your Convenience, Campsite Artifacts can now process your Visa, Mastercard, or Discover Card Orders ! Just give me a call at 479-372-2785 and we'll get your Artifacts Ready Promptly !
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| Nice Big Arsenal Gang Mold For Colt's Army Revolvers 44H |
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| Colt's Patent Arsenal Gang Mold For Six Sage Pattern Bullets |
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| Here's a Hard to Find Bullet Mold ! It's the Big three pound Colt's Patent Arsenal Mold, to make 6 Colt .44 Sage Pattern bullets at once. Marked with U.S., Colt's Patent, and 44H, it's still in good shape, and I would bet you could still make bullets with it ! Click link at left to go to Firearms Accessories and give it a look !
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| Big .69 Caliber Horse Pistol in Excellent Condition |
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| Nice Big French M1805 .69 Caliber Dragoon Pistol |
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| Here's a massive French M1805 Dragoon Pistol, a.k.a. AnXIII ! It's a .69 caliber percussion conversion and in excellent condition, all original parts, and fully functional. I do believe if you missed that one shot, you could flip the gun around and give your opponent a serious whipping ! Link at left goes to Firearms !
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| Nice Original .577 Caliber Enfield Paper Cartridge |
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| Nice Original .577 Caliber Paper Enfield Cartridge |
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Here is a Real Nice Original .577 Paper Cartridge for Enfield Rifle ! These make an excellent addition to any Civil War Cartridge Collection, or go great with that Original Enfield Rifle. Not as common as they used to be either ! Click Link at left to go to Cartridges Paper & Boxes !
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| BE SURE AND CLICK THIS LINK TO SEE MATT LONGWITH'S RECONSTRUCTED 12-POUND CASE SHOT ROUND ! LIKELY A GROUNDBURST, HE DUG IT ALL IN ONE HOLE, AND THOUGH LOOKING AT FIRST LIKE A BUNCH OF SHELL FRAGMENTS, AND A BUNCH OF CASE SHOT, MATT DID A WONDERFUL JOB OF RECONSTRUCTION, ENDING UP WITH GREAT DISPLAY ! |
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| Every time I dig a small handful of nice dropped bullets, and maybe a button, if I'm lucky.......when I look up again, I don't see all the cattle, fences, and modern improvements,.. THIS is what I see in my mind's eye ! |
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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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Send an email to digginfool@campsiteartifacts.com before ordering, to make sure the item you are interested in is currently available. Include a brief description with your inquiry, and I will contact you ASAP.
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| CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE ARKANSAS VETERAN'S REUNION IMAGES. |
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| Arkansas Reunion Button at left takes you to the Arkansas Veteran's Reunion Images, I formerly had at the top of the page. Just hate to completely remove those soldier images. Most of the images are of members of the 34th Arkansas Infantry, our NW Arkansas Boys, just got gray beards by the turn of the century !
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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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| "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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