Amazing I don’t know what his plans with all those artifacts . But it could be it’s own museum. Surprised not many Texas buttons in that stack. Thank you for posting all this.
The people that are disputing them are because they don’t have one, lol. People also claim that musicians buttons are not civil war. The first button I ever found was in a small confederate camp that was shelled by the Union. It was 1973, it was a tin back with a musical harp or whatever their symbol was. It’s possible they didn’t issue specific musicians buttons, but this one was being worn by a confederate that was pinned down on the Sid of this hill. We found Dozens of civil war shells fell all around them, may have been so many because it was swampy? Hotchkiss, schenkel
@jerrytalley802 How do you know what I have and know Jerry. I have multiple books written by credible historians describing and picturing plates of various manufacturers. I guess you know more than they do, your not the only person who ever detected in 1973. What's that have to do with a relic from the 1860's. As far as a musician button, I don't know anything about that. They could have been of Foreign manufacture , French or English or from a personal coat brought from home. Lots of these men were from foreign decent.
If ever a video illustrated the phrase “like a kid in a candy store” this was it! Your excitement was infectious and I loved the unwrapping the buckles segment. Thanks for sharing a genuine once in a lifetime experience. Andy
My words can add nothing to the tributes and acclamations already posted on this astounding documentation of such an amazing collection. If I could post a million likes it would be well deserved and fitting as a measure of the superb quality of the contents of this content. Thank you again sir!
Sons of Confederate veterans Alabama boy here I'd love to have that CSA button I live in jasper Alabama the Yankees came through here during Wilson's raid we find all kinds of stuff like this in our fields we live on the same farm that's been in our family for over 6 generations thank yall for taking the time to show us this amazing collection it's a amazing feeling holding something 160 years old
Not only can I thank you and Mud Duck but as well as the Ol' Timer who found it all and the LUCKY guy that it was gifted to for sharing all of those TREASURES with us!!!!!!! Never has happened before and doubt it happens again!!!! FIRE IS LIT!!!!!!
An old collection of that quantity and quality still intact from that long ago…incredible. And Mudduck hit it on the head…50 years makes all the difference! They are not found in that condition anymore. Thank you guys for posting! God bless!
Appreciate everything you said Louie. And yes, my dad has a sardine can intact from a trench. Thin brass label marked 1854, but the TIN part is still together. Yep. 50 years.
Thanks, Walker, for sharing this huge collection. As an aside, the history teacher in the newspaper clip was the reason i was not allowed to keep the shells I would find. Back in the day, my father was a state trooper working hanover and knew the gentleman and the story about that exploding shell.
Wow best! Wonder if your dad ever pulled me over. Mr. McClaren was an old family friend and sorry you had to dispose of your shells! His two-fingered hand always creeped me out a little . . .
We as enthusiasts have had our lives enlightened and enriched by what you and Mud Duck have shared with us. This collection has created more questions for me than we'll ever get answers to. I'm so inspired by your work. Please continue to share your digging adventures with us so that we may learn more about our country's history.
What a collection! I have a Louisiana Tiger Rosette with the Pelican which is one of my best finds. I have never seen it anywhere else. I also have a Connecticut button. I have a Pennsylvania National Guard Rosette. My friend found that brass item that was at the top of the pole where they flew the flag. It has a name but I forget it. He found it where Stonewall Jackson camped before he crossed over the Blue Ridge from the battle he just won in the Shenandoah Valley. I can still hunt that property but it is very grown over right now and will always be grown over.
Yeah Jerry - that's the rub. We know where he hunted, but we don't know WHICH buckle came out of which place, so ground conditions - water - mud - fire - we don't know. Thanks for commenting!
thank you so much to all involved in this amazing collection i've been detecting just over a year and have found a few union pieces that are in this collection im truly blown away with the success that i have had in such a short time just yesterday i found a sling buckle and had no idea what it was till i found the videos on this collection thank you
Very Nice button display! Eagle button where quite common back in the day. It was not unusual too find a hand full in a day. At the 11:29 mark the lined A button. There is a rare one with a 'P. Tait & Co./Limerick' back mark . I happened to find one at the battle of North Anna many decades ago.
I asked in an earlier video about marbles. You indicated that there were some and I'm hoping you could include them in a future video. As a long time collector, I believe that myself and probably others could help identify those for you.
I agreed with what you said. Because you're absolutely right imagine how hard it Was for a young man from the state of alabama who had been in the army for only five or six years and then all of a sudden , His state leaves and everyone is taking sides These buttons help tell the story of thousands of young men from both sides and it was like that here in TX I've read reports of texas troops showing up with Civilian rifles and shotguns and wearing the same boots and clothing they used to round up cattle
Wow! I just kept putting my face closer to the screen just to get a better look!! lol Wow, OMG, Holy Cow, and on and on with the unbelievable relics you guys have put out here! WE do hope you keep following this collection and keep us up to date on where it's going and even IF it will be displayed somewhere. IN your estimation,,,what price would you put on it?? Millions? It's gotta be WAY up there based on some of the extremely rare items.. Thanks again for this once in a life time find and sharing with all of us your viewers!
Tom, that's way above my paygrade. But a TON of money, I'm sure. I don't ever buy or sell. Just hunt. So I honestly have no idea. But yes, WAY up there. Surely not millions? But a comfortable retirement I'd wager!!!!
Well, you've done a fantastic job bringing this to all of us who have enjoyed watching you and your buddy go crazy over every artifact you looked at. And no telling how much we did NOT get to see, right? :) Keep up the good work and yes, I've subscribed to your channel! Thanks a million!! ( or maybe 2 million!! lol ) @@thebattlefieldwalker2841
@@tomjones2202 Honored to have you aboard Tom. Yes, there is plenty you did not see. BUT . . . I promise we didn't keep ANYTHING from you in the category of the best stuff. Honest Injun.
I think I have one box plate that has a name scratched in it? I bought it from someone 40 years ago. I need to dig it out, look it up, and research to see if I can identify him. I also found a bullet in the 70’s, partially flattened, with the guys name last name (Clyster). I never tried to look him up. It also has some Greek letters like a Fraternity would use. My coolest find was an ID ring I found in 2 pieces, both flattened out. It was a drummer boy from the Massachusetts volunteer militia I think he was 18 years old. It’s a miracle I found both pieces. Talking about a story. How and why was it cut in two and discarded? Did he get an injury on his hand so they had to cut it off? Nothing to mention his records. Thanks for sharing this amazing collection
What a grand finale!!! We could hunt 5 life times from here out and never come close to finding a collection of that magnitude! Again thanks so much !! And your rite about the VA heat lol ! I’m an ole VA boy myself and I did get out for an hour last weekend and found my second cs buckle . A near perfect CS tongue and hope to find the wreath to it in my next hunts .
Walker There is nothing left to say about this amazing collection of American history. During each video I envisioned this treasure hunter as he dug each hole to unearth the spoils of a bloody war. I'm not going to tell you that your friend is lucky to have this collection but the word blessed does fill my mind. Thank you and Mud Duck for allowing us to partake in the unveiling of this treasure!
Awesome, Awesome, Awesome! What an incredible display of our American history. Thanks y’all, this was a wonderful series of American Civil War treasures
My goodness what a collection it’s amazing to see these items l have never seen anything the like of l am pleased that l stumbled across your first video of the collection which we are all flabbergasted what we are seeing thank you again to you both take care thanks
Plates, buttons, spurs & old coins, this episode obviously was my favorite! The Mississippi oval was my favorite plate made by E.Gaylord, a friend was detecting with me 10 years ago & found one of those
Thanks Benjamin. Your friend is one of precious few! I can see why it is a favorite of yours. I had never held one before and the detail is stunning . . .
That one is in remarkable condition, my friend had Gary Williams cast one in coin silver then he sold it, l couldn't believe he sold such a rare item, the lure of money makes people do some strange things ! Funny when he dug it & l walked over to his hole & watched him recover it , he thought it was a militia plate with the wings down, l looked at it & told him what it was as a friend had dug a swordplate Mississippi at a div event just a couple of years earlier, he said l didn't know what l was saying, took his smartphone out & googled it........ seen the pic of it ,fell backwards on the ground & squirmed like a fish out of water, a memory I'll never forget, l just couldn't get over the fact that he sold it!
Yeah . . . I could never sell unless I was REALLY hungry. But my Dad sold a ton back in the day, too. Of course, the ground was littered with stuff in the 1960s!@@benjaminharlow3743
The Mississippi was special, he even said of all the relics his dad had dug, all the people he knew, no one had found anything like that, one of a kind & to recover these days is unheard of, when l found out he was gonna sell it, l wanted it bad because l was there, 10,000. for me was out of reach & my wife would have killed me! Gone
What a video Walker. Thank you so much for sharing a incredible collection. Long gone are those days, what fun he must have had and he saved alot of history for us to gaze upon. Truly a great series you guys treated us to.
I look forward to every one of these that you post. The man who inherited all these relics is lucky to have friends like you and the guy who left him the relics! I just hope they get put somewhere where people can enjoy them instead of being locked away inside of an attic for only 1 person.
Thank you all very much! Fun to watch and just drink in that all these things belonged to individuals and represents such a turbulent time in our nation's history. Wow!!
I don't have a link to the video but about a year or two ago, the guy with the Green Mountain Metal Detecting channel found what looked like a 5th Corps badge at a homestead in the Vermont mountains. The only Vermont troops in 5th corps were sharpshooters. Brad ignored those of us in the comments section who thought it was a corp badge and insisted it was "horse tack". It was a 1-1/4 or 1-1/2" brass diamond with brazed loops on the back like a box plate. 😎👍
@@thebattlefieldwalker2841 I'm sorry, I think the diamond was 3rd corps. I know most had pin backs, but I saw and original on eBay that had loops like the one Brad found and the only Vermont troops in 3rd Corps were 1st or 2nd USSS , 1 company I think.
The New Orleans Artillery was originally the Washington Artillery. If you have been to NOLA and visited Jackson Square, the Washington Artillery monument is across the street before the MS River. I don't know if the Woke crowd had it stricken. They got Lee's and others, what a shame.
Beautiful button collection. I have a few myself but not in that quanity. I also have a hessian button which I believe we used Hessian fighters way back when.
What disposition did the owner want for his collection after his death? I do hope nothing gets split up. Museums & local historical society are notorious for selling off priceless items, or having them mysteriously walk off. At the least, shunted away in basement boxes where the public never accesses. I have my 2x gfathers (Union) diary, & as old as I am (had this thing most of my life, longer than he owned it), I'm still unsure who to best leave it to. Thanks for this record of it all. Incredible.
You and I are the same blood, Dub. This collection will not be split up as long as the guy who inherited it lives, I can promise you. He was a close friend of the original finder, and a serious collector. As for who to leave the diary to . . . a serious appreciator of history! May I humbly put MY name in the hat? Promise Ill NEVER sell it!! No, seriously, surely some member of your immediate family, or another descendent of the man. But if you think it could one day be sold to buy the next latest phone . . . find someone else. A serious collector.
For identifying any buttons, plates, etc etc. there's a 3 book boxed set of big hardbacks called The Civil War. One book is called Fighting Men of the Civil War. That book will show you w/pics every one of those. The set is written by William C. Davis. Love your videos, especially these of that killer collection! Oh yeah it identifies each relic w/pics, even explains alot of them
@@thebattlefieldwalker2841 That book set also has a book on all the cannons, artillery shells, cannister, bullets, swords, guns, you name it's in the set! The quality of the pictures is top notch. I live in Terre Haute, In so the book set , though cool as it is, doesn't help me like it would you guys back east... Happy hunting to you and your buddies!
Gerald, appreciate this so much! I'm just so glad the new owner was willing to let me do this! And I appreciate Mudduck coming along even if sometimes, he played second fiddle. A great friend!
what a beautiful bunch of buttons and plates! i thought that big 76 plate looked older than cw so i didi a search of just american plates and came up with an identical plate labelled "Lot 1353: WAR OF 1812 ARTILLERY MILITIA 7.6 SHAKO PLATE" from "Affiliated Auctions Realty LLC April 26, 2023 Tallahassee, FL, US" even if you never revisit this awesome collection you got to see and handle it. and many thanks for taking us along on the journey!!!
Thurin, I appreciate you and your comments. Yes, this was a fantastic experience. Someone else told me it was a shako plate, but from the American centennial in 1876?
I've got a small collection of non dug buttons. But I suspect some are Indian Wars and Span-Am War. I have a non dug "tin back" Mississippi and the collector who sold it to me said it was likely post Reconstruction. I have a really ornate 71st NY Infantry I suspect is Span-Am Period. Remember the 71st NY Inf. raced Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders to catch the train to Miami.
To think that Texas plate came from Hoods men is amazing to me. As a kid I would go through books looking at plates and wishing we could find them. Texas plates always were on my wish list to detect.
CMR, a teenage relic hunter found a Texas Colonel, battlefield buried, a quarter of a mile from my home in Cold Harbor in the 70s. He had an ID tag, but no Buckle!
Millions of dollars an history that no one else has only now is it being shared with the world. This is crazy the person who collected this had access to them that no one else had. So that tells me he was rich to begin with an had a job to have access to this stuff because no normal person could put this together.
I guess that depends on your definition of a "normal" person Wayne! I don't know how normal he was because I never met him. I'll say this though he was relentless in his research and searching. Now you are exactly right about one thing (from what I've been told) he indeed DID have a job that gave him unique access to go where the relics were. But I can also assure you that he was nowhere near rich. He just had a passion, a work ethic and a singular focus like nobody's business. He was in the woods with a detector every spare hour he had! Thanks for watching Wayne!
Lots of those buttons were in mint condition also those 2 water canteen bottles . The flag carrier spear that is normal as they have been going round for centuries in all wars across Europe .
You mean Birmingham "England". Major button maker imported into the Confederacy. The round eagle plate that you thought may be a buckle, youre half right. It is a buckle for an NCO sword baldrick, a cross the chest sling for carrying the 1851 NCO sword.
@@thebattlefieldwalker2841 .. He fought in Vicksburg & Atlanta. He was called in services in Simpson County MS. He was wounded in Vicksburg. But he was able to fight In Atlanta.
It also looks to me that some of the breast plates may be Burnside plates. Smaller in size. I found one in the Cold Harbor area in a swamp back in the early 1980's. Nice plate collection. Very Nice !!
@@thebattlefieldwalker2841 Well, that’s good to know. So many animal lovers in the world don’t like to see them disrespected. Glad I wasn’t the only one! Keep up the excellent videos and maybe be holding that pretty kitty in one of your sign-offs! Be good, say your prayers, and hug your cat!! 😻
That’s what’s up Yo! How long is it going to be for the shock and awe to wear off for you and Mudduck? You two are such a hoot teasing one another, such a great tag team! I’m glad ya’ll explained the letters on the buttons, never realized just how many different one there were. Be nice to see you back in the trenches Yo! Keep walking and digging!
Beachwalker, Honestly? It was AWESOME. But I'm just numb, overwhelmed and over stimulated now. I just want to go find a bullet and an eagle button! (Or maybe a triangle . . . )
Jimmy, HA!! When the first "collection" video was approaching 500,000 views, a subscriber said, "Don't be stupid. Cats are the hottest thing on the internet. Without that cat, your views would be closer to 50,000!" And by the way, thanks for your kind words!
The soldered canteen. Solder has lead in it. Lead poisoning is no joke. However, those guys had to worry more about lead bullets than lead solder. Am I right? Still, it is scary.
You're the first person to ask that insightful question John. Congrats! Good question. Sadly, you're also the first person to whom I'll respond, "No comment." Happy digging, Man!
Thanks Dave (about the plate). Why did NCOs have different attachments? The Birmingham thing was called to my attention the day this video hit, I think! I was just displaying my ignorance!
Yeah, I'm waiting for the heat to let up here in Missouri so I can hit my Union encampment I researched. Just got out of the hospital 2 weeks ago after an appendectomy. Punched three holes in me to get one piece of meat and didn't even get a purple heart.
Ha! Not a one Jason. The only museum personnel (Supposedly, maybe they were posers) who commented seem to hate our guts because the collection is in private hands.
Please don't feel foolish. Birmingham and London were large hubs of button making. Most of the nicer quality buttons of the Confederacy were made in England and some were made in France.@@thebattlefieldwalker2841
Randy, some of the items just blew me away, of course. But here's what's funny - after a while, you almost get numb to it. When I finished the fourth and final video (this one) I was so over-stimulated, that I was kind of TIRED of it, if that makes any sense. I just wanted to get into the field and find a three-ringer and an eagle button. Oh and by the way, when you see me in a shot from just the waist up . . . I may or may not have wet my pants . . .
Thank you all for taking the time to put this together. Truly memorable.
You're very welcome Gary. Our pleasure, seriously!
Amazing I don’t know what his plans with all those artifacts . But it could be it’s own museum. Surprised not many Texas buttons in that stack. Thank you for posting all this.
I think you're right about that Enrique! @@enriquemireles8947
The buckles with the Star on it is a Texas plate. One of my favorites. Awesome.
Thank you CMR. A lot of people dispute the authenticity of those plates.
The people that are disputing them are because they don’t have one, lol. People also claim that musicians buttons are not civil war. The first button I ever found was in a small confederate camp that was shelled by the Union. It was 1973, it was a tin back with a musical harp or whatever their symbol was. It’s possible they didn’t issue specific musicians buttons, but this one was being worn by a confederate that was pinned down on the Sid of this hill. We found Dozens of civil war shells fell all around them, may have been so many because it was swampy? Hotchkiss, schenkel
@jerrytalley802 How do you know what I have and know Jerry. I have multiple books written by credible historians describing and picturing plates of various manufacturers. I guess you know more than they do, your not the only person who ever detected in 1973. What's that have to do with a relic from the 1860's. As far as a musician button, I don't know anything about that. They could have been of Foreign manufacture , French or English or from a personal coat brought from home. Lots of these men were from foreign decent.
If ever a video illustrated the phrase “like a kid in a candy store” this was it! Your excitement was infectious and I loved the unwrapping the buckles segment. Thanks for sharing a genuine once in a lifetime experience. Andy
Andy, it occured to me that this was once on the web where "Once in a lifetime" was no exaggeration! Thank you, man.
My words can add nothing to the tributes and acclamations already posted on this astounding documentation of such an amazing collection. If I could post a million likes it would be well deserved and fitting as a measure of the superb quality of the contents of this content. Thank you again sir!
Don't know how I missed this comment for 8 months, but thank you so much, holic!
Sons of Confederate veterans Alabama boy here I'd love to have that CSA button I live in jasper Alabama the Yankees came through here during Wilson's raid we find all kinds of stuff like this in our fields we live on the same farm that's been in our family for over 6 generations thank yall for taking the time to show us this amazing collection it's a amazing feeling holding something 160 years old
Agreed and thank you for the comment! I'd love to relic hunt that historic property! You are a fortunate man!
Not only can I thank you and Mud Duck but as well as the Ol' Timer who found it all and the LUCKY guy that it was gifted to for sharing all of those TREASURES with us!!!!!!! Never has happened before and doubt it happens again!!!! FIRE IS LIT!!!!!!
Agreed Erik. This is once on the web where "once in a lifetime" really DOES mean just that!
An old collection of that quantity and quality still intact from that long ago…incredible. And Mudduck hit it on the head…50 years makes all the difference! They are not found in that condition anymore. Thank you guys for posting! God bless!
Appreciate everything you said Louie. And yes, my dad has a sardine can intact from a trench. Thin brass label marked 1854, but the TIN part is still together. Yep. 50 years.
Incredible!!!! Relics like these can still be found but not as easily as it was back in this guy’s heyday!
You hit THAT on the head, Jeff.
I don't know what else to say but you two have made me happier than a pig in mud
Ha! Love it Gary! We are right down there in the slop, too!
Thanks Walker! What an amazing collection and thanks for sharing it with everyone.
Thanks David. Its been a blast - AND educational.
Thanks, Walker, for sharing this huge collection. As an aside, the history teacher in the newspaper clip was the reason i was not allowed to keep the shells I would find. Back in the day, my father was a state trooper working hanover and knew the gentleman and the story about that exploding shell.
Wow best! Wonder if your dad ever pulled me over. Mr. McClaren was an old family friend and sorry you had to dispose of your shells! His two-fingered hand always creeped me out a little . . .
We as enthusiasts have had our lives enlightened and enriched by what you and Mud Duck have shared with us. This collection has created more questions for me than we'll ever get answers to. I'm so inspired by your work. Please continue to share your digging adventures with us so that we may learn more about our country's history.
Kand, maybe my favorite comment ever. YES. Unanswered questions galore! I appreciate your thoughtful, kind words!
Awesome collection and very rare items and a lot of history
Thanks Dano! We agree . ..
What a collection! I have a Louisiana Tiger Rosette with the Pelican which is one of my best finds. I have never seen it anywhere else. I also have a Connecticut button. I have a Pennsylvania National Guard Rosette. My friend found that brass item that was at the top of the pole where they flew the flag. It has a name but I forget it. He found it where Stonewall Jackson camped before he crossed over the Blue Ridge from the battle he just won in the Shenandoah Valley. I can still hunt that property but it is very grown over right now and will always be grown over.
Wow. Great stuff Mando! And if you ever go back to the grown up stuff . . . TAKE ME WITH YOU.
Will do, will probably be after the first frost has gotten rid of snakes and ticks.@@thebattlefieldwalker2841
Love the patina on those babies. Some look like they could have been in a fire
Yeah Jerry - that's the rub. We know where he hunted, but we don't know WHICH buckle came out of which place, so ground conditions - water - mud - fire - we don't know. Thanks for commenting!
thank you so much to all involved in this amazing collection i've been detecting just over a year and have found a few union pieces that are in this collection im truly blown away with the success that i have had in such a short time just yesterday i found a sling buckle and had no idea what it was till i found the videos on this collection thank you
Congrats on your successes, and especially that sling buckle, Liberty! And we sure appreciate the kind words!
Very Nice button display! Eagle button where quite common back in the day. It was not unusual too find a hand full in a day. At the 11:29 mark the lined A button. There is a rare one with a 'P. Tait & Co./Limerick' back mark . I happened to find one at the battle of North Anna many decades ago.
I'm jealous 333. I only have one really nice Confederate button. Its a pretty AVC, so no complaints, but That's the ONLY nice one I have.
@@thebattlefieldwalker2841 Never found a AVC, If I remember AVC buttons where constructed nicely. Most came out of the ground in good shape.
Never knew that! @@333Hogwarts
Dang he sure had very interesting cool relics much obliged for sharing 👍🐾🦊🇮🇹🇺🇲
Thanks for the kind words John!
Real nice collection of civil war relics. Thanks for sharing . Herr dave blackburn
Thanks for that Dave.
Great series, unbelievable, you need to put the owner in contact with the Gettysburg Museum of History, Eric would love this
David, I so appreciate your kind words! Can you imagine the hours this guy spent digging holes?!
All these collection videos have been a Big Treat. Thank you Good Sirs
Mike you've made my day! Thank you.
I asked in an earlier video about marbles. You indicated that there were some and I'm hoping you could include them in a future video. As a long time collector, I believe that myself and probably others could help identify those for you.
I agreed with what you said. Because you're absolutely right imagine how hard it Was for a young man from the state of alabama who had been in the army for only five or six years and then all of a sudden , His state leaves and everyone is taking sides These buttons help tell the story of thousands of young men from both sides and it was like that here in TX I've read reports of texas troops showing up with Civilian rifles and shotguns and wearing the same boots and clothing they used to round up cattle
Wow. Yes. Unimaginable to me. Thank you for this perspective, Clancy...
What another amazing part of that collection. Man, that would have been so awesome to dig all those buttons and buckles! Thanks for sharing Walker.
Joe, I cant even FATHOM digging all those!
Wow! I just kept putting my face closer to the screen just to get a better look!! lol Wow, OMG, Holy Cow, and on and on with the unbelievable relics you guys have put out here! WE do hope you keep following this collection and keep us up to date on where it's going and even IF it will be displayed somewhere. IN your estimation,,,what price would you put on it?? Millions? It's gotta be WAY up there based on some of the extremely rare items.. Thanks again for this once in a life time find and sharing with all of us your viewers!
Tom, that's way above my paygrade. But a TON of money, I'm sure. I don't ever buy or sell. Just hunt. So I honestly have no idea. But yes, WAY up there. Surely not millions? But a comfortable retirement I'd wager!!!!
Well, you've done a fantastic job bringing this to all of us who have enjoyed watching you and your buddy go crazy over every artifact you looked at. And no telling how much we did NOT get to see, right? :) Keep up the good work and yes, I've subscribed to your channel! Thanks a million!! ( or maybe 2 million!! lol ) @@thebattlefieldwalker2841
@@tomjones2202 Honored to have you aboard Tom. Yes, there is plenty you did not see. BUT . . . I promise we didn't keep ANYTHING from you in the category of the best stuff. Honest Injun.
I think I have one box plate that has a name scratched in it? I bought it from someone 40 years ago. I need to dig it out, look it up, and research to see if I can identify him. I also found a bullet in the 70’s, partially flattened, with the guys name last name (Clyster). I never tried to look him up. It also has some Greek letters like a Fraternity would use. My coolest find was an ID ring I found in 2 pieces, both flattened out. It was a drummer boy from the Massachusetts volunteer militia I think he was 18 years old. It’s a miracle I found both pieces. Talking about a story. How and why was it cut in two and discarded? Did he get an injury on his hand so they had to cut it off? Nothing to mention his records. Thanks for sharing this amazing collection
Yeah Jerry - to me that's the most interesting/fun/intriguing! Thinking about what the story MIGHT be!
Wow, very incredible collection!!!!!!
Thanks Shirley!
What a grand finale!!! We could hunt 5 life times from here out and never come close to finding a collection of that magnitude! Again thanks so much !! And your rite about the VA heat lol ! I’m an ole VA boy myself and I did get out for an hour last weekend and found my second cs buckle . A near perfect CS tongue and hope to find the wreath to it in my next hunts .
Tony . . . uh . . . an HOUR?? And a CS tongue ???? What kind of witchcraft is this? Congrats man. Still looking for my first!
Walker There is nothing left to say about this amazing collection of American history. During each video I envisioned this treasure hunter as he dug each hole to unearth the spoils of a bloody war. I'm not going to tell you that your friend is lucky to have this collection but the word blessed does fill my mind. Thank you and Mud Duck for allowing us to partake in the unveiling of this treasure!
It was an honor, Jerry!
Awesome, Awesome, Awesome!
What an incredible display of our American history.
Thanks y’all, this was a wonderful series of American Civil War treasures
Made my day Texas!
My goodness what a collection it’s amazing to see these items l have never seen anything the like of l am pleased that l stumbled across your first video of the collection which we are all flabbergasted what we are seeing thank you again to you both take care thanks
Appreciate hearing that Peter!
Plates, buttons, spurs & old coins, this episode obviously was my favorite! The Mississippi oval was my favorite plate made by E.Gaylord, a friend was detecting with me 10 years ago & found one of those
Thanks Benjamin. Your friend is one of precious few! I can see why it is a favorite of yours. I had never held one before and the detail is stunning . . .
That one is in remarkable condition, my friend had Gary Williams cast one in coin silver then he sold it, l couldn't believe he sold such a rare item, the lure of money makes people do some strange things ! Funny when he dug it & l walked over to his hole & watched him recover it , he thought it was a militia plate with the wings down, l looked at it & told him what it was as a friend had dug a swordplate Mississippi at a div event just a couple of years earlier, he said l didn't know what l was saying, took his smartphone out & googled it........ seen the pic of it ,fell backwards on the ground & squirmed like a fish out of water, a memory I'll never forget, l just couldn't get over the fact that he sold it!
Yeah . . . I could never sell unless I was REALLY hungry. But my Dad sold a ton back in the day, too. Of course, the ground was littered with stuff in the 1960s!@@benjaminharlow3743
The Mississippi was special, he even said of all the relics his dad had dug, all the people he knew, no one had found anything like that, one of a kind & to recover these days is unheard of, when l found out he was gonna sell it, l wanted it bad because l was there, 10,000. for me was out of reach & my wife would have killed me! Gone
Absolutely staggering collection of Civil War history, you are doing a great job of showing it to all us envious enthusiasts...👍
Thanks John, but I STAYED envious the whole time I was knee deep in those relics!
Absolutely...MINDBLOWING!! I just can't wrap my head around how much is in this collection!!🤯
Dawn, I felt that way all three times I spent a day in the middle of it.
Fascinating series, couldn't stop watching. The most interesting was the ammo box
tunafish, I appreciate your kind words!
Speechless!
Crazy huh? PS - you need to send me a pic of you wearing the hat with your detector in hand! Or Marlee wearing the hat with detector!
What a video Walker. Thank you so much for sharing a incredible collection. Long gone are those days, what fun he must have had and he saved alot of history for us to gaze upon. Truly a great series you guys treated us to.
Gary, you made my day. It's been a blast. And very educational for ME!
Jaw dropping! Thanks for sharing!!
Appreciate it dog! It's been a blast.
Thanks so much for making these videos, I've really enjoyed them it's truly is an amazing collection.. 👍👍👍
Thank you John! Ive enjoyed doing it!
I look forward to every one of these that you post. The man who inherited all these relics is lucky to have friends like you and the guy who left him the relics! I just hope they get put somewhere where people can enjoy them instead of being locked away inside of an attic for only 1 person.
Thanks so much Olds. Yeah, I think the days of secret and private will be over when the new owner arranges a secure viewing area!
@@thebattlefieldwalker2841 I look forward to more content
Appreciate that. I hope I produce some more good stuff!@@Olds_Gold
Thank you all very much! Fun to watch and just drink in that all these things belonged to individuals and represents such a turbulent time in our nation's history. Wow!!
Appreciate that Rick. Fun for us too!
I don't have a link to the video but about a year or two ago, the guy with the Green Mountain Metal Detecting channel found what looked like a 5th Corps badge at a homestead in the Vermont mountains. The only Vermont troops in 5th corps were sharpshooters.
Brad ignored those of us in the comments section who thought it was a corp badge and insisted it was "horse tack". It was a 1-1/4 or 1-1/2" brass diamond with brazed loops on the back like a box plate. 😎👍
I wouldn't dare ignore the braintrust among these commenters! Ill give him 20 bucks for his common horse tack!!!!!!
@@thebattlefieldwalker2841 I'm sorry, I think the diamond was 3rd corps. I know most had pin backs, but I saw and original on eBay that had loops like the one Brad found and the only Vermont troops in 3rd Corps were 1st or 2nd USSS , 1 company I think.
The New Orleans Artillery was originally the Washington Artillery. If you have been to NOLA and visited Jackson Square, the Washington Artillery monument is across the street before the MS River.
I don't know if the Woke crowd had it stricken. They got Lee's and others, what a shame.
Amazing! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching John!
Wow!!! You guys have had, and I'm sure still having an great experience. Thanks for sharing these items with us.
Jeff, it was fantastic! Thanks man.
Beautiful button collection. I have a few myself but not in that quanity. I also have a hessian button which I believe we used Hessian fighters way back when.
Stoney, I'd say your theory is right on. I have no buttons that old!!
What disposition did the owner want for his collection after his death? I do hope nothing gets split up. Museums & local historical society are notorious for selling off priceless items, or having them mysteriously walk off. At the least, shunted away in basement boxes where the public never accesses. I have my 2x gfathers (Union) diary, & as old as I am (had this thing most of my life, longer than he owned it), I'm still unsure who to best leave it to. Thanks for this record of it all. Incredible.
You and I are the same blood, Dub. This collection will not be split up as long as the guy who inherited it lives, I can promise you. He was a close friend of the original finder, and a serious collector. As for who to leave the diary to . . . a serious appreciator of history! May I humbly put MY name in the hat? Promise Ill NEVER sell it!! No, seriously, surely some member of your immediate family, or another descendent of the man. But if you think it could one day be sold to buy the next latest phone . . . find someone else. A serious collector.
For identifying any buttons, plates, etc etc. there's a 3 book boxed set of big hardbacks called The Civil War. One book is called Fighting Men of the Civil War. That book will show you w/pics every one of those. The set is written by William C. Davis. Love your videos, especially these of that killer collection! Oh yeah it identifies each relic w/pics, even explains alot of them
Thank you Marv! I don't have many relic ID books, but this sounds like a good set to get. And appreciate the kind words too!
@@thebattlefieldwalker2841 That book set also has a book on all the cannons, artillery shells, cannister, bullets, swords, guns, you name it's in the set! The quality of the pictures is top notch. I live in Terre Haute, In so the book set , though cool as it is, doesn't help me like it would you guys back east... Happy hunting to you and your buddies!
Anyone that is a fan of this could ask how anyone could have a collection like that my only comment is wow thank you for sharing this
Gerald, appreciate this so much! I'm just so glad the new owner was willing to let me do this! And I appreciate Mudduck coming along even if sometimes, he played second fiddle. A great friend!
What can I say that hasn't already been said. Amazing, and thanks for sharing!
Gary honestly, it was our pleasure!
what a beautiful bunch of buttons and plates!
i thought that big 76 plate looked older than cw so i didi a search of just american plates and came up with an identical plate labelled "Lot 1353: WAR OF 1812 ARTILLERY MILITIA 7.6 SHAKO PLATE" from "Affiliated Auctions Realty LLC
April 26, 2023
Tallahassee, FL, US"
even if you never revisit this awesome collection you got to see and handle it. and many thanks for taking us along on the journey!!!
Thurin, I appreciate you and your comments. Yes, this was a fantastic experience. Someone else told me it was a shako plate, but from the American centennial in 1876?
@@thebattlefieldwalker2841 the old auction listing i found ided it as war of 1812. it has that look. but well outside my wheelhouse.
This series is museum quality. Would love to see all this in person.
Adam, I hope that in maybe a year, it WILL be available. If it ever is, I promise you'll find out on my channel! And thanks!
I may have missed it but I did not see a CS sword plate buckle. That shows how hard they are to find. I still cannot believe I found one.
Holy Cow! I've never even SEEN one. And you are correct. There was not one in this collection. Congrats!
I've got a small collection of non dug buttons. But I suspect some are Indian Wars and Span-Am War.
I have a non dug "tin back" Mississippi and the collector who sold it to me said it was likely post Reconstruction.
I have a really ornate 71st NY Infantry I suspect is Span-Am Period.
Remember the 71st NY Inf. raced Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders to catch the train to Miami.
Man Dustin, those post war pieces are getting older by the day, and rarer in their OWN right!
To think that Texas plate came from Hoods men is amazing to me. As a kid I would go through books looking at plates and wishing we could find them. Texas plates always were on my wish list to detect.
CMR, a teenage relic hunter found a Texas Colonel, battlefield buried, a quarter of a mile from my home in Cold Harbor in the 70s. He had an ID tag, but no Buckle!
Beautiful
Thank you Ron. It IS a pretty special group!
Speechless. Thank you!
That makes me happy David!
Millions of dollars an history that no one else has only now is it being shared with the world. This is crazy the person who collected this had access to them that no one else had. So that tells me he was rich to begin with an had a job to have access to this stuff because no normal person could put this together.
I guess that depends on your definition of a "normal" person Wayne! I don't know how normal he was because I never met him. I'll say this though he was relentless in his research and searching. Now you are exactly right about one thing (from what I've been told) he indeed DID have a job that gave him unique access to go where the relics were. But I can also assure you that he was nowhere near rich. He just had a passion, a work ethic and a singular focus like nobody's business. He was in the woods with a detector every spare hour he had! Thanks for watching Wayne!
And I thought my dress blue buttons and buckles were nice, very nice unbelievable collection.
I'm sure they ARE nice Dennis!
keeping them shined up, going to be buried in my blues.@@thebattlefieldwalker2841
The confederate buckles and buttons I love those wishing I had some . Amazing just to be able to touch them .
Me too Larry. I have a few CS buttons (few) but no CS buckles! But yes, just to be able to HANDLE them, and think about who wore them!!
Lots of those buttons were in mint condition also those 2 water canteen bottles . The flag carrier spear that is normal as they have been going round for centuries in all wars across Europe .
Thanks for that specialized info Gerald! I thought I was right, and appreciate the confirmation!
You mean Birmingham "England". Major button maker imported into the Confederacy.
The round eagle plate that you thought may be a buckle, youre half right. It is a buckle for an NCO sword baldrick, a cross the chest sling for carrying the 1851 NCO sword.
I would love to dig a Mississippi button ! My grandfather fought in the 36th. MS infantry D company.
It's cool that you have an ancestor that you can trace there . . .
@@thebattlefieldwalker2841 .. He fought in Vicksburg & Atlanta. He was called in services in Simpson County MS. He was wounded in Vicksburg. But he was able to fight In Atlanta.
Holy cow more !!! Love it all , hey man you headed to DIV in November ? Thi is John from DeepCreekLake
John, I've never done a DIV. Where is the best place to learn more?
What a Fantastic Collection 👍
Appreciate that Harold!
Makes my heart pound ❤️👍🦀
FWF - Always appreciate your comments. Just about made MY heart STOP.
I have a clipped corner with initials carved on the back, TMN maybe from McNeills Rangers
Way to make me jealous as HECK!
It also looks to me that some of the breast plates may be Burnside plates. Smaller in size. I found one in the Cold Harbor area in a swamp back in the early 1980's. Nice plate collection. Very Nice !!
Never found a burnside plate. Wonder if we ever hunted the same ground . . . I hunted a lot of swampland around Boatswain creek and bloody run . . .
@@thebattlefieldwalker2841 I know a place close to you. I can give up on. My distance from and time metal detection is over. If you are interested .
I gotta watch that again!
Best compliment I could get Swamp!
AMAZING!! AMAZING!! AMAZING!!! Only disappointment was you shooing the cat away. Lotsa people like to see pets included.
I know! I've taken 40 lashes for shooing that cat! But rest assured, she has a great life, and is a rescue! Thanks for the kind words, too!
@@thebattlefieldwalker2841 Well, that’s good to know. So many animal lovers in the world don’t like to see them disrespected. Glad I wasn’t the only one! Keep up the excellent videos and maybe be holding that pretty kitty in one of your sign-offs! Be good, say your prayers, and hug your cat!! 😻
Y'all can probably hang it up now, you'll never surpass this! Incredible!
David, I KNOW AND IT BUMS ME OUT!!!! #truth
Good video.
Thank you Former. It is a great collection!
That’s what’s up Yo! How long is it going to be for the shock and awe to wear off for you and Mudduck? You two are such a hoot teasing one another, such a great tag team! I’m glad ya’ll explained the letters on the buttons, never realized just how many different one there were. Be nice to see you back in the trenches Yo! Keep walking and digging!
Beachwalker, Honestly? It was AWESOME. But I'm just numb, overwhelmed and over stimulated now. I just want to go find a bullet and an eagle button! (Or maybe a triangle . . . )
Mississippi buckle is killer ! I would die if I dug a MS buckle!
We'd be in the same funeral home Darrell...
Enjoying the "hoard" videos. I have a connonball I would like to find a home for if you are interested. I'm in the Shenandoah Valley.
Birmingham was established post civil war around 1870, elyton was the name of the town prior to the city of Birmingham.
Jamie I have egg on my face. Someone else pointed out it was made in Birmingham ENGLAND!
Absolutely amazing, thanks for sharing with us. PS. The cat needs to stay in the videos.
Jimmy, HA!! When the first "collection" video was approaching 500,000 views, a subscriber said, "Don't be stupid. Cats are the hottest thing on the internet. Without that cat, your views would be closer to 50,000!" And by the way, thanks for your kind words!
The soldered canteen. Solder has lead in it. Lead poisoning is no joke. However, those guys had to worry more about lead bullets than lead solder. Am I right? Still, it is scary.
Yep. This collection also had a canteen spout found with a carved (lead) bullet as a replacement stopper. Double your chances, right?
Unbelievable! @@thebattlefieldwalker2841
CAVALRY!!!
Huh? Did one of us say Calvary instead? If we did, It's understandable. Two of us are full time Ministers!😁
i have an old plate and it has leather and is made of silvery metal
I'd love to see it! Thanks for the comment!
@@thebattlefieldwalker2841 its like aluminum or something
I guess the million dollar question is the guy related to the digger ? ?
You're the first person to ask that insightful question John. Congrats! Good question. Sadly, you're also the first person to whom I'll respond, "No comment." Happy digging, Man!
The Birmingham is England not Alabama. The breast plate with the 3 hooks is an NCO plate
Thanks Dave (about the plate). Why did NCOs have different attachments? The Birmingham thing was called to my attention the day this video hit, I think! I was just displaying my ignorance!
Yeah, I'm waiting for the heat to let up here in Missouri so I can hit my Union encampment I researched. Just got out of the hospital 2 weeks ago after an appendectomy. Punched three holes in me to get one piece of meat and didn't even get a purple heart.
Man - keep us posted on that encampment Dennis. I bet you got a purple BELLY.
Ha Ha, it's getting better. No step for a stepper. I will keep you informed when I get to it.@@thebattlefieldwalker2841
WOWZA to the N-th degree!
Relic Jedi, we appreciate that! And we feel the same!
Thanks for sharing but you should have been wearing gloves the oils from your hand will transfer and won’t show for awhile but will show
To bad it has to destroyed with all the statues. Welcome to the new America
I have a sneaky feeling these relics will be around for a while! The guy who inherited them is rather resourceful! Thanks for the comment Tim!
Can't make out that north Carolina button??? Help.
I had no idea either. Of course, one is the sunburst with NC in the middle. William, the other is the North Carolina state seal. You can google that.
How many museum's called u after this
Ha! Not a one Jason. The only museum personnel (Supposedly, maybe they were posers) who commented seem to hate our guts because the collection is in private hands.
I have a button and i need help identifying it!
It’s trimmed in a rope pattern. Has a sheild w 13 stars and vertical stripes with a bird sideways. Head facing r. Back says superior quality
Sounds like the right period! Send me detailed, close-up, well-focused photos and I'll see what I can do! walker@rcofc.org @@MollyMannix-ub6ym
Birmingham England not Alabama.
For real Harold?? There's egg on MY face. I feel foolish, but I've learned something today!
Please don't feel foolish. Birmingham and London were large hubs of button making. Most of the nicer quality buttons of the Confederacy were made in England and some were made in France.@@thebattlefieldwalker2841
American Military Button Makers and Dealers by McGuinn & Bazelon is an excellent book on button's backmarks.
How did you not have a heart attack or pee yourself unbelievable would have not been able to have the even keel you guys kept
Randy, some of the items just blew me away, of course. But here's what's funny - after a while, you almost get numb to it. When I finished the fourth and final video (this one) I was so over-stimulated, that I was kind of TIRED of it, if that makes any sense. I just wanted to get into the field and find a three-ringer and an eagle button. Oh and by the way, when you see me in a shot from just the waist up . . . I may or may not have wet my pants . . .
sorry but i just cant wrap my head around this its to overwelming
Randy YESSSSSS!!!! (See my response to your other comment)
That one blank plate might be a Washington Grey's belt plate. Check it out.
I will CMR, and thank you!