This stick was purchased by me from a dealer who had sold me three Confederate images from a family member in Lithonia Georgia.  He found this stick and spent time cleaning it to find the ink writing which he deciphered to read "cut in the center of 7 pines battlefield where 1500 soldiers were killed May 31, 186- that fought by Lee & McClellan and field officer J E Lyons"  I can agree with some of the translation but not all. My research can not find a likely person by that name.   Better eyes and research may be able to do better.

This powder flask measures 8 inches.  It has been cleaned at some point.  This flask came out of a historic house in Lithonia Ga.  It came with an image of Elijah Lazarus Anderson. I am showing his image as it is so neat but it has been sold.  Another item came out of the house which is a wooden stick cut from a tree in the center of the 7 pines battlefield.  This will be listed separately.  According to a family member cited in the book Gwinnett County Families, the flask was presented to Elijah by the Daughters of the Confederacy of Lawrenceville in 1932 when he received his Southern Cross of Honor medal. The flask has obviously been used however and I wonder if family lore might be in error.  Am offering it for what I paid for it when I purchased the lot.

Age of this item is unknown but I think it is an attractive and unusual powder measuring tool.  Measures a little over three inches.  Note: This was appraised by a  knowledgeable person as being Civil War era.  

Nice patina on this bullet mold.  One is for a round ball and the other for a minnie ball.  There is a manufacturers mark but I can't read it.  Some pitting in areas and a screw missing.       

This little only four inches vertically.  A couple of small indentations. This would be a nice pick up for someone with a gun case which is missing the flask.

Very high quality pocket watch by the Hampden Watch Company http://www.pocketwatchrepair.com/histories/hampden.html. According to the serial number this watch was produced in 1889. The pocket watch was owned by Samuel B Palmer, a Confederate Soldier who was from Knoxville Tennessee and enlisted with W C Kain's Tennessee Light Artillery Company. Palmer was a prisoner of war confined at Camp Douglas. He was released on March 13th 1865. Palmer was a gifted artist and drew buildings and the surrounding places at Camp Douglas. I was fortunate enough to find an old reproduction of the article in a childrens magazine which told of Palmer and showed some of his drawings. I will include a copy of his remarkable drawings with this listing. The papers relating to Palmer's war time service were unfortunately sold apart from his watch. I have copies of some of the papers, one copy being his release from Camp Douglas. Palmer settled in Macon Georgia after the war and worked as a tax assessor. Please view the scans of the watch which measures 2 inches in diameter. His full name is engraved as well as Macon Georgia. The watch is not in working order. The pictorial scenes on the cover are quite worn. I do not see any problems with the face of the watch and don't know how to view the works.

Nice dug specimen. I found this small sized button on page 221 of Tice's Button book. I have identified it as being CSA 203As1. There are lines in the letter A on a plain surface. Please correct me if I'm wrong. There are markings on the back but I can't make it out. This was dug in Georgia in the exact area of Stoneman's Raid into Central Georgia.

Paypal will not be accepted on this lot but payment plans can be arranged. This lot came from a Nashville Tennessee family estate sale. This lot consists of 1. ruby ambrotype of Willis Callaway Watkins from Anderson County South Carolina, 2. Pre-war ruby ambrotypes of Watkins and his first wife Lucretia Wyatt in a decorative thermoplastic double case, 3. 1860 pocket Bible signed by Watkins, 4.A hair ring with Watkins's initials, 5. Brooch with a ambrotype of Watkins in his uniform, 6. a pocket watch, Masonic cuff link. and & 7 Watkins's artillery field glasses. Records obtained from the South Carolina Archives indicate that Watkins was a member of Company B, Artillery Battalion, Hampton Legion. They gave his rank as "artificer". He enlisted in Anderson District S C July 1, 1862 and was on last roll in July/August, 1862 when the Artillery Battalion of the Hampton Legion became independent. Company B became Bachman's Company, S.C. Artillery, also known as German Light Artillery. Watkins was last on this roll in December 1864. He was listed as "Sick in Hospital", McPhersonville, S. C., July October-1864. Capt. Bachman's Co. Artillery (This infomation taken from the following website-thanks) members.tripod.com/mwyckoff/art.html HISTORICAL SKETCH: This unit was formed in 1862. It was also known as the German Light Artillery and as the Charleston Artillery Battery. It was armed with four 12-lb. Napoleons from August 1862 to July 1863. On May 3, 1864, it was armed with two 3+" Blakely Rifles and two 12-lb. Howitzers. On January 6, 1865, if was armed with four 12-lb. Napoleons. It was surrendered by Gen. Joseph E. Johnston at Durham Station, Orange County, North Carolina on April 26, 1865. OFFICERS: Bachman, William K. - Captain BATTLES: Seven Days Battles VA (25 JUN - 1 JUL 1862) 2nd Bull Run VA (28 - 30 AUG 1862) South Mountain VA (14 SEP 1862) Antietam VA (17 SEP 1862) Fredericksburg VA (13 DEC 1862) Gettysburg PA (1-3 JUL 1863) Tullifinny Station (9 DEC 1864) Carolinas Campaign SC (FEB - APR 1865)

Lots of wear to this little wallet which had some Conferate notes in it but the seller took them out before selling the wallet. See scans.