Civil War
Soldier Items-Confederate & Union
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Brass Embossed Flask-Identified
Item #: NEW-0016217
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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.
Shipping Weight:
2 lbs
Price: $257.50 USD
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South Carolina Civil War Button Hat Pin
Item #: NEW-0013053
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Evidently it was a custom when hat pins became popular in the 1880's for civil war buttons to be used in the construction of hat pins. You can see a couple of letters in the back mark which was welded to the pin. I was able to identify this as a Civil War button, probably a cuff button. The pin is bent but the button itself is in good condition on the front. This would be a neat item for a woman who likes dressing in period clothes for enactment and other events.
Shipping Weight:
0.13 lb
Price: $67.50 USD
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Horn Powder Measurer
Item #: NEW-0011436
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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.
Shipping Weight:
1.6 lbs
Price: $150.50 USD
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3rd Ga-Jenkins Holmes Engraved Flask
Item #: NEW-0010056
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This flask was engraved post war with an engraving of a drum and C S on one side and the inscription "Capt J M Holmes Co "A" Third Georgia". I did find a Jenkins M Holmes, a private of the Burke Guards who was wounded at Malvern Hill and was discharged shortly after but because he was not listed as a Captain I was not sure if it was the same one. (see last paragraph) The leather is cracked and worn and the metal is pewter. This item was removed a year or so ago as I was informed by a potential customer who had consulted with a dealer who told him it was a fantasy item. This person had only seen it on line but since he is a recognized dealer, I removed it. I tried scraping off the drum on one side as I had hoped to get some of my money out of it as an original CW flask. I quickly realized that I would not be able to remove the engravings. Fortunately, I did begin on the other side. Since that time, I showed it to a postcard dealer who had been a jeweler for many years. He said the engraving was very old. Some months later I took it to a Civil War show and showed it to someone who has an outstanding reputation as a antique appraiser and he said it was old as well and the scrip was Civil War era.
I am relisting this as I finally was able to find more information on J M Holmes in Vol. 9 of the Confederate Veteran. J M Holmes was the son of a wealthy planter in South Carolina. He had two brothers who also died in the war. Holmes served throughout the war but was wounded at the Battle of Malvern Hill and was unable to return to action. He died in 1901 at Darien Ga.
Shipping Weight:
2 lbs
Price: $550.50 USD
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Powder Flask for an Antique Pistol
Item #: NEW-009870
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This little item measures 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.
price reduced.
Shipping Weight:
2 lbs
Price: $57.50 USD
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Confederate Artillery Button
Item #: NEW-007928
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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.
Shipping Weight:
0.13 lb
Price: $415.50 USD
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