it.manufacture. It has screw threads on The words one end, and a REGIMENT” hole that goes “SECOND through it. The dollar appear over an half anchor and iscannons. shown for size reference. Can anyone tell us Judging where it piece? was more on from this intriguing found, Patrick suspects that it is old, but otherwise he is Stumpt...as are we.
States. A Confederate Veteran jaw resembles a man’s leg, and also once lived at the house. Itlooks appears show aitsoldier as to though could being be punished by riding a Since wooden rail horse, abottles common discipline used as a bottle opener. crown-capped came along in Cavalry regiments. it is made castdo brass, suspect later, we suspect it had Since a different use. of What youwe think? We don’t know what they are. that it is not a one-of-a-kind piece, but does anyone have an Charlie know idea what it was used fordoesn’t and from what era what it dates?they
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SOLVED! are. Do you know what they are? Larry Soper gave us a Send your guesses,Greg facts, theories, positive identification of Heath found thisare. small We don’t know what they Leo Necaise’s find, shown piece of carved lead to: (note the ideas and related correspondence Charlie doesn’t know what they in last issue’s Stumpt. .577 bullet for size comparison) Stumpt, c/o American Digger, Itknow is of theHardee’s top portion at a camp Corpsofin are. Do you what they a two-piece letter PO Box 126, Acworth, 30101 North GA, Carolina, occupiedclip. just are? Send your guesses, facts, theories, Larry sent asurrendered photo of before Johnson or e-mail to: adpublisher@att.net.com two that and he hasrelated found, adding there are numerous styles.troops Our in 1865. Thereto:were ideas correspondence sources tell us that these were patented in 1843, and still being from Alabama, North CaroStumpt, c/o American Digger, marketed (if not made)Rat olina, bleast e rSouth t up H auntil rCarolina, r i s1919. d u g Georgia, what PO Box 126, Acworth, GA to be30101 aatbutton, yet we and 6) Florida this camp, and (Volume 6appears Issue can find no one familiar with a wide range of buttons and Confederate bullets have been Clyde of Relic Hunter’s Supply or e-mail to:McFadden adpublisher@att.net
Lamar White is looking for an ID on this cast brass item found in North Georgia. Feedback Steve Massey dugWar this items item Although Civil Sam Kehoe of Manchester, at a housesite in Marietta, were dug nearby, so were TN checked to tell us that Georgia, which occupahouse items. Atinsaw first glance it Atsuggest ½ brass inch that across, issewn castofto found there. The holes theit. lead it was foundinthis stamped piece a itcouple he believes the Missouri disc tion Union durlooksbylike part Cavalry of a sprinkler, brass and looks an something, probably a jacket or hat. But what is the ‘critter’ years ago, and isappears still looking for a had positive found RobWar. Stephens and ing the Civil A little This to to behave a token, but but we by inspected the item th iron shank or stud. It was dug and what significance does it have? So far it has been suggestID. It was dug in a 19 century site in shown init long, thebelast Stumpt over an inch it appears little more is known about it. and think to something in Kinston, NC, and was ed that it is a dog, a wolf, or a hog. The there latter made South Carolina a horseshoe motif. (AD Vol 6, Issue 2) is actuto show a soldier being punItrazorback is and casthas brass and measures else. What? We don’t know, th a 15 CT Infantry unit engaged us think it related to Arkansas, but then we discovered that the The two slots is, allyhope aby Missouri military colished riding aitem wooden .85may inchoffer fromclues flat totowhat flat. itAll This cast leadour was but that readers at inconception the Stumpt. Battle of Razorback moniker came with the of that but atabout this time we remain lar disc with the horse, aby common discipline thatthe is site legible are the letters found Byron Hendrix can help us attachment out. inItour 1865. The numbers state’s football team. So now Kinston we turn to readers, whom missing and likely dates in Cavalry regiments. Since “AWS.” was recovered bywe atpin Missionary Ridge, GA. th also look similar to those found on 15 British “Regiment of hope can give us some more ideas about this interesting piece. to the early 1900s.gun itThe is made ofare cast brass, we Frank Abel near Ooltewah, screws actually Foot” button, although the Nov-Dec similarities there. It has also suspect that notparallel a oneTN,2010 andend we are all anxious to 15 American Digger Magazine screws (noteit6isthe (Volume Issue 2) been suggested that it is a “date nail” used by the railroad, but of-a-kind but of what learn more about it. Any ideas ‘U’ shapedpiece, threads) the all that we’ve seen were iron, not brass. Any help readers May-June American Digger Magazine 15 was it rather used for and from on its2010 identity areour welcome! period than common can give about its identity is most appreciated. what era does it date? wood screws. Is it just an(Volume 6 Issue 4) other example of a soldier’s Bill Beardsley would like to know boredom, or did it serve FEEDBACK: Just prior to more press about time, this Brian thinPennington sheet iron a function? We invite our contacted us with some exciting news hisand findso(shown item about he dug, would here) we. It readers’ input on this piece. which appeared in our last Stumpt column. is now was found in aResearch 1791 churchyard leading to the possibility that thisnear is a the slave collar. Although this Village Green in Paris, had been previously suggested, NY, we hesitated to put forth that just outside of Utica. It is notion, due to the number of purported “slave” items now on marked with the initials ‘ R C’ and the number ‘4.’ While itthe remarket that aactually had nothing to do slaves. Brian sembles shoulder epaulet plate, wewith doubt that But is the case.has We contacted several reputable sourceshope which have nearlyhas identical all with identification that someone a betteritems, idea and invitethe your response. of “slave collars.” Rather than the name of the slave, these had the owner’s name engraved on the plate. By this means, a slave could be tracked to an owner via the collar. While definite proof is still forthcoming, this now seems a very likely identification. Also, weThis heard from reader 4.75 inch longLynn cast Stoner, who wrote us the following “In the 1920 Federal Census in Jefferson County, a John brass piece wasAL, recovered Stolenwerck (the name on the item) is noted: ‘John Stolenwerck, agesite 39,of black, laborer at the a Civil War Measuring about 1.5 xengraved 2.5 in store. Alla, wife, 36, Joseph, Pribose, 7, son, hospital in Quinton, Marietta, inches, this stamped brass 18, son, John E, 13 son, Willford, 10, son,field 7, son and daughter.’” As freed slaves sometimes took onGeorgia their owner’s or by ournames, publishpiece was Fannie, dug in 11, Fulton, named their children after them (assuming the owner was kind to his slaves and well-liked) it is er many years ago. The MS by Henry Nanney. The not too far a stretch to imagine census may be a son of the “Carpenter” and fouled anchor suggests a that the John Stolenwerck listed in that words originaltheme, slave. As information comes along onon thisthe historical willa pass it on. “Patented” appear finishedfind, side,we and crude “7” on maritime butmore what the unfinished side. Since then, we have seen two other identiis it? The long brass attach(Volume 6 Issue 1) cal pieces, also recovered at field hospital sites. As such sites ment looks as though it was often utilized housesJanuary-February of the period,2010 it’s possible the items are 15 attached to something else, American Digger Magazine www.americandigger.com no more than civilian hardware. Having exhausted all other 25 and likely holds the clue to