George Kinsey Finds Of A Lifetime Thread

[Dirtshark]

The only hobby where overweight old guys have good knees. 

[George Kinsey]

Some Of My Frenchies

Rev. War with a rare French Navy.

[palzynski]

30 minutes ago, George Kinsey said:

Rev. War with a rare French Navy.

 

 Very nice . I am not a specialist but they look like to be 1st Empire buttons ( 1800-1812 ) . Did you find them in the US ?

I have found similar buttons on a 1814 battlefield in France 

[George Kinsey]

11 hours ago, palzynski said:

 Very nice . I am not a specialist but they look like to be 1st Empire buttons ( 1800-1812 ) . Did you find them in the US ?

I have found similar buttons on a 1814 battlefield in France 

I dug the French Navy and the 64th near Williamsburg on private land. I collected the others. based on a book I have that discusses French Regiments in Virginia with backmark photos. I know the French passed by my house in 1788 after the Rev. War. during the Campaign of 1788. Thanks.

[George Kinsey]

I found my reference book. It's titled The French Army in America During the American Revolution. All fought at Yorktown.

The regiments are as follows: 7,13,16,17,18,26,34,41,64,68,70,74,84,85,89,104 and Navy. The 64th Suisse were Volunteers with 

Count Rochambeau. They were of Swiss National origin. They were in the Artillery. More to follow.

[George Kinsey]

A Closeup Of My Dug 64th Regiment

[PI-Man]

George very nice.  I love hearing the history of all the finds.

[Valens Legacy]

9 hours ago, George Kinsey said:

I know the French passed by my house in 1788 after the Rev. War. during the Campaign of 1788.

I never knew that you were that old, and you don't look a day over 90.

Nice finds and a good collection of them.

 

[George Kinsey]

Day Dreaming

It was 1987 and I'm working the many clearing sites in Centreville Virginia. These were some of the many confederate buttons I found there. 

[Hunterjunk]

No rubber in sight , but some very fine historical buttons though !