easterneagle87 Posted May 14, 2018 Share #1 Posted May 14, 2018 Was at the Sacramento Antique Street Fair today. Totally missed this but my wife saw it and dragged me back. She thought it was creapy, I thought it was sad. Half an "official" head stone to, M. Campbell. CO I, 5th LA INF, MEX. WAR. Looks like the sawed it to make it shorter. I didn't ask how they came about it, I just walked on. I should've aked some questions. Why would someone do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterneagle87 Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share #2 Posted May 14, 2018 It was on a table full of "yard pretties" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themick Posted May 14, 2018 Share #3 Posted May 14, 2018 What was the seller asking for it? At a decent price, you could have restored it's dignity by getting it out of the the "yard pretties" and displaying it properly. Interesting item. Thanks for sharing. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypilot6670 Posted May 14, 2018 Share #4 Posted May 14, 2018 A friend of mine owned a house that the previous owner was an early stone cutter and the various buildings had many early head stones incorporated in their construction. We always figured they were mistakes or broken replacements. Still it was a little disturbing to see them all around in different uses. It’s possible yours has been replaced. Let us hope so.All markers should be treated with respect. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor996 Posted May 14, 2018 Share #5 Posted May 14, 2018 IMO, collecting militaria does not include headstones and other grave makers and materials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carthage light guard Posted May 14, 2018 Share #6 Posted May 14, 2018 Muirhead Campbell served in the 5th Louisiana. It may be the same Muirhead Campbell who is buried under a non-government headstone in the Sacramento City Cemetery. He was born in 1819 and died in 1906. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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