Items for Sale - CSA 1 on Cover, Section Two - Item#14658
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Item# 14658

CSA 1, 5¢ olive green, 4 margins with 3 enormous picture frame margins plus ample at bottom (small corner crease at UR) on cover to Drury Lacy, Private of Co G, 23rd Regt Va, Vols Care Col. Harmon, Staunton, Va. The Drury Lacy family correspondence includes across the lines prisoner letters. Lacy was wounded at Chancellorsville May 2, 1863 - wounded and captured multiple times. Ultimately, he was one of the Immortal 600 held captive under friendly fire as retaliation for the same treatment of Union prisoners. See my article on this unpleasant experience atASDAPR09.pdf  $250.

Price: $250