Confederacy, (Sheperdstown, West Virginia). Buff cover addressed to Sheperdstown (West) Virginia, postmarked "Richmond, Va./Aug. 4, 1861" cds with very interesting routing instructions at bottom left if Sheperdstown fell to the Union forces, "Care of W.B. Meade, Esq., Winchester in case Communication is stopped with Sheperdstown", Very Fine and unusual (Pictured in Monroe Book, pg. 55). Estimate  $200 - 300. During the early years of the Civil War, the military control over many of the small towns in Western Virginia often seesawed back and forth. The sender of this letter was astute enough to anticipate the possibility of the Yankees occupying Sheperdstown. $0 (Image)