Confederacy, Captured Official Covers, "Headquarters Middle Military Division.". Fascinating lot of four covers all with Union imprint of "Headquarters Middle Military Division." (three different styles), first is a Union usage franked with United States 1861 3¢ rose tied by town cancel with Washington, D.C. cds alongside and addressed to "Ret. Brig. Genl. James A. Beaver" in Bellefonte, Pa., the "Official Business" portion of the imprint has been crossed out, second is legal size captured cover without postal markings and addressed to "Lieut. General Early, Commanding Army of Northern Virginia", the next two covers are franked with Confederate States 1863-64 10¢ blue tied by New Market, Va. cds., one with imprint crossed out, mixed condition, legal size cover with edge wear one 10¢ adhesive with corner torn away, Fine, worth inspection, a wonderful group of covers captured at the Battle of New Market. Estimate  $500 - 750. The Middle Military Division was an organization of the Union Army during the American Civil War, responsible for operations around the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and the Valley Campaigns of 1864. In the summer of 1864, Confederate General Jubal Early's army had defeated several Union armies, had advanced close to Washington, D.C., and continued to operate in the Shenandoah Valley into August. Faced with this continued threat, the Union high command created the Middle Military Division and ordered the cavalry commander of the Army of the Potomac, Major General Phillip Sheridan, to command it. The military division (an entity that controlled multiple military departments) was established on August 7, 1864. It comprised the geographic and military assets of the Departments of the Susquehanna, Washington, West Virginia, and the Middle Department. On December 1, 1864, the Department of the Susquehanna within the military division changed its name to the Department of Pennsylvania.The Battle of New Market was a battle fought on May 15, 1864, in Virginia during Valley Campaigns of 1864 in the American Civil War. Cadets from the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) fought alongside the Confederate Army and forced Union General Franz Sigel and his army out of the Shenandoah Valley.James Addams Beaver (October 21, 1837 ? January 31, 1914), Nov. 10, 1864, Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War, notified Col. Beaver that for highly meritorious and distinguished conduct, and particularly for valuable service at Cold Harbor, the President had appointed him a brigadier-general of volunteers by brevet, to rank from the 1st day of August, 1864.Jubal Anderson Early (November 3, 1816 ? March 2, 1894) was a lawyer and Confederate general in the American Civil War. He served under Stonewall Jackson and then Robert E. Lee for almost the entire war, rising from regimental command to lieutenant general and the command of an infantry corps in the Army of Northern Virginia. He was the Confederate commander in key battles of the Valley Campaigns of 1864, including a daring raid to the outskirts of Washington, D.C. $0 (Image)