Confederacy, Steam. Straight line handstamp tying 1861 5¢ green (large margins, small defect) on cover to Natchez, Miss. with pencil endorsement "Way", postmarked by light strike of "Natchez" cds upon entering the Mails, minor cover toned spots, Very Fine, ex-Hart, Everett. Scott No. 1  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. A very rare Way cover carried on a Mississippi River Steamboat addressed to "General C.G. Dahlgren, Commanding 3rd Brigade, Army of Mississippi".Charles G. Dahlgren (August 13, 1811 ? 1888) was a Confederate Brigadier General during the American Civil War. He commander the 3rd Brigade, Army of Mississippi before a dispute with the President of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, cost him his career.Dahlgren raised two regiments of state-sponsored volunteer infantry (the 3rd and 7th Mississippi Infantry) by his own means. When his brigade was transferred from state service to the Provisional Army of the Confederate States, he lost his command. Dahlgren was known for a short temper and strong opinions, and strongly opposed this transfer. His outspoken opposition to the nationalization of his men cost him his command and sparked a feud with the family of Jefferson Davis that spanned from 1862 to 1906. $0 (Image)