1898 Soldiers Letter from Officer in the Field, return address "Soldiers Letter/ from/ Lieut. Edward Davis/ 1st inf Ill Vols/ Commdg C A" on unfranked envelope addressed to Illinois, Key West Fla Jul 4 98 duplex, arrived at Litchfield, Ill on July 9, 1898.a small piece missing from back corner, still Very Fine; volunteers in early July, during the 26-day Campaign against Santiago de Cuba, which ended on July 17; early mail from US soldiers in Cuba were sent to Key West, Florida and received in early July 1898; only a couple covers are recorded from this early period and most are damaged and faulty (Image)

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