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Union Civil War Postal History continued...

Prisoner of War Covers, Northern Prisons continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
161 cover Sandusky imageJohnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Cover from an unidentified P.O.W. at Johnson's lsland to Mrs. M.R.H. Garnett, Hoboken, N.J.; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a blue Sandusky target duplex, May 29, 1865; examiner's manuscript "Ex G.S.B." at the prison, Extremely Fine.


Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett was a U.S. congressman from Virginia and a Virginia delegate to the first C.S.A. Congress, who died of typhoid fever in February 1864. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $250-300
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162 cover Sandusky imageJohnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Cover from Capt. J.M. Davis, a P.O.W. at Johnson's Island; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a blue Sandusky target duplex, May 15, 1865; with handstamped "Prisoner's Letter Examined" oval (PWH-25) with "J. JORDAN", Very Fine.


The cover is addressed to Mrs. Mary P. Garnett, Hoboken, N.J., the widow of Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett, a U.S. congressman from Virginia and a Virginia delegate to the first C.S.A. Congress, who died of typhoid fever in February 1864. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $250-300
SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
163 cover Sandusky imageJohnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Cover from Knoxville, Tenn. to J.A. Ish, a political prisoner, at Ohio's Camp Chase; postmarked with a weak Knoxville c.d.s., Jan (1865) and a manuscript "Paid 3"; however, Ish, a Southern sympathizer, had been moved to Johnson's Island so the cover was handstamped "Due 3" for forwarding postage and redirected; the "3" was changed to "6" in manuscript, a seemingly harsh interpretation of the penalty rate, Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
164 cover Sandusky imageJohnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Small cover to Johnson's Island prisoner, Capt. John J. Miller [12th Regt. Mo. State Guard Cavalry], "Care of Major Pierson"; sent unfranked from Mary E. Burd, his future wife; postmarked with a St. Louis, Mo. c.d.s., Apr 16 (1864) and a handstamped "Due 6", the penalty rate for unpaid mail, Very Fine. Postage Due mail to a P.O.W. is very rare. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
165 cover Sandusky imageJohnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Flag of Truce cover from Capt. William G. Mebane [13th Tenn. Infantry], a P.O.W. at Johnson's Island; 3¢ rose tied by a light Sandusky target duplex, Feb 15, 1865; a C.S.A. 10¢ blue type I is tied by a clear Johnson's Island Prisoner's Letter oval handstamp with examiner John Coder's initials "J.C." (PWH-25) and by a very faint Richmond c.d.s. as it entered the C.S.A. mails; to Mebaneville [later Mebanesville], Alamance County, N.C., Very Fine. This is the illustrated example in the C.S.A. Catalog. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
166 cover Sandusky imageJohnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Cover to Pvt. Richard E. Hawks, "Co. A, 9th Va. Regt., Steward's Brigade, Pickett's Division", Richmond, Va.; franked with a pen-canceled 10¢ blue K&B type II and postmarked with a mostly clear Hicksford, Va. c.d.s., Mar 28 (1865); mailed five days before Hawks was captured. Despite delays caused by the fall of Richmond, the letter was eventually delivered to him at Johnson's Island with no indication of U.S. postage; manuscript ""too long, June 2, Gil"" by prison censor, Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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167 cover Sandusky imageJohnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Cover from Lt. Henry L. Muldrow, 14th Miss. Infantry, to his wife in Tibbee Station, "Mobile & Ohio Railroad", Miss.; hand-carried to Richmond, Va.—as indicated by the manuscript "Kindness of Lt. Thos B. Sykes"—where it entered the C.S.A. mails with a Jun 22 c.d.s. and a handstamped "DUE 10" (type Q); reduced slightly at the right, Very Fine. The earliest recorded cover from Johnson's Island through Richmond. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $600-800
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
168 cover Sandusky imageJohnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Pair of covers between Johnson's Island P.O.W., Capt. Wesley Makely [18th Va. Cavalry], and his wife in Alexandria, Va.; each franked with a 3¢ rose, Makely's tied by a Sandusky target duplex, Nov 10, 1864, his wife's by an Alexandria target duplex, Dec 13 (1864); both bear the handstamped "Prisoner's Letter Examined" oval with the initials "T.O.C."; the first has very minor edge flaws, otherwise both are Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $850.00
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169 cover Sandusky imageJohnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Flag of Truce cover from Lt. Henry L. Muldrow, 14th Miss. Infantry, to his wife in Tibbee Station, "Mobile & Ohio Railroad", Miss.; 3¢ rose tied by a grid cancel alongside a 24mm Sandusky c.d.s., Jul 11 (1862); entered the C.S.A. mails at Petersburg, Va. with a blue Jul 26 Petersburg c.d.s. and a handstamped (due) "10"; manuscript "Examined at hdqtrs by Lt. Weber'', and "Exd D.B" at Sandusky, then "Ex" at Petersburg, Fine. One of only two recorded from Johnson's Island through Petersburg. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $500.00
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170 cover Sandusky imageJohnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Illustrated advertising cover to Lt Col. Alex M. Davis, 45th Va. Infantry, a P.O.W. at Johnson's Island; franked with a grid-canceled 3¢ rose alongside a New York, N.Y. c.d.s. Jul 24 (1865); as Davis had been released, the cover was forwarded to Independence, Grayson Co., Va. with a blue Sandusky c.d.s., Jul. 31, 1865, and a matching "DUE 3"; the cover is an all-over pink advertising cover for Emory & Henry College, Emory, Va.; opened roughly at the left, Fine. This is the latest reported usage to the prison at Johnson's Island - there were only seven prisoners there at this time. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $350-500
SOLD for $350.00
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171 cover Sandusky imageJohnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Flag of Truce cover from Lt. Henry L. Muldrow, 14th Miss. Infantry, to his wife in Tibbee Station, "Mobile & Ohio Railroad", Miss.; 3¢ rose tied by a neat 24mm Sandusky c.d.s., Jul 21 (1862); entered the C.S.A. mails at Richmond, Va. with a partial Aug 9 c.d.s. and a handstamped "DUE 10"; manuscript "Exd, W.A.S.'' at the prison, "No Postage" and "X" at Richmond; cover with slightly clipped corners, Fine. The earliest recorded through the mails cover from Johnson's Island through Richmond. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $600-800
SOLD for $375.00
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172 cover Sandusky imageJohnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Cover and letter from Capt. Duncan Carmichael, Asst. Q. Master, C.S.A. to a merchant firm in New York City; 3¢ rose tied by a clear blue Sandusky c.d.s., Oct 14 (1863); in the letter, Carmichael requests aid due to the ""fortunes of war"" rendering him "destitute of money and clothing"; cover with nicked lower left corner and part of top flap missing, Fine to Very Fine. An early use of Sandusky c.d.s. in blue. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate $250-350
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction
173 cover Sandusky imageJohnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Cover from a P.O.W. at Johnson's Island to Union-occupied New Orleans; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a Sandusky target duplex, Sep 5, 1864; large manuscript "Ex GAR" by prison censor; sent in error through the lines to Richmond, Va. with a Sep 29 Richmond c.d.s. and (Due) "10"; sent back through the lines, receiving an Oct 10 Old Point Comfort, Va. c.d.s. (the 3¢ stamp canceled again by a quartered cork) and sent on to New Orleans; small tear at the bottom 2 known missent through the lines., Fine to Very Fine. One of only two recorded P.O.W. covers missent through the lines. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $500-750
SOLD for $275.00
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174 cover Sandusky imageJohnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Flag of Truce cover from Lt. W. Stovall, 55th N.C. Troops, a P.O.W. at Johnson's Island; bold Sandusky target duplex, Apr 7, 1864, and handstamped "DUE 6", the civilian rate for unpaid mail; examiner's manuscript "Ex RAH" at the prison; entered the C.S.A. mails at Richmond with a partial May 7 c.d.s. and a twice-struck "DUE 10" handstamp; small repair at the top and slightly discolored at the right, Fine to Very Fine. One of only three recorded P.O.W. covers with both U.S. and C.S.A. postage due. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $425.00
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175 cover Sandusky imageJohnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Flag of Truce cover from Major William N. Berkeley, 8th Va. Infantry, a P.O.W. at Johnson's Island; 3¢ rose tied by a segmented cork cancel alongside a Sandusky c.d.s., Dec 18 (1863); manuscript "Ex J.E. W." by prison censor; addressed to "Maj. Richard S Cox in Richmond, "Care Maj. Genl. Butler, Comdg. &c, Old Point Comfort" and "For Mrs. GWB" (Berkeley's wife), for local delivery in Richmond with no indication of C.S.A. postage; slightly damaged stamp appears to have been soiled prior to use, Fine to Very Fine, signed B. Green. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $500-750
SOLD for $300.00
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176 cover Sandusky imageJohnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Cover from an unidentified P.O.W. at Johnson's Island to A.P. Field, a Louisiana congressman in Washington D.C.; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a Sandusky c.d.s., Feb 28, 1865; with a perfectly struck "John J. Manor" 5-line examiner's handstamp (PWH-26) at the upper left; stamp with an extra row of vertical perforations at the right; cover with a sealed tear in the upper left corner, top flap missing Less than 15 known with this marking., otherwise Very Fine. Fewer than 15 examples of this handstamp are recorded—this is the illustrated example in the C.S.A. Catalog. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
177 cover Sandusky imageJohnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Flag of Truce cover from Lt. Henry L. Muldrow, 14th Miss. Infantry, to his wife in Tibbee Station, "Mobile & Ohio Railroad", Miss.; 3¢ rose tied by a 32mm Sandusky c.d.s., Jun 24 (1862); entered the C.S.A. mails at Petersburg, Va. with a blue Jul 17 Petersburg c.d.s. and a handstamped (due) "10"; examiner's penciled "Ex" obscured by the Petersburg c.d.s.; stamp slightly damaged, otherwise Very Fine. One of only two recorded from Johnson's Island through Petersburg. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
178 cover Sandusky imageJohnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Cover to Lt. Slaughter G. Cook [28th Miss. Infantry]; franked with a U.S. 3¢ 1857 (26), which was not accepted and partially removed, the cover marked with manuscript "Due 6 cts"; top flap missing, otherwise Very Fine.


Included is a letter from Miss Floride Clemson of Riverdale, Md. to her brother, a prison-mate of Cook's, in which she asks him to "thank Lt. Cook for his letter and the music he sent me" and encloses a pressed flower (still present) . (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction
179 cover Sandusky imageJohnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Flag of Truce cover from Capt. J.E. Rich of Cobb's Ga. Legion, a P.O.W. at Johnson's Island, to Brig. Gen. P.M.B. Young in Richmond, Va.; franked with a 3¢ rose tied by a clear Sandusky target duplex, Sep 28, 1864, with prison examiner's manuscript "Ex GSB"; partial Oct 14 Richmond c.d.s. and a "DUE 10" handstamp, the latter representing an 8¢ overcharge for a local delivery; top flap missing, otherwise Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $500-750
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
180 cover Sandusky imageJohnson's Island - Sandusky, Ohio, Flag of Truce cover from Capt. William G. Mebane [13th Tenn. Infantry], a P.O.W. at Johnson's Island; 3¢ rose tied by a neat Sandusky target duplex, Sep 9, 1864; entered the C.S.A. mails at Richmond, with a C.S.A. 10¢ blue type I tied by a Sep 27 Richmond c.d.s.; examiner's fancy manuscript "Ex. T.O.C." (Theodore E. Castle); to Mebaneville [later Mebanesville], Alamance County, N.C.; part of top flap missing, still Very Fine. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
181 cover Allegheny City imageAllegheny Penitentiary - Allegheny City, Pa., Pair of covers and a letter from Lt. Van J. Sellers [2nd Ky. Cavalry], a P.O.W. at Allegheny Penitentiary, to his future wife in Keene, Ky.; both covers are franked with a 3¢ rose and postmarked Pittsburgh, Pa., Sep 12, 1863, and Feb 8, 1864, respectively; the first with examiner's manuscript "Exmd, D.D. Wheeler, ADC", the second unmarked. The letter is headed "State Prison Allegheny CitY Penna. Sept. 9th 1863". In it Sellers, who was captured July 1863 during Morgan's raid into Ohio, writes of his infant son, "My namesake is unquestionably a prodigy and doubtless will in time make a superb Cavalry Officer, for the present I think him much better qualified to lead an infantry charge against breastworks.", Fine. Only 22 Allegheny Penitentiary P.O.W. covers are recorded. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate $250-350
SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
182 cover Chester imageU.S. Hospital - Chester, Pa., Cover from Maj. William N. Berkeley, captured at Gettysburg, and temporarily being treated at the U.S. Hospital, Chester, Pa. (before being transferred to Johnson's Island); with censors manuscript "Examined & approved" above a blue handstamped "Ebn Swift"; sent as the inner envelope in Flag of Truce mail to his wife in Verdon, Hanover Co., Va., entering the C.S.A. mails at Richmond with an Aug 25, 1863 c.d.s. and handstamped "Due 10", Very Fine. One of only seven recorded P.O.W. covers from this facility.


Included is a photocopy of part of the original letter [not present] datelined "U S Hospital Chester Pa. Aug 3rd 1863" in which Berkeley writes, "I have written to you frequently but will continue to write hoping that at least one of my letters will reach you." and "I have met with several of my Pennsylvania relatives and acquaintances." . (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
183 cover Germantown Hospital imageU.S. Hospital (Cuyler General) - Germantown, Pa., Cover from Pvt. James F. Coombs, 6th Ga. Regiment], wounded at Antietam, and being treated at Cuyler General Hospital; the "inside" envelope in Flag of Truce mail, entering the C.S.A. mails at Richmond with a pair of 5¢ blue Local print tied by a partial Richmond c.d.s., Feb 6, 1863; Coombs wrote at the top, "4 U.S. Stamps enclosed to pay for postage", the Hospital Surgeon, acting as censor, wrote "Exd W.B."; top flap missing, left corners somewhat rounded, signed Kimbrough.


THE ONLY RECORDED P.O.W. MAIL TO OR FROM THIS FACILITY.

A photocopy of a page from Coombs' hospital record shows that he was admitted to the Hospital on Oct 1, 1862 with a "G S W. femur" (gunshot wound), and that he was later transferred to Ft. Delaware on Mar 27, 1863". (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate $1,200-1,500
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184 cover Gettysburg Field Hospital imageField Hospitals - Gettysburg, Pa., Cover from Lt. Sanford Branch [8th Ga. Regiment], wounded at Gettysburg, and being treated at Hood's Division Field Hospital on the Plank Farm near there; the "inside" envelope in Flag of Truce mail to Savannah, Ga., entering the C.S.A. mails at Richmond, Va. with an Aug 25 (1863) c.d.s. and handstamped "DUE 10", an additional "10" was applied at Savannah, Very Fine. One of only six recorded covers from these temporary Gettysburg Field Hospitals.


The original enclosure - which is not present - was headed "Hospital near Gettysburg, Aug 6, 1863" . (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $1,500-1,800
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185 cover Gettysburg Field Hospital imageField Hospitals - Gettysburg, Pa., Flag of Truce cover from Pvt. Wm. L. Nichols, 1st Md. Inf., being treated at a Field Hospital on the William Harner Farm; to his sister, Mrs. Harriett Strayhorn, Hillsboro, N.C.; there is a partial blue Gettysburg c.d.s. the upper right where a U.S. 3¢ stamp has been removed; entered the C.S.A. mails at Richmond with an Aug 7, 1863 and handstamped "DUE 10"; censored at Gettysburg with a manuscript "Examined & Approved, Ralph L. Maclay, Lt Col & Pro. Mar.", then again, "Ex FRK", at Fort Monroe, Fine to Very Fine. One of only six recorded covers from these temporary Gettysburg Field Hospitals. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $1,000-1,300
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186 cover Gettysburg Letterman Hospital imageLetterman General Hospital - Gettysburg, Pa., Cover from Lt. Sanford Branch, Co. B, 8th Ga. Regiment, wounded at Gettysburg and being treated at (Letterman) General Hospital; the "inside" envelope in Flag of Truce mail to Savannah, Ga., entering the C.S.A. mails at Richmond, Va. with a Sep. 29, 1863 c.d.s. and handstamped "DUE 10", an additional "10" applied at Savannah, Very Fine. 21 covers are recorded from this Hospital.


An enclosure is noted, dated Sept. 24, 1863, but is not present . (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $1,500-1,800
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187 cover Gettysburg Letterman Hospital imageLetterman General Hospital - Gettysburg, Pa., Flag of Truce cover from Pvt. A.A. Batchelor, Co. E, 2nd La. Regiment, wounded at Gettysburg and being treated at (Letterman) General Hospital; a U.S. 3¢ pink entire postmarked with a blue Gettysburg c.d.s., Aug 22, 1863; to Red River Landing, La., entering the C.S.A. mails at Richmond, Va. with a Sep 1, 1863 c.d.s. and handstamped "DUE 10"; manuscript "Examined, James Burk Jr. Lt Col & Prov Mar." by censor; professionally repaired with top flap added, Very Fine appearance. 21 covers are recorded from this Hospital. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $1,500-1,800
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
188 cover Harrisburg Camp Curtin imageCamp Curtin - Harrisburg, Pa., Cover from Pvt. Wm. S. Hite, Co. B, 27th Va. Infantry, the "inside" envelope in Flag of Truce mail, to Moffets Creek, Augusta Co., Va., entering the C.S.A. mails at Richmond where a C.S.A. 5¢ blue lithograph was tied by a Jun 29, 1862 c.d.s.; manuscript "Examined, Robt Thompson, Lieut Col 115 Pa Vols, Provost Marshal" by the officer in charge of the guard unit at Camp Curtin; reduced slightly at the right, Fine to Very Fine. The only recorded P.O.W. cover to or from this facility—additionally, fewer than a dozen of the five-cent blue lithographed are recorded on P.O.W. mail.


A photocopy of a page from Hite's record shows that he was captured at Newtown, Va. on June 11, 1862, and held for two weeks at Harrisburg, Pa. before being moved from Camp Curtin to Fort Delaware by Lt. Col. Thompson on June 26. On August 26 of that same year, Hite was released as part of a prisoner exchange. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate $1,800-2,000
SOLD for $1,900.00
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189 cover Beaufort Hospital imageBeaufort Hospital - Beaufort, S.C., Money letter to Lt. Mark S. Bradburn, Co. I, 16th Ark. Regiment, addressed to Bradburn, "Prisoner of War, Beaufort Hospital, Beaufort, S.C."; franked with a target-canceled 3¢ rose and postmarked Lancaster, Mo. c.d.s., Nov 2 (1864); red manuscript "Contained $5.00 US. Bills"; stamp slightly damaged, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Only 40 sick C.S.A. prisoners were held here at this time. This is the only recorded P.O.W. cover to or from this facility.


Bradburn was one of the "Immortal 600", sent to the hospital at Beaufort, S.C. before the others were placed under fire on Morris Island. A photocopy of the page recording his admission to the hospital notes that he was captured at Port Hudson, La. on July 9, 1863 and that "All this list of Prisoners…are part of the Six Hundred sent from Fort Delaware for Morris Island" . (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate $1,800-2,000
SOLD for $1,100.00
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190 cover Hilton Head Prison imageMilitary Prison - Hilton Head, S.C., Flag of Truce cover from Capt. Henry W. Home [3rd N.C. Troops], a prisoner at Hilton Head, to Fayetteville, N.C.; entered the C.S.A. mails at Charleston, S.C. with a four-margin 10¢ blue type I tied by a Charleston c.d.s., Jan 8 (1865); Union censor's penciled "Ex", Very Fine. One of only nine recorded from this facility.


Capt. Horne was one of the "Immortal 600" sent down from Fort Delaware. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $1,500-1,800
SOLD for $850.00
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191 cover Hilton Head Prison imageMilitary Prison - Hilton Head, S.C., Flag of Truce cover from Pvt. Maynard N. Colley, 3rd Ga. Infantry, who was captured Dec 6, 1864 and confined at Hilton Head, S.C., to his mother at Newnan P.O., Coweta Co., Ga.; entered the C.S.A. mails at Charleston S.C. with a partial Charleston c.d.s., Jan 7 1865 and a handstamped (due) "10"; censor's penciled "Ex" mostly erased; slightly stained at the top, Fine. One of only nine recorded from this facility. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $1,500-1,800
SOLD for $850.00
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192 cover Morris Island Stockade imageStockade - Morris Island, S.C., Flag of Truce cover from Lt. Sanford Branch, 8th Ga. Regiment, one of the "Immortal 600", brought from Fort Delaware to be placed under fire on Morris Island, to his mother in Savannah, Ga.; entered the C.S.A. mails at Charleston S.C. with a Nov 1 (18640 c.d.s. and a handstamped (due) "10"; docketed as written "Oct 9", Very Fine. One of 23 recorded to or from here.


There was originally an enclosure - not present - datelined "Morris Island Oct. 9, 1864" . (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $1,800-2,000
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193 cover Morris Island Stockade imageStockade - Morris Island, S.C., Adversity cover from Charleston, S.C. to Lt. W.E. Johnson, 7th S.C. Cavalry, one of the "Immortal 600" under fire on Morris Island; sent "Care of Lieut. Col. J.F. Lay, A.A. General, Charleston S.C."; no postage required, exchanged by local Flag of Truce; prison censor's red manuscript "Ex J0C"; envelope fashioned from an unused partly-printed Court form; cosmetically refolded at the top, Fine to Very Fine. One of 23 recorded to or from here. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate $1,800-2,000
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194 cover Morris Island Stockade imageStockade - Morris Island, S.C., Flag of Truce cover from Lt. Chapman Byrd Eastham [10th Va. Infantry], one of the "Immortal 600", brought from Fort Delaware to be placed under fire on Morris Island, to his wife in Harrisonburg, Va.; 10¢ blue type I tied by an inconspicuous Charleston S.C. c.d.s., Sep. 24, 1864; lightly penciled "Ex H." by Col. Edward N. Hallowell at the upper left; vertical file fold, Fine to Very Fine. One of only four recorded covers from here that were franked with Confederate stamps. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $1,800-2,000
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195 cover   imagePrison Ship U.S.S. Dragoon - Off Hilton Head, S.C., Cover and letter from Col. W.H. Forney, 10th Alabama (Infantry), one of the 50 Confederate officers brought from Fort Delaware to be placed under fire on Morris Island, Charleston S.C., to his wife in Jacksonville, Ala.; sent unfranked with Charleston S.C. c.d.s., Aug 2 (1864) a handstamped "PAID/10" for C.S.A. postage; censors' manuscript "Exd E.N.S." and "Appd N. Soule Cpt aag".

The letter, which has been completely separated into six pieces and hinged back together - the sixth piece missing - is Forney's handwritten list of "Names of the fifty Confederate Officers sent from Ft. Delaware to be placed under fire in retaliation for the fifty Union Officers confined in the City of Charleston". 47 names are listed, Forney being number 48. The last two are presumably on the missing piece of the letter. Fine to Very Fine, signed B. Green. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Estimate $1,200-1,500
SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
196 cover   imagePrison Ship U.S.S. Dragoon - Off Hilton Head, S.C., Cover from J. Holliday Robinson, a P.O.W. at Fort Delaware, to Col. W.H. Forney [10th Alabama Infantry], one of the 50 Confederate officers brought from Fort Delaware to be placed under fire at Morris Island, Charleston S.C.; addressed to Forney, "Prisoner of War at or near Cummings Point, Charleston Harbor, S.C."; Fort Delaware examiner's "Prisoner's Letter" oval handstamp and Delaware City, Del. c.d.s., Jul 27 (1864). Forney was exchanged Aug 2, so the cover was forwarded through the lines to Charleston, S.C. where it was handstamped "Paid/10" and manuscript "Chge Box 392 H.W.F. all AAG"; forwarded a second to Jacksonville, Ala.; U.S. stamp removed at exchange point, opened roughly at the right, Fine. One of just five known from the Dragoon.


The 50 officers were held aboard the Dragoon for 31 days before being exchanged for the 50 Union officers who had been held under fire in the city of Charleston S.C. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $1,200-1,500
SOLD for $750.00
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197 cover   imageSteamer Crescent City - Off Morris Island, S.C., Cover from Lt. W.T. Bishop, Co. 16th Ala. Infantry, one of the "Immortal 600" brought from Fort Delaware to be placed under fire on Morris Island (Charleston S.C.); written aboard the Crescent City, to Bexar, Ala.; exchanged by local Flag of Truce with Charleston c.d.s., Sep 2, 1864 and handstamped "PAID/10" for C.S.A. postage, five days before the prisoners landed; censor's faint penciled "Exd", Very Fine. One of only four recorded.


Included is a photocopy of Bishop's record at Fort Delaware showing that he was one of the "Rebel Officers forwarded to Hilton Head, S.C., Aug. 20, 1864." . (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $1,200-1,500
SOLD for $700.00
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198 cover Fort Donelson imageFort Donelson - Tenn., Cover from Lt. Henry L. Muldrow [Co. C, 14th Miss. Infantry] to his wife at Tibbee Station, "Mobile & Ohio R.R.", Miss.; Muldrow's letter traveled down the Tennessee River to Burnsville, Miss. where it entered C.S.A. mails about Feb. 23rd (partial Burnsville c.d.s. with the stamp missing); it went from Burnsville to Tibbee Station on the Mobile & Ohio R.R.; censor's manuscript "Examined by, Lt. H. Wilson, 20th Regt, 0.V.U.S.A."; top flap sewn shut with brown thread; edge wear, Fine to Very Fine. The only recorded P.O.W. usage from here; and the only one with a sewn flap.


Prisoners were held several days at Fort Donelson before being sent farther north. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $1,500-1,800
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199 cover Knoxville imageKnoxville Prison - Knoxville, Tenn., Inside envelope from some point in the South "Per Flag of truce" to Rev Timothy Sullins, a "citizen prisoner" in the Knoxville prison; franked with a 3¢ rose - uncancelled and sent "Care of J.S. Van Gilder & Co."; manuscript Confederate censor's marking on the back "P.M. Hd. Qrs., Bristol T. July 18, 64, Examined & Appd., W.C. Kain, Capt & P.M.", Very Fine. The only recorded P.O.W. correspondence to or from this prison.


Sullins was a Methodist Minister at Athens, Tenn.; notice of his incarceration as a hostage appeared in the Richmond Daily Dispatch on July 22, 1864. J.S. Van Gilder was a manufacturer, banker, postmaster and Mayor of Knoxville. (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $1,800-2,000
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200 cover Nashville Penitentiary imageTennessee State Penitentiary - Nashville, Tenn., Cover from Pvt. Walter S. Ryall [Co. B, 1st Tenn. Infantry] to his father at Shelbyville, Tenn.; 3¢ rose tied by a partial (Nashvi)lle, Tenn. target duplex, Jul 12, 1863; examiner's manuscript "Prisoners Letter, Approved Joel A. Fife Lt., Com. Military Prison, Nashville, Tenn. Per Graham O.S." reduced slightly at the right, Fine.


THE ONLY RECORDED P.O.W. CORRESPONDENCE TO OR FROM THIS PRISON.

Ryall was here only two weeks. In the included original letter Ryall writes, "Penitentiary life is rather confining" and asks, "Do the negros still stay contentedly on the farm?" . (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate $1,800-2,000
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