BE116

CSA #11c (AD) (Greenish-Blue faulty stamp which has been repaired but the repair work does not involve the cancel) cancelled by the Army of Tenn Straight Line army field cancel (not dated). Addressed to Mr. B. Criswell Columbia SC in Care of Capt Senn. Capt Senn was in command of the Richland Jail prison in Columbia. Four Criswell brothers (Bud, JB, Joseph, RP) enlisted at the same time (Jan 1862) in the 19th SC Inf. A 5th brother, Thomas, also enlisted in the same unit in Feb 1864. Bud, Thomas, and Joseph were declared unfit for field service because of illness and joined Capt Senn’s Post Guard. The addressee was Bud Criswell, a member of the post guard at the Richland Jail. The most likely sender was his brother RP Criswell who remained with the 19th SC Inf into 1864. The stamp repairs notwithstanding, the cover has an overall very clean and very fine appearance.

SOLD $500.00