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Charleston SC large single rim CDS 24 JUN Soldiers (Due) 5 handstamp Type I. Addressed to Mrs. C. M. Croft, Greenville, So. Ca. Endorsed at top left "Capt T. C. Croft, 16th Regt SCV Simmons Bluff." Overall College Cover "THE GREENVILLE BAPTIST FEMALE COLLEGE GREENVILLE So, Ca." in Green Type SC-01b. Theodore G. Croft (1844-1876) was Captain of Co C 16th SC Inf even though he was very young. He was later promoted Major near the end of the war. There was a skirmish at Simmons Bluff SC on 7/21/1862 in which Capt Croft's unit took part. Included with the cover is a lengthy and detailed letter from Capt Croft to his mother giving an excellent account and new insights of the Confederate side of the Simmons Bluff skirmish. Transcript of the letter is included. The College Cover is Very Fine. The letter written in pencil but easy to read has some folds reinforced with archival tape and some older tape repairs. This cover is the listing cover and the illustration used in the College Cover section of the new CSA catalog.

$2,000.00

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