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CSA #12a (AD)
(4-Margin Milky Blue) tied by the Columbus,
Miss CDS 23 NOV. Military
Address to Maj John M. Billups QM (Quartermaster) Care of Gen John
Adams Loring’s Division, Canton, Miss. John M. Billups
(b1824), a wealthy planter from a prominent Lowndes County family,
entered service as Capt of Co B 43rd
Miss Inf
4/1/1862. He was later promoted Major and transferred to the
Quartermaster service. Cover most likely sent by his wife back home in
Columbus. Cover shows some staining and foxing but is still quite
presentable. |
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