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Soldiers Due 10 handstamp with the Fredericksburg, Va CDS Dietz Type III 19 JAN (1862). Flag Over Canon Patriotic Cover Dietz Type CN3 in
Black with Verse 1 (“Bright Banner of Freedom...). Endorsed at lower left
“F. P. Green Co A 1st Arks Regt.” Addressed to Mr. James H. Green,
Mars PO, Ala. The 1st Ark Inf was organized at Little Rock, Ark in May
1861 and mustered into Confederate service at Lynchburg, Va a short time
later. Cover must date from January 1862 as the regiment was in Northern
Virginia until transferring to the Army of Mississippi in March 1862.
Private Francis P. Green was Killed-in-Action at Shiloh in April 1862.
Cover shows some wear with a little edge foxing at top and bottom but is
still very presentable with an uncommon usage.
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$750.00 |