AL590

CSA #2 H&L (4-Margin) barely tied by the Montgoery, Ala CDS 25 MAR 1862. Part of the date and the "Ala" in the postmark have been overwritten with blue ink.which may or may not be period. Yellow paper cover with Military Address to Col Tennent Lomax, 3rd Regmt Ala Volunteers, Norfolk, Virginia. Very clean appearing cover and a Very Fine stamp. Tennant Lomax (1820-1862), a lawyer by profession, served as an officer in the Mexican War and entered Confederate service as Lt Col of the 3rd Ala Inf 4/28/1861 and was promoted Colonel of the regiment 7/10/1861. Col Lomax was Killed-in-Action leading his regiment at Seven Pines (Va) 5/31/1862.

$400.00

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