FL176 |
CSA #12c Greenish-Blue (AD)
(4-Margin) tied by a nice full strike of the Quincy, Flor
CDS 14 APR (1864). Addressed to Mrs. M. Stanley,
Athens, Ga. The cover is from Major Marcellus Stanley to his
wife. Marcellus
Stanley (1823-1890) was the first Captain of Co A Ga Troup Light Artillery
and fought with his unit in the Army of Northern Virginia during the
first part of the war. He was later promoted Major of Artillery and
assigned to the staff of Maj Gen Howell Cobb arriving in Quincy,
Florida in January 1863. The correspondence between Major Stanley and
his wife is extensive. The Stanley family papers and wartime letters
are archived at the Univeristy of Georgia libraries. Minor backflap
opening tear, otherwise a very fine cover. |
$325.00 |