FL210

Stampless cover with the St Marks, Fla CDS and handstamp PAID 10 Type C 26 JAN (1863). Coarse brown paper cover with a light pencil address to Capt W. E. Smith, Albany, Ga. Clean appearing cover. Six Type C covers listed in the Brigg's Census. The addressee, William Ephraim ("Tete") Smith (1829-1890), was a Georgia planter, lawyer, and politician. He entered service 4/28/1861 as a Lieutenant in Co E 4th Ga Inf and promoted Captain 4/28/1862. He was severely wounded at King's School House (Va) also known as the Battle of Oak Grove which was the first of the Seven Days Battles of the Peninsula Campaign 6/25/1862. His wound resulted in the amputation of his right leg. He was discharged from service 8/1/1862 due to his wound but recovered and was elected in late 1863 as a Georgia representative to the Second Confederate Congress. After the war, he continued the practice of law. He was elected to the US House of Representatives 1875-1881 and served later in the Georgia State Senate. This cover is from the time after his discharge from the army while he was home in Albany, Georgia, recovering from his amputation.

$250.00

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