| GA1269 |
Stampless PAID cover with the BLUE Manassas, Ga CDS and the matching BLUE PAID 10 handstamp Type A 5 MAR 1863. Military Address to Mr. Wm A. Chunn, 40th Ga Regt, Stovall's Brigade, Dalton, Georgia. Very clean cover with a little corner wear. Ex-Knapp.
William A. Chunn (1840-1921) entered service 10/5/1861 as a 2nd Lieut in I Co Ga 1st Brigade State Troops and mustered out 4/15/1862. He then enlisted as a private in Co I Ga 40th Inf and was
subsequently promoted Commissary Sergeant. He surrendered with his unit
at Greensboro NC 4/26/1865. After the war, Sergt Chunn, a lawyer by
profession, returned home to Bartow County, Georgia, and practiced law.
The cover is most likely from his wife. |
$250.00 |