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CSA #1 Stone 1 (not plated) affixed sideways (4-Margin with edge gum toning) canceled with a BLUE Grid and the matching BLUE small double circle Raleigh NC CDS 17 MAR 1862 to the right. Commercially
made Mourning Cover with Military Address to Major Heyward Hamilton,
Third Regt N. C. Volunteers, Smithfield, Virginia. Edge repair at
the top left center not involving the stamp but involving the top rim
edge of the CDS. Oart of top back flap missing. Molesworth note on the
back. Cover does have a clean appearance and is quite presentable and a
decent representative example of a Confederate mourning cover.
Daniel
Heyward Hamilton Jr (1838-1908), a graduate of The Citadel, was
originally from Charleston SC. When the war began, he was an instructor
at the Hillsboro NC Military Academy. On 5/26/1861, he was
commissioned Major in the 3rd NC Volunteers.
From May 1861 until April 1862, the regiment was assigned to the
Department of Norfolk and remained in the Norfolk, Va area. Major
Hamilton was discharged from the service on 4/26/1862 during the army
reorganization when he was defeated for re-election in the regiment. He
later served for a time in the 1st SC Infantry,
a regiment commanded by his father Col D. H. Hamilton Sr. Major
Hamilton was wounded at Boteler's Ford 9/20/1862 which ended his field
service. At the end of the war, he was serving as Provost Marshall at
Columbia SC. After the war, he made his home in Hillsboro NC. The 3rd
NC Volunteers was redesignated as the 13th NC Infantry on
14 NOV 1861 and saw distinguished service for the remainder of the war
as part of the ANV. The cover is from Major Hamilton's wife. The use of
a mourning cover would denote a death in the family, but there is no
enclosure. Confederate commercially made mourning covers are quite
scarce. |
$150.00 |
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