PAT422

Stampless Soldiers (Due) cover with the Tudor Hall, Va CDS and the handstamp (Due) 10 Type F 2 OCT 1861. CSA Patriotic Cover with the Stars and Bars (11 Stars) in full color Type  F11-13 (Scarce Flag Design). Addressed to Mrs. L. M. McGee, Goodmans X Roads, Harris Cty, Ga. Endorsed at top "M. S. McGee Private in 17th Regmt Ga Vol Cap R. E. Kennon Co H." A little edge and corner wear. Marcus Sylvanius McGee (1829-1861) from Harris County, Georgia, enlisted as a private in Co H 17th Ga Inf 8/15/1861. He is listed as having Died of Disease (Typhoid Fever) in hospital in Richmond 12/10/1861. Richard Ewing Kennon (c1835-1894), a lawyer by profession, mentioned in the endorsement entered service as Captain of Co H 17th Ga Inf 8/15/1861. He resigned 5/23/1862 citing disability. But shortly thereafter he was back in service as Lt Col (later Col) of the 3rd Ga Cav. He was captured as a POW at New Haven KY 9/29/1862 along with most of his unit. The prisoners were exchanged, and the regiment ultimately surrended with the remnant of the Army of Tennessee in April 1865. After the war, Col Kennon returned to his law practice in Georgia.

$1,000.00

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