| POW156 |
North-to-South through-the-lines
POW cover from Johnsons Island with USA #65 (minor faults)
paying the Union postage Sandusky,
Ohio Target 8 MAY 1864. Cover crossed the lines at
Fortress Monroe with “Per
Flag of Truce via Fortress Monroe Va” at lower left.
Cover taken to Richmond where a partial strike of a Richmond, Va Powell
Type 6- CDS was applied over the Union postmarks with the handstamp “Due 10” Type P to
assess the CSA postage. Endorsed at upper left “E. A. Holt Lt 38th Ala Regt
Prisoner of War Johnsons Island.” Addressed to Miss Lizzie
W. Shephard Care of Hinson and Holt, Mobile, Ala. On arrival in Mobile,
the Mobile, Ala handstamp
“10”
Type F was applied as a receiving mark. Period notation on the reverse
indicates that the cover was received 19 JUN 1864 and is the 4th one
received. Lt Holt was captured as a POW at Missionary Ridge, Ten
11/25/1863 and confined at Johnsons Island until released in June 1865
after taking the Oath of Allegiance. The Johnsons Island prison held
mainly CSA officers, and the 38th Ala Inf was an Army of Tennessee
unit. “Ex DSA”
in manuscript at top which are the examining initials of DeAlva S.
Alexander 128th Ohio Vols.
Very clean cover. |
$1,000.00 |
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