POW172

North-to-South Through-the-Lines POW Cover from Point Lookout, Md Prison with a USA #65 tied by a Target Cancel with the matching Point Lookout, Md CDS dated in OCT 1864.  "Prisoner's Letter Examined" handstamp Type B. Addressed to Miss Julia S. Hamrick, Mt Sidney PO, Augusta County, Virginia. "By Flag of Truce" at the top. Cover went by way of Richmond, Va and received only a very partial strike of the Richmond, Va CDS (no date) which also ties the stamp and the Richmond "Due 10" handstamp Type P to assess the CSA postage. Endorsed at left "From H. L. Hamrick Co C 5th Va Infantry Point Lookout, Md." Private Hamrick from Staunton, Va had an interesting war career. He enlisted in Co C 5th Va Inf on 3/15/1862. He is listed as wounded in the head at Cedar Mountain (Va) 8/9/1862 but recovered and returned to his unit in December 1862. He was wounded a second time (in the hand) at Chancellorsville 5/3/1863 and captured as a POW. He was confined in Washington DC until exchanged in July 1863. He was wounded yet a third time (in the hand) at Payne's Farm (Va) 11/27/1863 and spent some time in the Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond before retunring to his unit in February 1864. He was captured a second time as a POW at Martinsburg WV 6/15/1864 and confined at Point Lookout. He was released (very likely exchanged) 3/17/1865 and was finally paroled 5/1/1865. He died in 1927. He undoubtedly had many very interesting stories to tell his grandchildren. Very clean cover. Notation on the back of the cover by VanDyk MacBride.

$450.00

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