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North-to-South Through-the-Lines Cover - Immortal 600 - Morris Island, Charleston Harbor. CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by the Charleston SC CDS 30 OCT (1864). At upper left "By Flag of Truce Via Charleston SC." Manuscript "Ex H" which is the Union examiner's mark associated with Morris Island in September-October 1864. The mark  is unidentified but is possibly Union Colonel Edward N. Hallowell 54th Mass Colored Infantry. Colonel Hallowell commanded the camp guards at Morris Island. Addressed to Mrs. Alley Trogden, Browns Mills, Randoph County, North Carolina. Cover originated from Morris Island in Charleston Harbor where the Immortal 600 CSA POWs were held under CSA fire, exchanged through Flag of Truce, and entered the CSA mail at Charleston with the CSA postage prepaid. Galen Harrison in his book recorded 20 covers from Morris Island, but this cover is not one of the 20 recorded. This is a new find as was previously unknown as a Morris Island Immortal 600 cover until it found its way into Galen Harrison's Collection but was not part of his exhibit. Very Fine. There is no soldier's name on the cover, but the CSA POW who sent the cover was Lieut Zemeriah Hadley Lowdermilk (1841-1926) of Co H 3rd NC Inf, a farmer resident of Randolph County NC. The cover is addressed to Lieut Lowdermilk's sister, Angelette Lowdermilk Trogden (1818-1875). Lieut Lowdermilk entered service as a private in Co H 3rd NC Inf 6/29/1861. He was promoted through the ranks until commissioned 2nd Lieut 9/17/1862. He was hospitalized in Richmond with a gunshot wound 7/2/1862 (details not recorded) but recovered. Wounded again at Sharpsburg 9/17/1862 and wounded a third time at Chancellorsville 5/3/1863. Captured as a POW at Spotsylvania Count House (Va) 5/12/1864 and confined at Fort Delaware 5/14/864 until transferred to Hilton Head SC 8/20/1864 as part of the "Immortal 600" finally ending up in Charleston in August 1864 where the CSA officers were placed under CSA fire on Morris Island. He survived returning to Fort Delaware in March 1865 until his release after the Oath of Allegiance June 1, 1865. After the war, he relocated to Joplin, Mo, where he managed a telegraph company. A more detailed biography of Lieut Lowdermilk accompanies the cover.

$2,000.00

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