POW210

USA #65 tied by a Grid Cancel and the New-York (City) CDS 1 MAR 1864. One page folded letter written on a ledger page datelined "Camp Ford near Tyler, Texas Jan 30th 1864." South-to-North Through-the-Lines POW cover that entered the Union Mails in New York City addressed to Mrs. Mary A. Allen, Syracuse NY Care of  Dr. J. P. Dunlap. The very few letters known from the Camp Ford prison very likely went by ship to the North through occupied New Orleans. There is no endorsement, but the letter is signed "Capt Albert Allen 1st Regt USV (US Volunteers) Prisoner of War near Tyler, Texas." A list of POWs at Camp Ford includes Capt Allen but identifies him as a white officer of a colored regiment (78th US Colored Infantry assigned to the Department of the Gulf). In the letter, Capt Allen is simply informing his wife that he is well and giving her instructions how to properly send him a letter through the Provost Marshall General of the Department of the Gulf. Nothing further on Capt Allen. Manuscript "Examined P H Thomson AAG" at top right. Capt Thomson was an officer (Assistant Adjutant General) on the staff of CSA General E. Kirby Smith and examined Camp Ford POW mail. Galen Harrison records only seven covers from Camp Ford in his exhibit. This cover is illustrated on Page 68 of his POW book. The folded letter has splits in the folds sealed with nearly invisible high quality archival tape. Ex-Bogg, Ex-Harrison Exhibit.

$3,000.00 SOLD

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