POW225

USA #65 affixed upside down tied by a segmented cork cancel with the matching Elizabeth NJ CDS 10 DEC 1864. POW cover addressed to Commanding Officer for J. H. Atkins Pris of War, Ft Delaware, Del. Docketing at left referring to the original letter no longer with the cover "No 20 Nov 19." The cover is not through-the-lines. Very clean cover. Ex-Brian Green, Ex Galen Harrison Collection. James H. Atkins (1824-1901) entered service as a private in the Va Charlottesville Light Artillery 3/15/1862 and promoted Corpl 4/30/1863. He is listed as captured as a POW at Spotsylvania CH (Va) 5/12/1864 and confined first at Belle Plain (Va) before being transferred to Fort Delaware 5/21/1864. He was released after the Oath of Allegiance on 6/15/1865. After his release, he returned home to Charlottesville where he became a well-respected banker. The sender of the cover to him from New Jersey is not identified.

$150.00 SOLD

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