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CSA #1 Stone 2 Position 40 (a dry printing with tight margins) tied by a weak strike of the Bumpass VA C RR (Virginia Central Railroad) postmark 20 DEC (1861). A much better strike of the same postmark is at the upper left corner. Addressed to Wm G. T. Nelson Esqr, Member of House of Delegates, Exchange Hotel, Richmond, Virginia. Folded letter which is an exceptionally clean cover. Ex-Hannen CSA Railroad Collection. The letter is very short signed by C. G. Coleman (Clayton Glanville Coleman Sr - 1808-1872), an extremely wealthy planter, thanking the addressee, William G. T Nelson delegate in the Virginia State Legislature representing Louisa County 1861-1863, for helping to secure a commission as Major of Virginia Volunteers for his son C. G. Coleman Jr. The letter is datelined "Jerdone Castle Dec 18th 1861" which was the Coleman colonial plantation in Bumpass, Louisa County, Virginia. Clayton Glanville Coleman Jr (1840-1908) attended VMI (1856-1858) but did not graduate. He did graduate from the Virginia Medical College in Richmond in 1861. He entered service as Capt of Co G 23rd Va Inf 4/24/1861, promoted Major 12/16/1861, and Lt Col 4/15/1862. He resigned 10/10/1862 and accepted a commission as Asst Surgeon in the Confederate Medical Department 4/8/1863 serving with Pickett's Division. After the war, he served in the Virginia Legislature 1865 and 1867. He practiced medicine in Louisa County until 1871 when he gave up the practice of medicine and became a civil engineer. He studied engineering while at VMI. He worked in the West for the US Civil Service as an engineer in New Mexico, New Orleans, and later Little Rock where he died (1908) and is buried.

$750.00

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