SC1111

CSA #12 (AD) affixed sideways (margins touch at left and bottom) with a Grid cancel and the marching Winnsborough SC CDS to the left 9 OCT (1864). Period receiving docketing at the top center dates the cover to 1864. Addressed to Dr. R. Y. Dwight, Assistant Surgeon, Macon, Georgia. Very clean cover with a small sealed edge tear at top left, two sealed top back flap tears, and very slightly reduced at the right where opened. Ex Kaufmann. Richard Yeadon Dwight (1837-1919) initially served in the ranks as a Private and then a Lieutenant in Holcombe's Legion and the 1st SC Inf before being appointed Assistant Surgeon in Confederate Service. Dr. Dwight was an 1856 graduate of the South Carolina Military Academy (The Citadel) in Charleston and saw extensive service throughout the war in various positions. At the time of this cover, he was serving as Assistant Surgeon at the Convalescent Camp at Macon, Georgia.

$125.00

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