SC1195

Stampless Soldiers Due with the small single rim Pocotaligo SC CDS 28 JAN (1864) with handstamp DUE 10 Type D. Orange paper cover addressed to Mr. I.  J. Heath, Girard PO, Burke County, Ga. Endorsed at upper left “Pri J. V. Heath Co C 32 Ga Regt.” The original letter written on lined notebook paper from a soldier son to his father remains with the cover. The letter is short and just informs his father that he has arrived and is well. The letter mentions Capt Phillips and Col Harrison (regimental commander) and closes with “...send me some stamps by the first letter you must not forget it I cant get any here.” Cover with minor reduction at the left not affecting anything, otherwise Very Fine. The cover has an inside turned use with no postal markings and is undated but addressed to O. H. Southworth, County Line, Niagara C(ounty) NY. Not sure how a CSA private would obtain such a cover to use while with his unit in early 1864 in South Carolina. There are 40 soldiers named "Southworth" listed in various units of the Union Army from New York. Perhaps this cover was liberated from one of them before it could be posted and then refolded and used by Private Heath. That is only speculation, but no other explanantion for this inside address is apparent. Cover with minor reduction at the left not affecting anything, otherwise Very Fine. Julius Virgil Heath (1844-1904) enlisted 5/12/1862. He is listed as wounded at Ocean Pond, Fla (Olustee) 2/20/1864 (about one month after writing this letter) but rejoined his regiment and surrendered with his unit at Greensboro NC 4/26/1865.

$250.00

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