SC1290

CSA #2 Paterson Stone Y in an unusual darker blue color (small insignificant pre-affixing left upper and left lower corner clips.) There is a prominent central vertical stone scratch which appears to be random as it is catalog unlisted. The Stone Y stamp is crudely printed anyway. The stamp is tied by the BLUE Columbia SC CDS with a MAR (1863) date. Addressed to Major General M. Lovell, Confederate House, Jackson, Miss. The Confederate House was a hotel in Jackson, Miss. Built in 1861, the Confederate House was destroyed by Sherman in 1863. Very Fine Cover. Mansfield Lovell (1822-1884), A West Point graduate who served in the Mexican War, was appointed a CSA Major-General in Oct 1861. He held the command in New Orleans when the city fell to the Union in April 1862 and was largely blamed for the loss of the city. He did ably command a division at the Second Battle of Corinth in October 1862, but was relieved of command and accused of incompetence mainly for the loss of New Orleans. A court of inquiry cleared him of all charges in April 1863, but he held no further field commands for the rest of the war. After the war, he worked as a civil engineer in New York City and is buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx.

$400.00

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