VA3062 CSA #7 Horz Pair (margin a little close on the left) tied by the BLUE Lynchburg, Va CDS 29 JAN (1863). Coarse brown paper cover with Military Address to Lieut John M. Payne, Irish Battn Care of Lieut Gen Jackson, Moss Neck near Guinia (Guiney's or Guinea) Station, Va. Guiney's was a station on the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad in Caroline County. Very minor repair to the right upper corner, otherwise Very Fine.

John Meem Payne (1840-1934) was born in Lynchburg, Va and attended the University of Virginia 1858-1861. He entered service as 1st Lieut of Co C, Irish Battalion, 2nd Brigade, Jackson's Division in April 1861. At the time of this cover, he was serving as a Commissary Officer. He was promoted Captain in the CSA Ordnance Department and ordered to Richmond in February 1863 and was then assigned as an Ordnance Officer in Wilmington NC until paroled at Greensboro NC 4/26/1865. After the war, he lived as a farmer and lawyer in Amherst County, Va.

Any period item refering to Stonewall Jackson as Lieut General is scarce. Jackson was promoted Lieut General in October 1862. This cover is dated just a little over 3 months prior to his death on 5/10/1863 after being accidentally shot by his own men at Chancellorsville. Coincidentally, Jackson died at Guiney's Station (the address of this cover). The building in which he died has been preserved as a shrine administered and cared for by the National Park Service.		 $450.00

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