VA3109

CSA #11 (AD) (4-Margin) tied by the BLUE New London, Va balloon CDS 12 NOV (1863). Light coarse brown paper cover with lengthy Military Address to "Mr. Bluford Creasy to the care of Capt O W Spriggs Co D 42 Reg Va Vol 2 Brigade first division major g Johnson commanding, Culpeper Court House, Virginia." Clean Cover. Bluford (Buford) Creasy enlisted as a private in Co D 42nd Va Inf 5/31/1861. He was hospitalized twice in 1861 for disease and is listed as AWOL 11/15/1861 at Huntersville, Va. He was arrested and returned to his unit 2/12/1862 and detailed as a teamster. He was wounded at Fisher's Hill (Va) 9/22/1864 losing his right eye. Listed as absent 10/31/1864 with no further record. Oscar W. Spriggs enlisted as a private in Co D 42nd Va Inf 5/31/1861. He was soon promoted 1st Sergt and then commissioned Lieut in December 1861 and promoted Capt in December 1862. He is listed as captured as a POW at Spotsylvania Court House (Va) and confined at Fort Delaware until his Oath of Allegiance and release 6/16/1865.

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