VA3259

CSA #5 Position 2 (4-Margin with a top sheet margin) tied by a partial strike of the Richmond, Va CDS 28 JUL 1862. Orange paper cover addressed to Mrs. W. Eugene Webster Care of Rev Mr Crosby, Halifax C. H., Virginia. Back flap opening tear. Very clean cover and a very nice stamp. APS Certificate 2007. The addressee was the wife of William Eugene Webster (1831-1862) a civil engineer from Maryland (born in Connecticut) who was a cousin of Mary Custis Lee. Local tradition had it that he was also a nephew of Daniel Webster. He attended West Point but did not graduate. Webster served the CSA as a Lieut of Infantry staff officer at the Richmond Arsenal beginning in November 1861. In May 1862, he was ordered to report to CSA Gen Josiah Gorgas (Chief of Confederate Ordnance) as a Lieut of Artillery. Lieut Webster (may have been promoted Captain) was Killed-in-Action at Gaines Mills (Va) 6/27/1862 while serving as a VADC to CSA General Rodes. This cover could not be from Lieut Webster as it is dated after his death but perhaps from another family member or friend.

$575.00

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