VA3295

CSA #7 Horiz Pair (margin a little close on the left) tied by a partial strike of the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 6d with an APR 1863 date. “Confederate States of America, War Department. Engineer Bureau. Official Business” Semi-Official Imprint (CC WD-EN-02). Addressed to Wm M. Taylor, Chief Clerk Engineer Office Care Maj D. B. Harris, Charleston SC. Cover with minor edge faults and some light edge staining but still quite presentable. David Bullock Harris (1814-1864) attended West Point and served in the US Army 1833-1835. He was a tobacco farmer in Goochland County, Va., at the start of the war. He entered Confederate Service as a staff Engineering Officer (Captain) in May 1861. At the time of this cover, he had been assigned to the staff of Gen Beauregard in Charleston as a Major. He ultimately was promoted Lt Colonel in May 1863 and Colonel in October 1863. He died of Yellow Fever in October 1864 and is buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond. No information on the addressee Wm M. Taylor.

$200.00

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