VA3298

CSA #12c (AD) Dark Greenish-Blue ( margin just in at the left) tied by a full strike of the Richmond, Va CDS Powell Type 5d 11 AUG 1863. Blue paper cover “Confederate States of America, War Department, Engineer Bureau. Official Business.” Semi-Official Imprint (CC WD-EN-03). Military Address to Capt John McCrady In charge of Fortifications, Savannah, Georgia. Very minor edge faults at top which do not detract from a very fine appearance. Captain (later Major) John McCrady (1831-1881) was from the prominent Charleston McCrady family and the oldest son of Edward McCrady Sr, a signer of the South Carolina Ordinance of Secession. He served as an engineering officer who spent the entire war in Savannah developing the highly successful Savannah fortifications and also constructed Fort McAllister as the anchor of the fortifications. After the war, he held several high level academic positions.

$350.00

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