VA3313

CSA #65x1 Petersburg, Va 5c Red Provisional Position 6 affixed sideways (margin quite irregular at the right into the design but with left and bottom sheet margins) tied by the BLUE Petersburg, Va CDS 5 FEB (1862). Listed on the Calhoun Census of Petersburg Provisional covers. Military Address to Capt James R. Branch, Lee Life Guard, Crany Island, Norfolk Co., Va. Clean appearing cover but with a surface scuff at the lower right but still a very decent example of the Petersburg provisional stamp on cover. James Read Branch (1828-1869), a graduate of Randolph-Macon College and a Petersburg merchant, entered service as Capt of  Co K 16th Va Inf 5/11/1861 known as Lee's Life Guard. The company was transferred to artillery service in March 1862 as the Va Petersburg Artillery Battery with Capt Branch in command. He was promoted Major in May 1863 and Lt Col in August 1863. He is listed as wounded at Plymouth NC in April 1864 and resigned in March 1865 presumably because of his wounds. After the war, he was a broker and a banker in Richmond. He was killed in the tragedy of the Richmond Vauxhall Bridge Collapse 7/2/1869.

$750.00

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