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 "From Capt. F.O. Derby
O.B." Free frank with "By Courier" endorsement on
wallpaper cover to Maj. Devlin "At home Below Pattersonville, St.
Mary's Psh", with original enclosure datelined "St. Mary's Parish
La., May 4, 1865", contents concern preparations for an enemy (Federal)
landing in the area -- written after Appomattox, Lincoln's assasination,
the evacuation of Richmond and only weeks away from the surrender of the
last Confederate army -- rare example of Confederate military mail very
late in the war from die-hards in the Louisiana Bayou
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E. 500-750 |
1,000.00 |