Items for Sale - CSA 11, 10¢ Blue Intaglio - Type I on Cover - Section Two - Item#19042
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Item# 19042

CSA 11-ADc, 10¢ bluish green with 4 large margins, tied McKinley / ALA // MAY / 17 cds on cover to Surgeon W. S. Abrahams, Box 86, Columbus, Georgia. Ex Roger Ballard. $110.  

William Thomas Abrahams (1834-1898) was a 31-year-old physician from McKinley, Ala., when he enlisted at Perry, Ala. As a private 25 April; 1861, but did daily duty as a physician. He was mustered into Company D, Alabama 43rd Infantry but discharged for promotion on 10 May 1862. He was promoted to Surgeon and commissioned into Field & Staff, Alabama 43rd Infantry. He attended UVA 1851-53 and received his medical degree from New York Medical College 1855. 12/31/1862 - Chief Surgeon, Gen. Archibald Gracie's Brigade, Dept of E. Tennessee; 08/24/1864 - Member, Board of Examining Surgeons, 3rd Congressional. Much more at Find-A-Grave memorial 85804416 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85804416/william-thomas-abrahams

Price: $110