CSA 11c, 10¢ bluish green tied Army of Tennessee 7-bar 20 mm field grid, CSA catalog type ATN-04 (CCV $175) on cover “From W. J. Rhodes” to his wife “Mrs. Sallie A. Rhodes, Talladega PO Talladega Co, Alabama” with routing directive at lower left “Via Montgomery.” Slightly reduced at left. $150.  

Captain William J. Rhodes (1832-1898) was a merchant from Talladega, Alabama. In early life, he learned the carriage-maker's trade, and was engaged in that business at the outbreak of the late war. In April, 1862, he joined Company G, Thirty-first Alabama, was made orderly sergeant, and remained in the service until the close of the war. He was at the battle of Chattanooga and the siege of Vicksburg, where he was captured and paroled. He was promoted to first lieutenant, and was a captain at the close of the war, commanding Company G. Rhodes was wounded at both Kinston and Bentonville. Under General Pettus, Stevenson’s Division, Lee’s Corps, the 31st Alabama took a prominent part in the Dalton-Atlanta campaign. Rhodes surrendered at Salisbury, NC, and returned to Talladega where he was engaged in the mercantile business. He was married March 22, 1855, to Miss Sarah A. McLean. More info available at http://genealogytrails.com/ala/talladega/bios2.html

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