Items for Sale - CSA 12, 10¢ Blue Intaglio - Type II on Cover - Section One - Item#7323
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Item# 7323

CSA #12-ADc, 10¢ greenish blue tied by neat CHARLOTTESVILLE / VA / SEP / 17 / 1863 double circle on cover addressed to “Mr. (Capt) Jacob W(illiamson). Marshall, Huntersville, Pocahontas County, (West) Viriginia” and at lower left “Col. William Jackson’s Command”. Col. William Jacksson, commanding the 19th Virginia Cavalry feared Union forces might be on the way, so ordered a patrol under Capt. Jacob Marshall that was positioned near Huntersville to retire to a position on Back Creek near Niter Cave, where elements necessary in the production of gunpowder were located, and watch for Federal movements acting as a tripwire in Averell’s path. From Pocahontas County (West Va), Marshall commanded Company I. Ex-Engstler. Great West Virginia history.

Price: $300