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CSA 2e, 10¢ Greenish Blue, Stone Y, large margins, tied by RICHMOND / Va. cds on homemade TURNED COVER to Annie E. Clark, Peaksville Va., turned and re-used Richard D. Overstreet, Gordonsville VaCare of Capt. H. C. Dickinson, Co. A, 2nd Va Cavalry with CSA 2a 10¢ light blue, Paterson, used with manuscript "Peaksville, Va." postmark, Very Fine, unusual combination of 10¢ lithograph printings on a turned cover. Henry Clay Dickinson was one of the IMMORTAL 600 confined under fire of his own guns. See my article re this deplorable tale of retribution at http://www.csadealer.com/files/ASDAPR09.pdf [VA] $750.
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Henry Clay Dickinson
Enlisted on 5/13/1861 at Liberty, VA as a Private.
On 5/13/1861 he mustered into "A" Co. VA 2nd Cavalry (date and method of discharge not given)
He was listed as: * Absent, leave 1/9/1863 (place not stated) * Returned 2/15/1863 (place not stated) (Estimated day) * Absent, sick 8/15/1863 (place not stated) (Estimated day) * Returned 9/15/1863 (place not stated) * Signed 12/19/1863 (place not stated) (For forage for 19 horses) * POW 5/15/1864 (place not stated) (Estimated day) * Confined 6/15/1864 Fort Monroe, VA * Confined 7/15/1864 Point Lookout, MD (Estimated day) * Confined 8/15/1864 Fort Delaware, DE * Confined 9/15/1864 Hilton Head, SC * Confined 10/15/1864 Fort Delaware, DE * Oath Allegiance 5/30/1865 Fort Delaware, DE (Released)
Promotions: * 3rd Corpl 5/20/1861 * 2nd Corpl 6/30/1861 * Corpl 9/15/1861 (Estimated day) * 2nd Lieut 10/10/1861 (Elected) * Capt 4/25/1862 (Elected)
He was described at enlistment as 5' 9", ruddy complexion, grey eyes, light hair
Other Information: born 2/21/1830 in Bedford County, VA died 9/15/1913 Buried: Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, WV
Graduate Hampden-Sidney College 1851. Brother of John Q. Dickinson. Postwar Banker, Mayor of Charleston, WV.
Much more information online, including his diary while at Morris Island 1864-1865. |
