CSA 7-R, 5¢ blue pair (tiny nick out of top margin, right stamp), tied bold clear CHARLESTON / S.C. // DEC / 18 / 1862 CDS on neat blue commercially-made cover addressed in the hand of Gen. Alfred H. Colquitt to his brother, Col. Peyton H. Colquitt, Columbus, Ga., with ms. “O.B.” at top (Official Business). From the award-winning Brian M. Green “Confederate Generals” exhibit and signed by him. Brian states this is the only war-dated cover he has ever seen addressed by Gen. Colquitt. Examples of 4 Colquitt-signed documents from the National Archives accompany, easily corroborating the handwriting. RARE GEN. ALFRED H. COLQUITT WAR-TIME AUTOGRAPH USE made even more interesting by the use to his brother. PHOTO OF GEN. ALFRED H. COLQUITT  Listed in both Miscellaneous-2 and CSA 7, Section 2. $950.   

Alfred H. Colquitt (1824-1894) was an American lawyer, preacher, soldier, and politician who served as a major in the U.S. Army before the American Civil War, as a Confederate Brig. General during the war, was elected governor of Georgia in 1876 and U.S. senator from Georgia in 1883. General Colquitt had an illustrious military career with the Army of Northern Virginia. Sent to Florida to repel a Northern invasion, Colquitt orchestrated the Confederate victory at the Battle of Olustee and became known as the "Hero of Olustee." Peyton H. Colquitt (1831-1863) was a Confederate officer from Georgia during the war and considered a brilliant leader. A colonel who commanded the 46th Georgia Infantry Regiment, the 31-year-old Peyton was mortally wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga and died two days later.