Hand-carried semi-official military imprint Head Quarters, Army of the Potomac, C.S.A. (CC type WD-ZD-05). Addressed to Capt. Joseph Lovell, Headquarters General Clark Manassas junction (Va), doubtless carried by military courier. The address is in the hand of Maj. Gen. Gustavus W Smith, who at the time commanded the Second Corps. The addressee was the son of Gen. Mansfield Lovell and served as a VADC (1861) on the staff of Brig. Gen. Charles Clark, who commanded a brigade in the Second Corps. Gen. Clark would later be elected as the Confederate governor of Mississippi 1864 -1865. Cover has sealed tears at top center with some involvement of the imprint. Still a clean and presentable appearance. The Confederate Army of the Potomac designation was in use for less than a year becoming the army of Northern Virginia in mid 1862. Ex John Vagnetti. $200.