JOHNSONS ISLAND, SANDUSKY, OHIO: US 65, 3¢ rose (faults) tied by segmented cork cancel, OLD POINT COMFORT / VA. // MAY / 10 / (1864) DCDS, addressed to Lt. James I. Metts, 3rd NCT (No Carolina Troops), Johnson's Island, Ohio, Care Gen. B.F. Butler, Fortress Monroe, ms. "Ex R" examiner's marking, blue crayon obliterating Gen. (Benjamin) Butler and Fortress Monroe, typical soiling including water damage, adversity cover fashioned from lined writing paper, Scarce, with accompanying detailed military records showing James Isaac Metts (1842-1921) wounded and taken prisoner at Gettysburg – includes postwar photo of him. Censor only listed by Harrison for a couple days in 1864, so this cover expands that record. $250.