Items for Sale - Prisoner of War & Civilian Flag of Truce - Section Two - Item#19502
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Item# 19502

ELMIRA, NEW YORK: 3¢ rose #65 tied ELMIRA / N.Y. // SEP 29 / 1864 double-circle datestamp as well as RICHMOND / VA. cds with DUE 10 to pay Confederate postage, Elmira censor oval at center (type A) on POW cover (type PWM-10, CV $900), addressed to Mrs. John Y. Moss, Subletts Tavern, Powhatan Co., Virginia with ms. “By Flag of Truce” at lower left and soldier’s endorsement across left end, “W.S. Moss, Co. B, 4th Reg. Va. Cavalry, prisoner of war.” Ex Robert W. Wiseman. $600.

William S. Moss was 21 years old when he enlisted at Ashland, Va., as a private on April 23, 1861, in Co. B, 4th Reg. Va. Cavalry, Army of Northern Virginia. He was taken prisoner September 19, 1863, at Germanna Ford, Va., and variously confined to Old Capitol Prison (D.C.), Point Lookout and Elmira. Paroled at Elmira March 10, 1865, and was surrendered 4-22-65 at Huguenot Springs Hospital, Va., but indicates he was actually surrendered with ANV at Appomattox by General Robert E. Lee. Had he not been a prisoner in the hospital, he would have been surrendered as of that date.

Price: $600