OLD CAPITOL PRISON, WASHINGTON DC: Inside envelope endorsed by Pvt. N(oah) Deaton, Co. H, 26th N.C.T. (North Carolina Troops, Army of Northern Virginia) to his father William Deaton, Curriesville, Moore County, N.C.; CSA 12, 10¢ bluetied by bold RICHMOND CDS Nov 16, 1863; scarce red "Approved By (signed) 'WG Sheen, Lieut. Adj[utant]', Provost Marshal, Washington D.C." (CSA catalog type PWH-06), a bit of overall soiling. Ex Galen Harrison. $750. 

Noah Deaton (1838-1922) was 22 years old when he enlisted June 6, 1861, at Moore County, NC, as a private in Co. H. NC 26thInfantry. He was taken prisoner October 14, 1862, at Bristoe Station, Va. Deaton was at Old Capitol for only ten days, after which he was transferred to Point Lookout Prison and ultimately released February 24, 1865, after being transferred to Aiken’s Landing, Va.