GENERAL HOSPITAL #21, RICHMOND VA.: cover endorsed “From Sergt S.P. Timmons, Prisoner of War Richmond Va.”who was housed in General Hospital #21; to his father in Clarksburg, Ohio. OLD POINT COMFORT, VA. JAN 25 (1864) double circle with Due 3 straightline handstamp, minor staining at top left, still Very Fine and a rare Prisoner of War cover. Ex Galen Harrison. ONLY 5 COVERS RECORDED BY HARRISON. $1,000.

1st Sgt. Samuel P. Timmons was only 19 years old when he enlisted as a private on August 1, 1861. He served in the 1st Ohio Infantry. He was taken prisoner 9-19-1863 at Chickamauga, Ga, where he was also wounded. He died Sept 16, 1864, in Andersonville of ulcers. His gravesite is #8914 in Andersonville National Cemetery. Letters written by Timmons are housed in the Duke University Library. Including the one in this cover.