OGELETHORPE / Ga. // FEB / 2X double strike of cds with manuscript Paid 10 on fresh cover to Mrs. J. E. Rylander, Buena Vista, Ga with mandated soldier endorsement “J.E. Rylander, 10th Ga. Bat.” with address crossed out by paper eroding ink and readdressed to Plains of Dura with bold red BUENA VISTA / Ga. // APR / 15 cds and matching PAID 10, also ms “Pd 10 cts”. [GA] $300.

Major John Emory Rylander enlisted on June 15, 1861 as a 1st Sergeant in Co. “A” of 12th Georgia Infantry. He was discharged for promotion on March 4, 1862 when he was commissioned a captain and only two weeks later a major in Co. “C” 10th Georgia Infantry. He was killed at Cold Harbor, Virginia on June 2, 1864 and is buried in Americus, Georgia.