ATLANTA Ga. NOV 21 1862 cds with matching handstamped DUE 10 on cover to Mrs. Dr. G. W. Peddy, Franklin, Ga.; endorsed “From G. W. Peddy, Surgeon 56th Ga. Regt”, Very Fine, CSACV $500.  $550.

Dr. George Washington Peddy (1834-1913) was born in Franklin, Ga., received his M.D. from the New Orleans School of Medicine and practiced medicine in Heard County, Ga. before and after the war. He was a Surgeon for the 4th Regiment Georgia State Troops and also served as Surgeon in the 55th / 56th GA Infantry and 23rd Alabama Infantry. He was appointed Surgeon in CSA 5-16-1962 and served on the staffs of Brig. Gen. Danville Leadbetter, Gen. Alfred Cumming's Brigade, Gen. C. L. Stevenson's Division. The following is an excellent book based on letters written by this physician to his wife and vice versa: Cuttino, George Peddy [1981] Saddlebag and Spinning Wheel; being the Civil War Letters of George W. Peddy, M.D., Mercer Press, Macon, GA. Information in an unpublished database, courtesy of F.T. Hambrecht and J. L. Koste: Biographical register of physicians who served the Confederacy in a medical capacity.