SALISBURY / N.C. // AUG / 7 / [1861] with bold matching boxed PAID 5 (CSA catalog Type B, CCV $200) on stampless cover from Lieut. S. P. Caldwell, Care of Col. Ransom, 1st Regt of Cavalry N.C. Vol., (no soldier endorsement as it was paid in advance), to Mrs. Sam P. Caldwell, Charlotte, No. Ca. Flap missing and slight edge wear. $150.

Samuel P. Caldwell enlisted as a 2nd Lieut. on 5-16-1861 in Co. C, NC 1st Cavalry, promoted a few months later to 1st Lieut. and transferred to Co. D.