TUDOR HALL Va. MAR  3 1862, nicely struck CDS with matching DUE 10 (CSA Catalog type E) on cover to wife on cover endorsed from “Jno. C. McClenaghan, 8th Regt. SCV,” some light staining, red wax seal on back, THIS IS THE LAST WEEK OF USE. The Confederate post office at Tudor Hall was abandoned on March 8, 1862, and all mail delivered to the post office in Gordonsville. In their advance on Richmond, Union authorities took over Tudor Hall and renamed it Manassas. Ex Brandon and John Vagnetti. $150.

Capt. John Charles McClenaghan (1835-1863) is cited for bravery at First Manassas in the Official Records. He was Quarter Master of Co. E, Gregg’s First, 8th SCV, 21 South Carolina Volunteers. He died of disease on Morris Island (Charleston Harbor) March 15, 1863.