1863 Union Soldier's Patriotic Cover And Letter W/nashville Tn Cancellation For Sale

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1863 Union Soldier's Patriotic Cover and Letter w/Nashville TN Cancellation. Cover is franked with a Scott 65 US 3c Washington stamp--not in the greatest state (see pictures). Not exactly sure if cover and letter go together. But given the patriotic cachets on both, I think they might. Cover was sent to "S." or "J." (not sure which) Henry Drummer in Troy NY and is from the Army of the Cumberland and dated 05/10/1863. The letter is dated 11/13/1862 (letter is signed by David Drummer). In the letter, the soldier talks about having left Decatur AL and marching 160 miles which included fighting the "guerrillas" all the way, apparently, to Nashville TN. He talks about the soldiers having no coffee or tea to drink except for only Cumberland River water. He also speaks about Gen. John C Breckinridge and his guerrillas. He speaks about a Union General--could not decipher his name--bringing his army up and breaking the blockade that was preventing such things as getting letters back home. I have tried to provide the best pictures I can of the letter, and hopefully, you can decipher more of it than I have. Overall condition of the cover and letter is fair with expected age conditions which are apparent in the pictures. Both would make a fantastic additions to any postal history or civil war history collection.

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If the listed item is a used stamp, all cancellations should be considered to be black colored unless otherwise noted to be another color.

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On Mar-31-13 at 18:26:21 PDT, seller added the following information:

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