Lot 2040
Confederacy, Williamston, S.C., Dec 8, clear strike of cds with matching oval "Paid" and circular "5" rating handstamps on cover addressed to "J. B. O. Barkley, Sullivans Island, care Capt. J.B. Moore Co. L, Orr's Regiment Rifles", at Charleston S.C., Extremely Fine, one of the finest examples from the Barkley correspondence; with 2008 P.F. certificate.Estimate $300 - 400.
Orr's Regiment Rifles S.C.V., often referred to by other troops as the "The Pound Cake Regiment" because of its light duty. However, this changed as the war continued - out of the 1000 men, only 9 officers and 148 troops surrendered in 1865.
Realized: $250