Lot
1629 
Confederacy, Salisbury Prison, Salisbury N.C., double strike of blue "Cornish Flat, N.H. April 28" cds on 1862 cover with stamp replaced at upper right, addressed to "Albert S. Hall, Prisoner of War, Salisbury, N. Carolina, via Norfolk, Virginia"; top back flap missing and slight soiling, Fine appearance, mainly because of the relatively smaller prison populations, early mail from the September 1861 to May 1862 routed via Norfolk is rarer than POW mail after 1862, Hall was paroled shortly after this envelope was posted. Estimate $200 - 300.
Private Albert L. Hall was a 21 year-old Cornish NH resident when he enlisted 5-21-1861 in Co. I, NH 2nd Infantry. He was taken prisoner at Bull Run (1st Manassas). Military records show him confined at Richmond and then sent to New Orleans, La. Confederate government bought land for the prison on November 2, 1861 and the first prisoners arrived December 9, 1861. Records show Hall as released 5-24-62 (place not stated).
Realized: $120