Lot
2447 
Confederacy, 7-Star Flag, red and blue patriotic design on envelope and matching lettersheet, privately carried envelope addressed to A.M. Clarke in Leesburg Va. endorsed "Care Geo. L. Metsue" at bottom left, repaired edge faults, toning and soiled; lettersheet headed "Head Quarter, Loudoun Guard, Alex. Va., May 14th 1861" with some good content "…Dr. Arch, If you have not succeeded in raising your Company of Infantry, I wish you would, if you wish to join a company, come down at once and join our company. We will soon be full…Last Saturday evening about six o 'clock, the steamer "Pawnee" anchored about one hundred yards from the wharf here. As soon as it was known, we received orders to pack our knapsacks and be ready to march at a moment's notice, and in less than half an hour, we were all ready to march. There are about 4 to 5 hundred troops here. expect we will be ordered out to occupy the house formerly occupied by the Episcopal High School…" and signed A.J. Bradfield, F.-V.F. and scarce matching patriotic stationery. C.S.A. Catalog No. F7-4 Estimate $500 - 750.
Archibald Means Clarke enlisted June 1st 1861 as a Private mustering into Company K, Virginia 6th Cavalry. He was listed as a P.O.W. Jun. 9th 1863 at Beverly Ford Va. paroled Jun. 25th 1863 at Old Capitol Prison at Washington D.C. He was again listed as P.O.W. Feb. 21st at Leesburg Va. with Oath of Allegiance on Jun. 4th 1865 at Fort Delaware Del.
Realized: $500