Lot
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Camp Weld, February the 23rd, 1863, manuscript dateline on letter from Indiana Civil War Soldier, included is original 1861 3¢ entire with "Denver City, C.T., Feb. 25 1863" double circle postmark to Indiana, letter with excellent contents which reads in part, "We are quartered at old Camp Weld near Denver City, nine companies of our regiment, two companies started to the river last week as an escort for six Ute Indian Chiefs that are on the road to Washington on the purpose of making a treaty concerning their lands in Utah Territory", entire reduced into indicia at right, Very Fine letter.Estimate $300 - 400.
Fort Weld, also known as Camp Weld was established in September 1861 as a military post on 30 acres east of the Platte River, in what is now Denver's La Alma-Lincoln Park neighborhood. At its center was a large square used for troop drills, surrounded by soldiers' quarters, officers' headquarters, mess halls, a hospital, and a guardhouse. The fort remained in use until it was abandoned in 1865. Governor William Gilpin ordered the construction of Fort Weld in 1861 to defend the territory from potential Confederate attacks during the Civil War. Following the Battle of Fort Sumter, rising tensions between Union and Confederate sympathizers led to frequent fights in Denver's streets and saloons, along with rumors that a Texas brigade was advancing toward Colorado.
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Realized: $475