Lot
730 
Confederacy, Camp Oglethorpe, Macon, Ga. "Old Point Comfort, July 24" cds and U.S. 3¢ rose (65) tied by large quartered cork on prisoner cover to New Britain, Ct., prisoner endorsement "B.F. Blakeslee, Lieut 16th C.V.", May 5th, 1864 enclosure accompanies, top edge tears repaired, Very Fine appearance, a rare Southern prison usage, with only 28 recorded by Harrison. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
This letter was written by Lt. Bernard F. Blakeslee, a resident of Hartford, and a member of Company A of the 16th Ct. Infantry. Blakeslee was wounded several times, first at Antietam and then on May 3, 1863 at Providence Church Road, Va. He was taken prisoner on April 20, 1864 at Plymouth, N.C. Blakeslee eventually ended up in prison at Roper Hospital in Charleston S.C.
Realized: $1,150