Lot
4456 
Confederacy, Camp Oglethorpe, Macon Ga., brown prisoner-of-war cover to Union-held Cleveland, East Tennessee, bearing C.S.A. 1862, 5¢ blue, stone 2, full margins except slightly in at left, tied by "Macon Ga (Jun) 26" 1862 cds, manuscript "Passed L.H. Carter Adjt. Prisoner's Guard" examiner's marking, very light water staining, Very Fine, Illustrated in Antrim page 140., ex-Walske. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
AN EARLY AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE PRISONER-OF-WAR COVER FROM THE FIRST CAMP OGLETHORPE, ONE OF ONLY FIVE RECORDED.
The first Camp Oglethorpe was open for prisoners as early as May 1862. Approximately 900 Federal troops captured at the Battle of Shiloh were processed through the prison. As a result of the formal exchange cartel agreed to by the U.S. and C.S.A. governments in July 1862, the camp was discontinued, to be replaced by a stockade for Union officers in 1864.
Realized: $1,800