Lot
2113 
Confederacy, "Osceola Ark, July 29", manuscript postmark with matching"Paid 5¢" rating on 1861 cover addressed to Capt. Elliot Fletcher Jr., Company O, Fletcher Rifles, Hindman's Legion, Pocahontas Ark.; some water staining, Fine and scarce use. Estimate $150 - 200.
Capt. Elliott Fletcher, Jr. commanded the "Fletcher Rifles", a volunteer company organized at Mill Bayou, in Mississippi County on July 4, 1861. The company became company H of the 18th (Marmaduke's) Arkansas Infantry, which was redesignated the 3rd Confederate Infantry in January 1862. Captain Fletcher was killed in action at Shiloh, Tenn. on April 6, 1862.
Realized: $180