Lot
2526 
Confederacy, Columbia, S.C., prisoner cover bearing uncancelled CSA 1863, 10¢ blue addressed to his brother "Alfred Sanders, Davenport, Iowa", endorsed "From Lt. Col. A. H. Sanders, Prisoner of War, Columbia, S.C." and "Flag of Truce" at center, some aging, Fine, a scarce POW cover from Columbia S.C. Scott No. 12 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Lt. Col. Addison H. Sanders served the 16th Iowa Volunteers, was wounded severely in the legs by a mini ball and captured July 22, 1864 during the Atlanta campaign, from there incarcerated in Macon, Charleston and Columbia. He was later breveted as Brig. Gen. for gallantry on many battlefields. After the war, he was appointed postmaster of Davenport, Iowa and in 1870 President Grant appointed him Secretary of Montana Territory and he became acting Governor.
Realized: $1,350