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Item# 19131
Price: $500
ATLANTA / Ga. // MAY / 30 [1863] bold cds with matching neat DUE 10 (Type C, CV $500) on soldier’s cover to Mr. R. Hines, Cartersville, Ga. with mandated endorsement of Private W. Ware, Co. E, 26th Ala reg. FOUR typewritten single-space pages are included which detail info on Ware, the regiment, and more. Most stampless soldier's mail from Atlanta is relatively rare. Most such mail was handled by the army post offices and never received Atlanta postmarks. Ex Roger Ballard. $500.
William Ware enlisted in the 26th Alabama Infantry 7 Dec 1861. He was “slightly wounded” at Antietam 17 Sept 1862. He was wounded again at Chancellorsville May 1863 and transferred to Atlanta where he wrote this letter. He died in Atlanta 29 June 1863. The extent of his wound is unrecorded so unclear whether he died of his injuries or disease.