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1862 CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE GENERAL BEAUREGARD/ANDERSON FT SUMTER PATRIOTIC COVER

$ 68.63

Availability: 46 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: Used
  • Conflict: Civil War (1861-65)
  • Modified Item: No
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Original/Reproduction: Original

    Description

    INVREF#CL4-40
    HERE’S A CIVIL WAR UNION PATRIOTIC COVER DESCRIPTION: THIS ATTRACTIVE COVER FEATURES A COLOR VIGNETTE CACHET OF LADY LIBERTY STANDING ON THE “CONSTITUTION” CROWNING A BUST STATUE OF GENERAL ROBERT ANDERSON WITH A LAUREL CROWN, WITH THE TEXT BENEATH THE IMAGE THAT READS: “General Beauregard is already acquainted with my only terms” This cover is a reference to Confederate Gen. Beauregard’s formal demands for the surrender of Fort Sumter, and then Major Anderson’s replies! The cover measures 5½” x 3-1/8” and is in Very Fine Condition, complete with backflap. There is no printer’s mark.