Lot
2125 
Confederacy, Unionville, S.C. May 28 (1861), cds ties 3¢ Dull Red (26, trivial perf nick) on red and blue 7-Star Confederate Flag (Dietz Type 7-18) patriotic cover addressed to Col. Wm. H. Gist, Care of Gen. Bonham, Manassas Junction Va., stamp removed and replaced on this cover of origin, Very Fine and attractive; with 2001 P.F. certificate.Estimate $400 - 600.
William H. Gist was a major in the 15th Reg't S.C.V. He enlisted on August 22, 1861 at 20 years old, for the duration of the war. He was the son of ex-S.C. Governor William Gist. He was promoted to Major on Oct. 19, 1861. He was killed in action on Nov. 18. 1863, near Knoxville, TN.
General Milledge Luke Bonham had been a US congressman who resigned after S.C. secession and became Commander in Chief of the S.C. Army with a rank of Major General. He served in coastal S.C. in" hearty cooperation with Gen'l Beauregard. He was later commissioned as Brigadier General in the Confederate Provisional Army and took the first (outside of Virginia) troops to Richmond to defend the capital. He fought in the Battle of Mannassas. After a disagreement with the War Dept. he resigned and was elected to the Confederate Congress. In Jan.1865 he was appointed commander of a brigade, until the end of the war.
Current Opening Bid: $200