Lot
3153 
Confederacy, Pemberton Prison, Richmond, Va., manuscript "by flag of truce Boat Prisoner of War" endorsement on small folded letter (with contents) from Clark C. Knowlton, 5th N.Y. Cav, to his father in Elton, N.Y., franked with 1861, 3¢ rose (65) tied by segmented cork with "Old Point Comfort, Va. Mar 24" double circle postmark at right, Very Fine.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
ONE OF ONLY THREE PRISONER OF WAR COVERS RECORDED BY HARRISON HELD IN PEMBERTON PRISON.
Clark C. Knowlton and Pvt. Isaac Newton Jones (see Lot 3154) both men were captured members of Dahlgren Raiders and held in the Pemberton Building.
John Ransom's diary described how they were marched to Richmond and quartered on the third floor of Pemberton's prison, "not 30 rods from the Libby building".
Realized: $650