Lot
4387 
Confederacy, (Schools & Colleges) University of Virginia, Va. Sep 21, blue cds with matching "Paid" oval handstamp and manuscript "10" rating addressed to "Capn. Philip B. Cabell, Care of Genl. P. St. Geo. Cocke, Commanding 5th Brigade, Fairfax C. House, Va.", manuscript box notation upper right, Very Fine, This was subject of Patricia Kaufmann's Confederate Post section in the ASDA magazine (May 2007, p. 38). Estimate $150 - 200.
General Cocke was the only Confederate General to commit suicide during the Civil War. He was a West Point graduate and a brigade commander at First Manassas. He returned home in poor health a few months after the battle and committed suicide the day after Christmas 1861. Cabell was a volunteer aid to General Philip St. George Cocke, educated at the University of Virginia and from the very influential Cabell family.
Realized: $240