Lot
2508 
Confederacy, Point Lookout Prison, Point Lookout, Md., orange buff cover bearing 1861, 3¢ rose tied by target cancel duplexed with "Point Lookout Md. May 13 '64" cds to Miss Carrie C. Morfit at Baltimore Md., endorsed "Lieut. H. J. Cartright, 7th Ala. Vol. C.S.A., Prisoner of War, Point Lookout, May 12th 1864"; reduced slightly at left with bit of side flap missing, Extremely Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
H.J. Cartright shows enlisted as a 3rd Lieut. in F. Company of the 9th Alabama Infantry in the military records. Point Lookout records also show 9th Ala. and admitted to prison on March 1, 1864. The "7 Ala." probably written in error by a scribe. Carrie Morfit was known to have provided aid to soldiers.
Realized: $180