Lot 1074
Confederacy, Lake City Fla./Mar 8, c.d.s. and matching straight-line "Due 10" handstamp on Thompson Cross Roads, Va., endorsement from "Col. of Engineers," small edge faults, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
A former Indian fighter and engineering instructor at West Point, David Harris served as engineer under General Beaurigard. He was responsible for fortifying Fort Pillow and Island 10 and later engineered the defenses at Drewry's Bluff and Petersburg. He died of yellow fever in Charleston on Oct. 10, 1864.
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| Realized $350 |
