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(Captured Union Patriotic) American Flag and Eagle, red and blue design with pencil obliteration over "Union Forever." slogan changing it to read " Disunion Forever. " on cover with "Richmond Va., Jul 3, 1862" cds with matching "DUE 10" straightline rating handstamp endorsed "Dr. Capehart Surgeon CSA" at upper right and addressed to his mother at Windsor N.C., Very Fine, ex-Bischel .

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $750 - 1,000.

Dr. (Col.) William Rhodes Capehart (1836-1907) was born on Avoca Plantation, Merry Hill, N.C. Avoca is Indian for "meeting of the waters." Capehart was a surgeon in the Confederate Army, 10th North Carolina Regiment (1863-64). After the war, he received a thank-you letter for his service from Robert E. Lee. The son of Bertie County planter George Washington Capehart, William attended several preparatory schools in Edenton. From 1854 to 1856, he also studied physiology and anatomy at the University of Virginia. After war broke out, he applied for a commission as an assistant surgeon in the Confederate Army. Although from North Carolina, Capehart served with the 60th Virginia Infantry. Promoted to surgeon on August 12, 1862, he received a transfer to the 1st Confederate Infantry, composed mostly of troops from Georgia. He was stationed in Cheraw, S.C., from October 1863 to March 1864. Capehart wrote frequently to his parents, who took refuge from the war in western North Carolina. Their letters mention frequent food shortages, animosity toward Northerners, and concerns about the family's slaves. Capehart surrendered with Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox in April 1865. Following his grandfather's death, Capehart inherited Avoca, the family plantation at Merry Hill, Bertie County, N.C. Although he practiced as a doctor, Capehart also continued to operate the family's herring fishery on Batchelor Bay. He died at Avoca on July 20, 1907.

Mounted Dragoon with Sword, buff patriotic cover with "Forti Et Fideli Nil Difficile" slogan 35 and "Let Beauregard's dauntless breast…" verse 21, beargin 5¢ green (1) , large margins, tied by "Tudor Hall Va., Feb 27, 1863" cds to Cool Well Va.; cover mend at bottom right and stamp creasing from edge placement mended, Very Fine appearance, the motto means "Nothing difficult for the faithful".

C.S.A. Catalog No. SM-1   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $1,000.

Flag and Tent, red and blue design with "Camp McDonald" crossed out, on small buff cover with "Lynchburg Va. Sep 14, 1861" cds and matching "Paid 10" rating handstamp (CSA type F) addressed to Nancy Wimpy, Dahlonega, Ga., and sent by Andrew Jackson Reese Phillips Legion; piece out at top into cds, worthy of professional restoration, Fine.

C.S.A. Catalog No. TF-1   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $1,250.