Baton Rouge La., 5c Green & Carmine (11X2). Position 3 (Calhoun Type A), margins all around, tied by "Baton Rouge La. Sep. 26, 1861" circular datestamp on orange-buff cover to Capt. H. M. Favrot, Delta Rifles, Ocean Springs Miss., cover very slightly reduced at top

VERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE COVER WITH A FOUR-MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE BATON ROUGE 5-CENT PROVISIONAL WITH MALTESE CROSS BORDER.

The addressee, Capt. Henry M. Favrot, was born in West Baton Rouge parish in 1826 and died there in 1887. He served as a member of the Louisiana legislature in the 1850's and was opposed to secession. However, with the outbreak of the Civil War he joined the Confederate Army and became captain of the "Delta Rifles," 4th Louisiana Infantry, and served throughout the entire war. Capt. Favrot participated in the Battle of Shiloh, was stricken with typhoid fever at Corinth and later returned to New Orleans. After his recovery he was sent to northern Virginia with rank of colonel to gather all the records of the Army of Northern Virginia. He remained on active duty until the close of the war, when he returned home on mule-back, bringing with him the army records he was sent to compile.

Ex Watt White. With 1996 P.F. certificate. Scott value $5,000.00

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