Libby Prison, Richmond Va. Cover endorsed "Soldier's Letter C.W. Tilden Col. 16th Me Vols" at top of 1864 inner cover from Libby Prison Va. to military address in Washington D.C., outer cover with Confederate postage discarded at exchange point, entered U.S. mails with "Old Point Comfort Va. Jan. 21" double-circle datestamp and "Due 3" handstamp, answer docketing at left, missing backflap, Very Fine, Col. Tilden's leadership of the 16th Maine at the Battle of Gettysburg, in an impossible tactical situation, is not as well known as that of his his fellow Maine Col. Joshua Chamberlain and his 20th Maine, but it is just as gallant and dramatic, Tilden was captured during the battle and sent to Libby Prison, from which he escaped in 1864, only to be re-recaptured and escape again before the war's end, see https://maineroadstogettysburg.com/tag/charles-tilden/

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