Richland Jail, Columbia S.C. Manuscript officer's endorsement "From Col. M. Corcoran prisoner of War Columbia S.C." on mixed-franking U.S. 3c Pink on White entire (U34) addressed to New York, 5c Green, Stone 1-2 (1) tied by faint strike of blue circular datestamp which also cancels the indicia, faults including soiling, small tear at top right, slightly reduced at top, 5c stamp light crease, Fine appearance and of great historical interest, Col. (later General) Corcoran was a celebrated Irish American Union officer and confidant of President Lincoln who was captured at 1st Bull Run, he was one of the Union prisoners selected for execution in the "Enchantress Affair" before he was eventually exchanged, he died in 1863 when his horse fell on him, his name figured prominently in many Irish Union ballads, accompanied by two illustrated unused Union Patriotic covers depicting Corcoran, one as part of the "Sons of Erin" with Cols. Mulligan and Meacher, ex Dr. Brandon

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