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BLAIR, FRANCIS P.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:20.00 USD Estimated At:40.00 - 60.00 USD
BLAIR, FRANCIS P.
<b>550. FRANCIS P. BLAIR</b> (1819 - 1898) Union major general who headed the Army of the Cumberland to gain a hard-won victory at Murfreesboro, only to be routed by Longstreet at Chickamauga. Postal cover franked "<i>Frank P. Blair U.S.S.</i>" at upper-right, addressed in another hand to Charles Kerr Newburgh, N.Y., Washington D.C. cancellation. Slight ink smudge on signature does not distract, otherwise very good.<b> $40-60</b>