Confederate flag-of-truce letter
National Postal Museum

Confederate flag-of-truce letter

Hincks · 1864

paper; ink / handwritten
National Postal Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
National Postal Museum

This folded letter was sent from Charleston, South Carolina, to New Orleans, Louisiana, on July 24, 1864. It is from John Hincks to his sister Lida. The letter refers to the previous instructions for communication. It makes specific reference to the Hilton Head exchange post.

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