Scarce partly-printed DS, signed “L. N. Cole Capt CB, 8th Ala Cavalry,” one page, 7.5 x 9.75, May 14, 1865. Document, numbered at the top “631,” reads, in part: “I, the undersigned, Prisoner of War, belonging to the Army of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana, having been surrendered by Lieut. Gen. R. Taylor, C. L. A., Commanding said Department…do hereby give my solemn parole of honor, that I will not hereafter serve in the Armies of the Confederate States or in any military capacity whatever, against the United States of America.” Document has been heavily restored and is encapsulated in acid-free Mylar. In fair condition, with aforementioned restoration to total fold separations, professional backing, and scattered moderate toning and soiling. RR Auction COA.
