John Garibaldi Civil War papers
The bulk of the collection consists of 38 letters, 1862-1864, written by Garibaldi to his wife Sarah during his service in the Confederate Army (27th Virginia Infantry Regiment). Primary topics include camp life, the hardships of war for both soldiers and civilians, battles and skirmishes (including Chancellorsville and Gettysburg), other members of the 27th Virginia Infantry Regiment, and family news. The letter of May 11, 1863 discusses the death of General Stonewall Jackson. The papers also include 1 letter from William H. McPherson to Sarah Poor Garibaldi (1863) and 3 letters from Garibaldi to his daughter, written in 1904.
Dates
- 1862-1864
Creator
- Garibaldi, John, 1831-1914 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Extent
42 items
Biographical / Historical
John Garibaldi, Confederate soldier, was born in Genoa, Italy, on April 30, 1831. He immigrated to the United States 1851, where he married Sarah Ann Virginia Poor of Botetourt County, Virginia. During the Civil War, Garibaldi served as 3rd Sergeant, Co. C, 27th Virginia Infantry Regiment (Stonewall Brigade). He enlisted May 1861; was captured at Kernstown March 23, 1862 and sent to Ft. Delaware prison; was exchanged August 5, 1862; and returned to duty until captured at Spotsylvania Courthouse, May 12, 1864. He was again imprisoned at Ft. Delaware and was exchanged for the second time on October 30, 1864. After the war, Garibaldi was a teacher and farmer in Rockbridge County, Virginia. He died at Big Island, Bedford Co., Virginia, on September 8, 1914 and is buried in Stonewall Jackson Cemetery, Lexington.
Physical Location
- Chancellorsville (Va.), Battle of, 1863
- Confederate States of America. -- Army. -- Virginia Infantry Regiment, 27th
- Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863 -- Personal narratives
- Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863
- Romney Campaign, 1861-1862
- Soldiers -- Confederate States of America -- Correspondence
- Soldiers -- Confederate States of America -- Correspondence
- Soldiers -- Virginia -- Correspondence
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate
- Winchester (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Winchester (Va.) -- History -- Siege, 1863
Creator
- Garibaldi, John, 1831-1914 (Person)
- Title
- A Guide to the John Garibaldi Papers, 1862-1864
- Date
- © 2001 By Virginia Military Institute Archives
- Language of description
- Description is in English
Revision Statements
- finding aid revision date not supplied: Feb 16, 2004. PUBLIC "-//Virginia Military Institute::Preston Library::Archives//TEXT (US::ViLxV::vilxv00005::A Guide to the John Garibaldi Papers)//EN" "vilxv00005.xml" convertedfrom EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Feb 26, 2004. converted to conform to eadVIVA.dtd by vivastrict.xsl
Repository Details
Part of the Virginia Military Institute Archives Repository
