A.W. Gibson letter to Andrew Johnson, 1865 May 17
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| Type: | Letters (correspondence) | Text | Text |
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| Creator: | Gibson, Aurelius W. |
| Title: | A.W. Gibson letter to Andrew Johnson, 1865 May 17 |
| Date: | 1865 May 17 |
| Description: | Aurelius W. Gibson, Confederate Major with Company K of the 45th Georgia Infantry Regiment. Captured at Petersburg, Virginia, March 1865 he was held at Fort Delaware, Delaware until his pardon and release in July, 1865. The collection consists of a letter to President Andrew Johnson, dated May 17, 1865, Fort Delaware, Delaware, from Major Aurelius W. Gibson. The letter states Gibson was formerly with the 45th Georgia Infantry Regiment, has taken the oath of allegiance to the United States, and requests a pardon. Attached to the letter is a completed form for the oath. America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia received support from a Digitizing Historical Records grant awarded to the Atlanta History Center, Georgia Historical Society, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the Digital Library of Georgia by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. |
| Subjects: | Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 45th. Company K | Fort Delaware (Del.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons | Loyalty oaths--United States | Pardon--United States | Soldiers--Georgia | Fort Delaware (Del.) | Georgia |
| Contributors: | Hargrett Library |
| Online Publisher: | [Athens, Ga.] : Digital Library of Georgia in association with the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, 2012 |
| Original Material: | Aurelius W. Gibson letter to Andrew Johnson, MS 969. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries. |
| Rights and Usage: | Cite as: Aurelius W. Gibson letter to Andrew Johnson, MS 969. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries, as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/harg/turningpoint/id:harg0969-001-001 |
| Related Institutions: | Digital Library of Georgia Georgia Historical Society Atlanta History Center Hargrett Library |
| Collection Information: | America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia |