Simeon B. Gibbons Letter,
Scope and Content
The collection consists of a letter from Simeon B. Gibbons, written at Harrisonburg, Virgina, to his father on April 8, 1861. The letter includes details of family members and business, both financial and personal, as well as news about the activities of Gibbon's regiment. Gibbon's letter also provides his father with contact information for a man looking to sell two slaves.
Dates
- 1861 - 1861
Creator
- Gibbons, Simeon B., 1833-1862 (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Simeon B. Gibbons Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Note
Simeon Beauford Gibbons was born in Page County, Virginia, in 1833, to Samuel and Christina (Miller) Gibbons. He attended and graduated from Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in 1852, later serving on the school's Board of Visitors. He was the Colonel 4th Virginia Volunteers (Militia) from 1859-1860. On April 18, 1861, he enlisted and was commissioned Colonel of the 10th Regiment Virginia Infantry. One company, the Valley Guards, was organized before the John Brown raid at Harper’s Ferry with Gibbons as captain. Gibbons was promoted to Colonel prior to his death in action at McDowell, Virginia, May 8, 1862. Gibbons is buried in Woodbine Cemetery, Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Samuel Gibbons was born in 1806 in Virginia. Some time after the Civil War, he moved to Georgia, where he was living in 1870, according to census records.
Sources:
Murphy, Terrance V. 10th Virginia Infantry. Lynchburg, VA: H. E. Howard, Inc., 1989.
"Col Simeon Beauford Gibbons" on Find A Grave.
Ancestry Library Edition.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of a letter from Simeon B. Gibbons, written at Harrisonburg, Virgina, to his father on April 8, 1861.
Acquisition Information
The collection was purchased by Special Collections in 2015.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Simeon B. Gibbons Letter was completed in September 2015.
- Title
- Simeon B. Gibbons Letter, 1861
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- © 2015 Virginia Tech. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
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Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
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