United States, Delaware, Fort DelawareUnited States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Gibson, Aurelius W.1865-05-17Aurelius 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.application/pdfimage/x-djvuAurelius W. Gibson letter to Andrew Johnson, MS 969. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.Loyalty oaths--United StatesPardon--United StatesSoldiers--GeorgiaA.W. Gibson letter to Andrew Johnson, 1865 May 17Text