Soldiers’ Dossiers
(1861–1865)
Edward Valentine Garber
1st Lt.—52nd Va. Inf.
From Compiled Military Service Records at National Archives
Personal Information
Name:
Edward Valentine Garber
Birthplace:
Augusta Co.
Date of Birth:
May 26, 1836
Physical Description:
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Prewar Life:
Mechanic; resident of Missouri; returned when Virginia seceded
Enlistment Records
Date of Enlistment:
July 9, 1861
Place of Enlistment:
Staunton
Age at Enlistment:
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Occupation at Enlistment:
Mechanic
Conscript Or Substitute:
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Service Information
Rank:
1st Lt.
Company:
A
Transfer Company:
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Regiment:
52nd Va. Inf.
Military Service Record
Promotions:
Acting Adj. of Regt. since 12-26-1861; relieved as acting Adj. 01-20-1862; elected Capt. 05-01-1862
Transfers and Other Services:
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Muster Sheet:
Present 11-00-1861 to 02-00-1862; present Harrisonburg 06-06-1862; commanding Co. 03-00-1862, 04-00-1862
Captured:
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Missing in Action:
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Prison:
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AWOL (Absent without Leave):
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Deserted:
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Discharge:
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Paroled:
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Notes:
While leading his company in a charge against the enemy. . . In all relations of life he uniformly bore himself with rare and undeviating faultlessness. He aproved himself to his comrads brave, generous, self-sacrificing. He encountered all the vicissitudes of the trying service in which he was engaged with unwavering fortitude. He discharged all the duties of this office with signal ability and fidelity-- he met all the difficulties with unshaken equanimity.
Casualty Information
Killed in Action:
August 30, 1862; Second Manassas; Age 25
Wounded in Action:
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Died of Disease:
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Died of Wounds:
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Hospital:
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Other Information
Personal Life:
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Postwar Life:
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Date of Death:
August 29, 1862
Place of Death:
2nd Manassas age 25
Burial Place:
Thornrose Cemetery
Cause Of Death:
Killed in battle
Epitaph:
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Dwelling # (1860 Census):
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Family # (1860 Census):
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