Garesche Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-000101
The Garesche Family Papers are a collection of twenty-one letters of Louis Garesche, author of a biography about his father, Julius P. Garesche, a Civil War officer who served as chief of staff to General William Rosecrans. The most significant material in the collection relates to Julius P. Garesche but the collection also covers Garesche family matters. The documents contain comments on historical topics, such as the Mexican War, the earthquake of 1886, and Theodore Roosevelt.
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Louis Garesche (b. 1856) was the son of Julius P. Garesche. Louis wrote a book titled "Biography of Lieutenant Colonel Julius P. Garesche, Assistant Adjutant-General, U.S. Army" (1887), a biography of his father providing details on Julius' family, education, and military career.
Julius P. Garesche (1821-1862) is best known for his death sustained during his first Civil War battle. Born in Cuba, Julius moved with his family first to New York and then to Delaware. In 1833, he entered Georgetown College in Washington, DC. He then received an appointment to attend West Point from which he graduated in 1841. Garesche then embarked on a career in the regular army, serving in the Mexican War under General Zachary Taylor. In the early stages of the Civil War, Garesche organized volunteers for the Union Army in Washington, DC. Eventually he became chief of staff to General William Rosecrans, whom he had been friends with since their days at West Point, in Tennessee. On December 31, 1862, during the first day of fighting at Murfreesboro, Garesche, riding on horseback alongside Rosecrans, was decapitated by a cannonball. In the midst of battle, Rosecrans had no time to attend to his friend and Garesche was buried on the battlefield that night.
0.2 Cubic Feet (1 box)
English
Gift of Lorin Tate, 2000.
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository