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Where was John Surratt on April 14, 1865 ?
03-19-2017, 02:16 PM (This post was last modified: 03-19-2017 02:42 PM by L Verge.)
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RE: Where was John Surratt on April 14, 1865 ?
I am still chewing on the topic of men wearing Garibaldi jackets, and I think I may have found a tidbit (a guess) here:

https://books.google.com/books?id=2GkAd0...3F&f=false

In summary for our topic, Garibaldi traveled throughout England in the fall of 1864, and the country went mad over him. From Staffordshire china statues to commemorative pieces and cheap souvenirs, everything was "Garibaldi." I still did not find mention of men's jackets being called that, but I'm taking a giant leap and suspecting that the British merchants in Canada got in on the fascination also and may have created something called a Garibaldi jacket for men (in very limited quantities, perhaps?). With his travels to Montreal, perhaps Surratt saw and wanted one of these jackets. Wonder if he used Confederate funds to purchase one?

In his book, The Last Lincoln Conspirator, Andrew Jampoler includes a very familiar photo of Surratt and says that he is wearing his Garibaldi jacket in the photo. The voluminous sleeves sure fit the description, but I see very little pleating in the front, and the photo is of Surratt in a seated position that does not show a belt at the waist.

Andy also has a very detailed description of Surratt's Elmira assignment and of the prison itself. Go here:

https://books.google.com/books?id=UYc8AA...et&f=false
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