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Preferred Citation

Andrew Pizzini, Jr. Civil War parole document, 1865 April 18. MS 0109. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

Andrew Pizzini, Jr. was born on September 24, 1846 in Richmond, Virginia. His father was Juan Pizzini, a native of Corsica who for many years served as the Italian Consul in Richmond. His mother was Celeste Eulalie Pizzini of French descent.

Pizzini was still a schoolboy at the beginning of the Civil War. He enlisted as a Private in the First Virginia Infantry, but was discharged in September 1861 so that he could attend VMI. He enrolled at VMI in December 1861 and graduated in 1865. As a cadet, he fought in the Battle of New Market (May 15, 1864) as a Cadet 1st Sergeant, Company B. In June 1864 he was promoted to Second Cadet Captain, commanding Company D.

After the Civil War, Pizzini was a merchant in Richmond. He subsequently became interested in the new electric power industry and was president of the city's Electrical Street Railways Light and Power Companies. He died on January 31, 1913.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one Civil War parole document (dated April 18, 1865) signed by Andrew Pizzini, Jr. This document is a typical example of the document signed by Confederate prisoners at the end of the Civil War.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Military records
• New Market Cadets
• Pizzini, Andrew, Jr., 1846-1913
• United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865
• Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1860-1869
• Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1865