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He was married to Ella Letitia Vanlear Fishburne and they had three children. During the American Civil War he fought for the Confederacy in Company E of the 1st Virginia Cavalry, which fought in the battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. According to published biographical information on Fishburne, he served as 3rd Sergeant for his regiment. After the war, Fishburne opened his own general merchandise store, \"Fishburne's Cheap Cash and Trade Store\" in Millboro Springs, Virginia. Shortly thereafter, he moved the business to its established location on Main Street in downtown Waynesboro, where it operated primarily as a drugstore until it was demolished in 1979. Fishburne died in Waynesboro on February 25, 1906. James Abbott Fishburne (1856-1923), Fishburne's brother, founded the Fishburne Military School in Waynesboro in 1879.","The collection consists of two handwritten documents by E.G. Fishburne: one memoir and one letter. The letter, dated April 1, 1886, is six pages and addressed to \"Maj. H.B. McClellan,\" a fellow Confederate veteran who served as officer and adjutant general for Company G, 3rd Virginia Cavalry. As requested, Fishburne relates his recollection of the regiment's experience during the battle of Gettysburg. In addition, he offers both praise and corrections for McClellan's \"book.\" Fishburne writes, \"You ask if I have discovered any mistakes? So I will name or one or two as corrections . . . I like your book very much – read it with much interest. Have sold 20 copies only – I suppose they have sold many more in Staunton.\" Although Fishburne does not give the book title, he is presumably referring to McClellan's The Life and Campaigns of Major-General J.E.B. Stuart, published in 1885.","The undated memoir is two pages and contains the title \"The 1st VA Cavalry at Gettysburg. July 3, 1863\" written at the top of the document. 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