Richmond City Councilman during the Civil War. His first child, Otis A. Glazebrook was a founder of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.

His amnesty letter proves he did not serve with the Ashland Grays.


Richmond 20th June 1865


To His Excellency
Andrew Johnson President of the United States

The undersigned is a citizen of Richmond and a native of the adjacent County of Hanover. Before the War he was for a long series of years a merchant engaged in the lumber business and now occupies the same pursuit. He did not during the late war take up arms against the United States. He became a member of the Ambulance Committee of Richmond, who's duty it was to administer to the wounded soldiers on the field of battle and forward them to the hospital. In the performance of this service it often became his duty to minister to wounded Federal soldiers which he did cheerfully and zealously. The services of the said ambulance committee to Federal soldiers has been officially recognized by General John E. Mulford the Federal Commissioner of Exchange. This service was all that connected him with the war during the whole duration. The undersigned took the Oath of Amnesty provided by President Lincoln on the 29th of April 1865. He has also taken the Oath prescribed by your Excellency of your proclamation of the 29th of May 1865 the original which accompanies this dictation. The undersigned believes he may be within the clause of your proclamation relating to citizens whose estimated value of whose estate exceeds twenty thousand dollars.

He therefore presents this petition soliciting the special clemency of your Excellency in his behalf.


Very Respectfully,
Your obedient servant,


L.W. Glazebrook