1849 Roman Republic proclaimed in February. Margaret with Ossoli during siege of Rome by French in April, May, and June. Appointed director of a hospital and cares for wounded. Reveals the existence of her husband and child to Mrs. Emelyn Story. Writes home to family and friends of marriage.
News excites gossip that still colors contemporary accounts.
1850 Goes to Florence after the Republic falls. Sails for America with husband and child on May 17. All three perish in shipwreck at Fire Island,July 19. 1852 Publication of Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli by devoted friends Ralph Waldo Emerson, W. H. Channing, and J. F. Clarke.