Name: JOHN GIBBON
Born: April 20, 1827, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: February 6, 1896, Baltimore, Maryland
Pre-War Profession Graduated West Point 1847, Mexican war, Seminole war, artillery instructor at West Point, author of Artillerist's manual.
War Service 1861 Capt. of 4th US Artillery, chief of artillery to McDowell, May 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded Iron Brigade (4th Bde/1st Divn/I Corps) at Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, commanded 2nd Divn/I Corps at Fredericksburg (w), commanded 2nd Divn/II Corps at Gettysburg (w), commanded draft depots, commanded 2nd Divn/II Corps at Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, June 1864 promoted Maj. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded XXIV Corps in Army of the James, Appomattox.
Brevet Promotions Brig. Gen. U.S.A. March 13 1865, Maj. Gen. U.S.A. March 13 1865.
Post War Career Army service in the West, author, commander-in-chief of MOLLUS.
Notes A hard fighter. He gave the Iron Brigade their black hats.
On the Internet John Gibbon - Major General, United States Army
Further reading
Gibbon, John Personal recollections of the Civil War Dayton OH, Morningside Bookshop, 1978
Lavery, Dennis S Iron Brigade general: John Gibbon, a rebel in blue Westport CT, Greenwood Press, 1993
Born: April 20, 1827, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: February 6, 1896, Baltimore, Maryland
Pre-War Profession Graduated West Point 1847, Mexican war, Seminole war, artillery instructor at West Point, author of Artillerist's manual.
War Service 1861 Capt. of 4th US Artillery, chief of artillery to McDowell, May 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded Iron Brigade (4th Bde/1st Divn/I Corps) at Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, commanded 2nd Divn/I Corps at Fredericksburg (w), commanded 2nd Divn/II Corps at Gettysburg (w), commanded draft depots, commanded 2nd Divn/II Corps at Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, June 1864 promoted Maj. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded XXIV Corps in Army of the James, Appomattox.
Brevet Promotions Brig. Gen. U.S.A. March 13 1865, Maj. Gen. U.S.A. March 13 1865.
Post War Career Army service in the West, author, commander-in-chief of MOLLUS.
Notes A hard fighter. He gave the Iron Brigade their black hats.
On the Internet John Gibbon - Major General, United States Army
Further reading
Gibbon, John Personal recollections of the Civil War Dayton OH, Morningside Bookshop, 1978
Lavery, Dennis S Iron Brigade general: John Gibbon, a rebel in blue Westport CT, Greenwood Press, 1993
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