Samuel Gibbs French
Birthplace: Mullica Hill, New Jersey
Father: Samuel French 1779 – 1852
Mother: Rebecca Clark 1790 – 1879
(Buried: Eglington Cemetery, Clarksboro, New Jersey)
1st Wife: Eliza Matilda Roberts 1825 – 1857
(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Married: April 26, 1853 in Adams County, Mississippi
2nd Wife: Mary Fontaine Abercrombie 1837 – 1900
(Buried: Saint John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Florida)
Married: January 12, 1865
Children:
Matilda Gibbs French Thompson 1856 – 1941
(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Samuel Gibbs French Jr. 1866 – 1950
(Buried: Saint John’s Cemetery, Pensacola, Florida)
Robert Abercrombie French 1872 – 1959
(Buried: Saint John’s Cemetery, Pensacola, Florida)
Alys Duer French 1876 – 1962
Education:
1843: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (14th in class)
Occupation:
1843 – 1846: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army 3rd Artillery
1846 – 1847: 2nd Lt. United States Army 3rd Artillery
1846: Brevet 1st Lt. for Gallantry at Battle of Monterrey, Mexico
1847: Wounded at the Battle of Buena Vista, Mexico
1847: Breveted Captain for Gallantry at Battle of Buena Vista, Mexico
1847 – 1848: 1st Lt. United States Army, 3rd Artillery
1848 – 1856: Captain and Assistant Quartermaster for U.S. Army
1856: Resigned from United States Army on May 31st
1856 – 1861: Planter near Vicksburg, Mississippi
Civil War Career:
1861: Chief of Ordnance for the Army of the state of Mississippi
1861 – 1862: Brigadier General Confederate, Provisional Army
1862 – 1865: Major General, Confederate Provisional Army
1862: Participated in the Battle of Petersburg, Virginia
1862: led a demonstration at Harrison's Landing in Virginia
1862: led a demonstration at Suffolk, Virginia
1863: Participated in the Siege of Suffolk, Virginia
1863: Participated in the Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
1864: Participated in the Atlanta Campaign
1864: Participated in the Franklin – Nashville Campaign
1865: Commander of forces in Mobile, Alabama
Occupation after War:
Southern Planter
Author of “Two War’s” about his military experiences
Died: April 20, 1910
Place of Death: Pensacola, Florida
Cause of Death: Senility, eye problems
Age at time of Death: 91 years old
Burial Place: Saint John's Cemetery, Pensacola, Florida
Memorial Place: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Interesting Fact: During World War II, the Ship S.S. Samuel G. French was named in his honor.
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