John Gibbon
Born: April 20, 1827
Birthplace: Holmesburg, Pennsylvania
Father: Dr. John Heysham Gibbon 1795 – 1868
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina)
Mother: Catherine Lardner 1799 – 1874
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina)
Wife: Frances Morale 1830 – 1919
(Buried: New Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland)
Children:
Katherine Lardner "Katy" Gibbon McCoy 1858 – 1888
(Buried: Fort Vancouver Military Cemetery, Vancouver, Washington)
Education:
1847: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (20th in class)
Occupation before War:
1847: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 3rd Artillery
1847 – 1850: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 4th Artillery
1847 – 1848: Served in the Mexican – American War
1848: Garrison Duty at Fort Monroe, Virginia
1848 – 1849: Garrison Duty at Fort Brooke, Florida
1849 – 1850: Served in Florida against the Seminoles
1850 – 1859: 1st Lt. United States Army, 4th Artillery
1854 – 1857: Assistant Artillery Instructor at West Point
1857: Member of the Board to test the merits of Breech loading rifles
1859 – 1866: Captain, United States Army 4th Artillery
1860 – 1861: Frontier Duty in Utah Territory
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Chief of Artillery for McDowell's Division
1862 – 1864: Brigadier General Union Army Volunteers
1862: Brigade Commander for Department of the Rappahannock
1862: Served in the Second Battle Bull Run, Virginia
1862: Served In the Battle of South Mountain
1862: Served in the Battle of Antietam, Maryland
1862: Brevetted Major for Gallantry at Battle of Antietam
1862: Wounded in the wrist at Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1862: Brevetted Lt. Colonel for Gallantry Battle of Fredericksburg
1863: Wounded in the scapula at the Battle of Gettysburg
1863: Brevetted Colonel for Gallantry Battle of Gettysburg
1863: Commander of Draft Depot in Cleveland, Ohio
1863 – 1864: Commander of Draft Depot in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1864: Served in the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
1864: Served in the Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia
1864 – 1866: Major General of Union Army Volunteers
1865: Brevet Brig. General for Gallantry at Battle of Spotsylvania
1865: Brevet Major General for Gallantry in Capture of Petersburg, Virginia
1865: One of the Commissioners at Appomattox Court House, Virginia
1865 – 1866: Commander District of Nottoway
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on January 15th
Occupation after War:
1859 – 1866: Captain United States Army 4th Artillery
1866: Member of United States Army, Artillery Board
1866: Member of Board recommendations for Brevets
1866 – 1869: Colonel, United States Army, 36th Infantry Regiment
1866 – 1867: Commander of Fort Kearny, Nebraska
1868: Commander of Fort Sanders, Dakota Territory
1868: Commander of Rocky Mountain District
1869 – 1885: Colonel United States Army 7th Infantry Regiment
1877: Wounded in the thigh at the Battle of Big Hole Pass
1878: Member of board to investigate Dr. Hammond, Surgeon General
1878 – 1879: Commander of U.S. Army, Department of Dakota
1884 – 1885: Commander of Fort Laramie, Dakota
1885 – 1891: Brigadier General United States Army
1885 – 1891: Commander of U.S. Army, Department of Columbia
1890 – 1891: Commander of U.S. Army, Division of the Pacific
1891: Retired from United States Army on April 30th due to age
1895 – 1896: Commander – in – chief of the Loyal Legion
Died: February 6, 1896
Place of Death: Baltimore, Maryland
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Age at time of Death: 69 years old
Burial Place: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
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