Alfred Gibbs
Born: April 22, 1823
Birthplace: Astoria, Long Island, New York
Father: Mineralogist George Gibbs 1776 – 1833
(Buried: Saint Mary’s Episcopal Churchyard, Portsmouth, Rhode Island)
Mother: Laura Wolcott 1794 – 1870
(Buried: Saint Mary’s Episcopal Churchyard, Portsmouth, Rhode Island)
Wife: Peggy F. Blair 1831 – 1908
(Buried: Saint Mary’s Episcopal Churchyard, Portsmouth, Rhode Island)
Children:
Alfred Wolcott Gibbs 1856 – 1922
(Buried: Saint Mary’s Episcopal Churchyard, Portsmouth, Rhode Island)
Dr. John Blair Gibbs 1858 – 1898
(Buried: Saint Mary’s Episcopal Churchyard, Portsmouth, Rhode Island)
Education:
1846: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (42nd in class)
Occupation before War:
1846 – 1847: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Mounted Rifles
1846: Garrison duty at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
1847: Wounded during the Battle of Cerro Gordo Mexico
1847: Brevetted 1st Lt. for Gallantry at Battle of Cerro Gordo
1847: Brevetted Captain for Gallantry at Garita De Belen
1847 – 1853: 2nd Lt. United States Army, Mounted Rifles
1848 – 1856: Aide on Major General P.F. Smith’s Staff
1853 – 1861: 1st Lt. United States Army, Mounted Rifles
1856 – 1857: Frontier Duty at Fort Fillmore, New Mexico
1857: Wounded at Skirmish at Cooke’s Spring, New Mexico
1858: Adjutant for United States Army Mounted Rifles
1858 – 1860: Recruiter for United States Army
1860: Conductor of recruits in New Mexico Territory
1860: Served in the Navajo Expedition
1860 – 1861: Served in Albuquerque, New Mexico
1861: Declined Brevet Captain and Assistant Adjutant General
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain United States Mounted Rifles
1861 – 1866: Captain United States Army, 3rd Cavalry Regiment
1861: Captured by Texans in San Agustin Springs, New Mexico
1861 – 1862: Prisoner of War held by the Texans
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 130th New York Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1863: Served in Suffolk, Virginia
1863: Served on Major General Keyes Peninsula Expedition
1863 – 1864: Colonel of 1st New York Dragoons Regiment
1863 – 1864: Commander of Cavalry Reserve Brigade
1863: Guarded the Supply Train in Battle of Mine Run
1864: Commander of Cavalry Reserve Brigade 1st Cavalry Division
1864: Served in the Battle of Todd’s Tavern
1864: Served in the Capture of Spotsylvania Court House
1864: Served in the Battle of Yellow Tavern, Virginia
1864: Served in the Battle of Cold Harbor
1864: Brevetted Major for Gallantry at Trevilian Station, Virginia
1864: Regimental Commander in the Shenandoah Campaign
1864: Brevetted Lt. Colonel for Gallantry Battle of Winchester, Virginia
1864 – 1866: Brigadier General Union Army Volunteers
1864: Raid Commander on Gordonsville, Virginia
1865: Commander of Reserve Cavalry Brigade on Sheridan’s Raid
1865: Served in the fighting at North and South Anna Bridges
1865: Brevetted Colonel for Gallantry Battle of Five Forks
1865: Brevetted Brigadier General for his service in the war
1865: Brevetted Major General for his service in the war
1865: Served in the Battle of Dinwiddie Court House, Virginia
1865: Served in the Battle of Saylor’s Creek, Virginia
1865: Served in the Battle of Appomattox Court House, Virginia
1865: Commander of 1st Cavalry Brigade Military Division of the Gulf
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on February 1st
Occupation after War:
1861 – 1866: Captain United States Army, 3rd Cavalry Regiment
1866: Recruiter for the United States Army
1866 – 1868: Major United States Army, 7th Cavalry Regiment
1866 – 1867: Frontier Duty at Fort Riley, Kansas
1867: Frontier Duty at Fort Harker, Kansas
1867: Frontier Duty at Fort Riley, Kansas
1867: Frontier Duty at Fort Harker, Kansas
1867 – 1868: Frontier Duty at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
1868: Frontier Duty at Forts Dodge and Harker, Kansas
1868: Frontier Duty at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Died: December 26, 1868
Place of Death: Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Cause of Death: Congestion of the brain
Age at time of Death: 44 years old
Burial Place: Saint Mary’s Episcopal Churchyard, Portsmouth, Rhode Island
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