{⋆★⋆} BG Sibley, Henry Hopkins

Henry Hopkins Sibley​

Born: May 25, 1816

Birthplace: Natchitoches, Louisiana

Father: Samuel Hopkins Sibley 1784 – 1823

(Buried: American Cemetery, Natchitoches, Louisiana)​

Mother: Margaret Isabel McDonald 1792 – 1869

(Buried: Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Missouri)​

Wife: Charlotte Kendall 1820 – 1895

Children:

Helen B. Sibley White 1848 – 1911​

(Buried: Fredericksburg Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia)​

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Sidney Johnston Sibley 1851 – 1902​

(Buried: Fairmount Cemetery, San Angelo, Texas)​

Education:

1838: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (31st​ in class)​

Occupation before War:

1838 – 1840: 2nd​ Lt. United States Army, 2nd​ Dragoons​

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1838 – 1839: Served in the Seminole War in Florida​

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1839 – 1840: Recruiter for United States Army​

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1840 – 1847: 1st​ Lt. United States Army, 2nd​ Dragoons​

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1840 – 1841: Served in the Seminole War in Florida​

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1840: Served in the Expedition to the Everglades​

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1841 – 1842: Adjutant United States Army, 2nd​ Dragoons​

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1842: Recruiter for United States Army​

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1842 – 1846: Adjutant United States Army, 2nd​ Dragoons​

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1846 – 1847: Recruiter for United States Army​

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1847 – 1861: Captain United States Army, 2nd​ Dragoons​

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1847: Served in the Siege of Vera Cruz, Mexico​

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1847: Served in the Battle of Churubusco, Mexico​

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1847: Served in the Battle of Molino del Rey, Mexico​

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1848: Garrison Duty at East Pascagoula, Mississippi​

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1848 – 1850: Recruiter for United States Army​

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1850 – 1852: Frontier Duty at Fort Graham, Texas​

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1852 – 1853: Frontier Duty at Fort Croghan, Texas​

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1853 – 1854: Scout at Clear Fork of the Brazos River​

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1855 – 1857: Served in the Kansas Border Disturbances​

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1857 – 1860: Served in the Utah Expedition​

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1860: Served in the March to New Mexico Territory​

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1860: Served in the Navajo Expedition​

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1860 – 1861: Served in Taos, New Mexico Territory​

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1861: Major United States Army 1st​ Dragoons​

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1861: Resigned from United States Army on May 13th​​

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Inventor of the Sibley Tent used by United States Army​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1865: Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army​

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1861: Cavalry Brigade Commander in West Texas​

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1862: Commander of the New Mexico Campaign​

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1862: Commander during the Battle of Valverde New Mexico Territory​

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1862: Confederate Commander at the Battle of Albuquerque​

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1863: Participated in the Battle of Irish Bend, Louisiana​

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1863: Participated in the Battle of Fort Bisland, Louisiana​

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1863: Court martialed but not convicted of cowardice he was censured​

Occupation after War:

1870 – 1873: Military Adviser and Brigadier General in Egyptian Army​

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Dismissed from Egyptian Army due to illness and disability​

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1874 – 1886: Lived with his daughter in Fredericksburg, Virginia​

Died: August 22, 1886

Place of Death: Fredericksburg, Virginia

Cause of Death: Fistula – (Inflammatory Bowel Disease)

Age at time of Death: 69 years old

Burial Place: Confederate Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia

 

[CivilWarTalk]

Selected U.S. Patents of Henry H. Sibley​

U.S. Patent No. 14,740, dated April 22, 1856 - New and Improved Conical Tent

U.S. Patent No. 148,330, dated March 10, 1874 - Improvements in Projectiles

U.S. Patent No. 225,650, dated March 16, 1880 - Improvements in Projectiles

 

[Pollaco]

I did not realize the Civil War had two General Henry H. Sibleys until I did some rearch on General Granger. Each side had one. This is the one who invented the Sibley tent. This one also had a "fondness for the bottle".

 

[donna]

He lived with his daughter the last years of his life. I wonder what happened to his wife. I tried to see where she is buried. In his Memorial on Find A Grave she is not listed. His daughter and son are.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Brig. General Henry Hopkins Sibley! Salutes remembering General Sibley on his birthday.

 

[Pollaco]

It seems he resigned from the U.S. Army on the same day his commission as major came through, May13,1861.Before being promoted to CS Brigadier General the following month, he was commissioned a Colonel in the Confederate army 3 days after his May 13th resignation.

 

[Pollaco]

Several Civil War Generals were recruited by Thaddeus P. Mott for service in Egyptian Army. In addition to Sibley, Charles P. Stone and William T. Loring also accompanied Mott to Egypt.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy (Wednesday) Birthday Brig. General Henry H. Sibley! Salutes remembering General Sibley on his birthday week.

 

[danny]

5/27/62 Sibley to Gen Bee, cdg W Dist, Dept of Tex-The mail of last week brought unofficial reports from various sources of the intention of the Gov't to reinforce this army with one or more Regts; that Col Debray was already on the march, & finally, as the postmaster at San Antonio expresses it, as derived from you, that New Mexico & Arizona are to be held at all hazards.
In the absence of all official communication on this subject, either from the Gov't in Richmond or from local departments nearer at hand, I was constrained to abandon New Mexico, our provisions, forage, & ammunition being completely exhausted. In this vicinity I find myself but little better off. The army is absolutely subsisting on poor meat & bread, with a limited supply.
Under these circumstances the safety of the army depended upon a movement in some direction to the nearest point of supply. The order has consequently been given for the movement down the country of the mass of the forces.
The unofficial information received by the last mail of course embarrasses me very much, especially as, from the information I have, no hope can be entertained of such supplies being thrown forward as will serve the purpose of an army in active campaign.

 

[ErnieMac]

As reported in the 12 Jan 1895 edition of the Buffalo (NY) Commercial, Sibley's claim was still not settled. The last news item I found was in 1921 and the case was still alive.

 

[James N.]

One of Sibley's notable and patented accomplishments! Of course his eponymous tent was copied from plains Indian teepees but the stove inside was likely his own invention. It was merely an iron or steel cone with a door; a fire was built on the ground inside the tent like in a tipi, then the stove placed over it and sections of stovepipe attached. Done correctly - not like above - there was a tripod holding the tent pole that sat over the stove with the pole running alongside the stovepipe. The "mouse hole" in front created a draft to keep the fire going and additional kindling was added through the door. Officer's models had little "shelves" on the side of the stoves that could be used to keep coffee cups and food warm.

 

[Pollaco]

He was Commander of the "Army of New Mexico" from December 14, 1861 through December 1,1862.What became of this army? I'm guessing it was absorbed into various regiments and brigades of the Trans-Mississippi Department.

 

[Pollaco]

1838 was Beauregard's class at West Point along with Hardee, McDowell, and Edward Johnson and about 9 or 10 more Civil War generals.

 

[danny]

He was Commander of the "Army of New Mexico" from December 14, 1861 through December 1,1862.What became of this army? I'm guessing it was absorbed into various regiments and brigades of the Trans-Mississippi Department.

From Dec 1863 through April 1863, the 2nd, 3rd & 5th Tex Cav Regts were assigned to the Bgde of Gen Green & served in La.

On May 31, 63 Gen Major received an order from Brigadier
General Alfred Mouton commanding the field force south of
the Red River. The order created the Second Cavalry
Brigade, consisting of Baylor's, Stone's, Phillips' and
Gurley's regiments under the command of Major

12/17/63 Mermenton, Green cdg 1st​ Cav Div to Magruder-I am on the Mermenton, having left Vermillion Bayou yesterday. I started my old Bgde (Sibley's old Bgde) day before yesterday, & learned last night that they were between Plaquemine & another bayou, water-bound. Col Hardeman is in command. I sent him a dispatch this morning to come down to this road if the bayous were still swimming on the route he is traveling. Major's Bgde, consisting of Lanes, Stone's, Baylor's, & Madison's Regts, left Vermillion Bayou this morning. Hardeman has the 4th, 5th, & 7th Regts. Waller's Bn is on the Miss near Morganza.