Alfred Gibbs
Military Person
1823 – 1868
Who was Alfred Gibbs?
Alfred Gibbs was a career officer in the United States Army who served as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Gibbs graduated from the United States Military Academy in the class of 1846, served and was twice wounded in the Mexican-American War and was wounded again by Apaches during frontier service in 1857. His pre-Civil War career was in cavalry service. During the Civil War, Gibbs commanded the only Union army volunteer regiment which was converted from an infantry regiment entirely to a cavalry regiment: The 130th New York Infantry converted to the 1st Regiment New York Dragoons.
After the conversion of Gibbs's regiment to cavalry service in August 1863, he was frequently assigned to command a cavalry brigade and briefly to command a cavalry division. He only was appointed to brigadier general of volunteers to rank from the date of the Battle of Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864, and given permanent brigade command in December 1864. He received three brevet general awards for meritorious service in three key battles, Trevilian Station, Opequon or Third Winchester and Five Forks.
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- Born
- Apr 22, 1823
Astoria - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Military Academy
- Died
- Dec 26, 1868
Fort Leavenworth - Resting place
- Saint Mary's Episcopal Churchyard, Portsmouth
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on July 23, 2013
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