Henry Hopkins Sibley
Military Person
1816 – 1886
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Who was Henry Hopkins Sibley?
Henry Hopkins Sibley was a brigadier general from Louisiana during the American Civil War, leading the Confederate States Army in the New Mexico Territory. His attempt to gain control of trails to California was defeated at the Battle of Glorieta Pass. A West Point graduate, he had served with the United States Army from 1838 until 1861 and the start of the Civil War, when he resigned to join the Southern Cause.
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- Born
- May 25, 1816
Natchitoches - Nationality
- United States of America
- Confederate States of America
- Education
- United States Military Academy
- Died
- Aug 23, 1886
Fredericksburg
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on July 23, 2013
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