| Show deach OF GENERAL GIBBON tho the announcement ot of tho the death of 0 gen john gibbon la is sorrowful news tor for among tho the soldiers of 0 tho the great war gen gibbon won was one of tile tho foremost ne ile was wa born near holmes burg pa april SO 20 as 7 ila ho graduated at the united states military ale academy ademy in 1311 IS 17 lie ile was assigned to the artillery and served bt at tho the city of 0 mexico and until tho the close ot of the mexican war then most of 0 the time until the breaking out of the war at 0 the lie rebellion IK belldon lie ho w was largely on frontier ler and garrison duty except that lie ho was instructor of 0 artillery at west point from ISM to 1857 november 2 ho be became captain of 0 the fourth artillery ile ho was ivas chief of 0 A artillery rt illery to gen SIc Mc Dowells division from october 29 1861 to may hay 2 2 at the latter ditto he was made brig adler adier general of 0 volunteers ile he commanded a brigade through northern norl hern virginia maryland Rappa rappahannock hannock and pennsylvania campaigns in 1862 0 receiving tho the brevets of major in the regular army september 17 tor for antietam lieutenant colonel december 13 tor for fredericksburg where ho be commanded a division and was badly wounded july 4 1363 for gettis s burg where he was severely ae verely wounded ire he command commanded cl a division at antietam and commanded the second corps at gettysburg it was there as commander of oe the iron brigade that he won his bis greatest fame ho he became major gen oral eral of 0 volunteers june 7 1861 and fought through the wilderness spott spoil sylvania and cold harbor tights after january IS 15 1805 1865 lie commanded comai the twenty fourth army corps and was waa before petersburg from tho the of june ISM to april 2 taking part in the assaults the last carrying two re doubts ile he war wall breveted brigadier general and major general of the united states army to date front from march 13 1965 ila ho was one of the commissioners to carry into effect the stipulations tor for lees surrender and was wan mustered out 0 of f th the e volunteer service january 15 G after the war he commanded various posts as colonel in tho the thirty sixth infantry and seventh infantry ile ho had charge of 0 the yellowstone Yellows tono expedit expedition lon against sitting bull in and on august 9 9 ira commanded comman in the action against the nez perces indiana at big hole pass mont he was wounded again he commanded tho the department ot of the dakota in 1873 1973 and later the department Depart mena of the columbia Colu robla on july 10 ISCO ho he won was promoted promote to brigadier general lie he has bits many articles for magazines ile he was the author of tho the artillerists manual lie he combined tho the two qualifications of being a splendid soldier and a splendid genial man wo we think he has boon been better loved during the last ten tea years than almost any officer of the army and r arica ho he was retired his walk everywhere has been among soldiers on an ovation lie he was intending this week to make a speech before the loyal legion in chicago but he was seized with pneumonia and died in a few days la in balth more ile he belonged to that higher order of soldiers ouch kiich as sedgwick wadsworth lyon hancock hooker and a long array of splendid men who on a sudden call to save their country developed into giants and became the count rys saviors he was a very noblet noble man every way and wherever there la in a united states army post there will bo be gentle and tender words spoken lovingly of the old roan man who filled his every station in life perfectly and went on fighting his count rys battles and winning the love of his countrymen to the very last and now ho he has gono gone to sleep and his sleep will be that of 0 the brave who sink to rest with all their count rys honors blosl blast |
