He was born in Weston, Lewis, Virginia, prior to the Civil War, when Virginia was split into VA & WV.
The following was contributed by Steven Butcher:
Gibson received an appointment to West Point but after serving one day resigned and returned home. His replacement was his friend, Thomas Jonathan Jackson, also from Weston. Thomas went on to military fame in the civil war earning the nickname “Stonewall “ Jackson.
The following was contributed by Steven Butcher:
Gibson received an appointment to West Point but after serving one day resigned and returned home. His replacement was his friend, Thomas Jonathan Jackson, also from Weston. Thomas went on to military fame in the civil war earning the nickname “Stonewall “ Jackson.
He was born in Weston, Lewis, Virginia, prior to the Civil War, when Virginia was split into VA & WV.
The following was contributed by Steven Butcher:
Gibson received an appointment to West Point but after serving one day resigned and returned home. His replacement was his friend, Thomas Jonathan Jackson, also from Weston. Thomas went on to military fame in the civil war earning the nickname “Stonewall “ Jackson.
The following was contributed by Steven Butcher:
Gibson received an appointment to West Point but after serving one day resigned and returned home. His replacement was his friend, Thomas Jonathan Jackson, also from Weston. Thomas went on to military fame in the civil war earning the nickname “Stonewall “ Jackson.
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