Revolutionary War Officer. General George Washington personally picked Caleb Gibbs on March 6, 1776 to command his newly established personal guard officially known as the "Commander-in-Chief's Guard" and unofficially called the "Life Guards". Second in command was the General's nephew Lt. George Washington Lewis. The initial size of the Guards was approximately 50 men which included Sgt William Warrington. The size of the Guard was increased to approximately 146 men on March 1, 1778 at which time Capt Henry P. Livingston became second in command replacing Lt. Lewis.
Caleb Gibbs was born in Newport, Rhode Island and eventually settled in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Caleb was involved with the Sons of Liberty to smuggle supplies into the blockaded city of Boston while a resident of Marblehead for John Glover and John Hancock. Caleb was a Captain in the 14th Massachusetts Regiment when the Revolutionary War started. Caleb and his regiment marched from Marblehead to Lexington Concord on April 19, 1775 but his regiment arrived too late to participate in opening battle of the Revolutionary War but immediately joined the continental army in Boston.
Caleb's elite Guards participated In every major engagement fought by General Washington providing decisive leadership Gibbs was wounded only a single time at Yorktown when he was shot in the ankle while assisting Colonel Alexander Hamilton.
Gibbs was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel when the Guard was disbanded in 1783 and was transferred to the 2nd Massachusetts Regiment maintaining that post until the Army was disbanded in June of 1784.
Gibbs returned to the Boston area after the war and married his pre-war sweetheart Catherine Hall on Jan 14, 1787 and had nine children. He maintained a close relationship with General Washington's family and in particular with Alexander Hamilton who he regularly visited and named his first born son after.
Gibbs was appointed to a key civilian post by George Washington to the newly established Charlestown Navy Yard located in Boston Massachusetts and was deeply involved in the building of such ships as the famed U.S.S. Constitution. He died in his office at the Navy Yard on November 6, 1818.
Caleb Gibbs burial location remains uncertain to this day although it is reasonable to assume that it should be in the Boston area since he was a long term resident before and after the Revolutionary War. It seems inconceivable that a man of his stature should have his last resting place be lost to history if interred in or near his home town of Boston.
Biography information provided by Donald N. Moran of the "Sons of the American Revolution", "Sons of Liberty Chapter".
Caleb Gibbs was born in Newport, Rhode Island and eventually settled in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Caleb was involved with the Sons of Liberty to smuggle supplies into the blockaded city of Boston while a resident of Marblehead for John Glover and John Hancock. Caleb was a Captain in the 14th Massachusetts Regiment when the Revolutionary War started. Caleb and his regiment marched from Marblehead to Lexington Concord on April 19, 1775 but his regiment arrived too late to participate in opening battle of the Revolutionary War but immediately joined the continental army in Boston.
Caleb's elite Guards participated In every major engagement fought by General Washington providing decisive leadership Gibbs was wounded only a single time at Yorktown when he was shot in the ankle while assisting Colonel Alexander Hamilton.
Gibbs was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel when the Guard was disbanded in 1783 and was transferred to the 2nd Massachusetts Regiment maintaining that post until the Army was disbanded in June of 1784.
Gibbs returned to the Boston area after the war and married his pre-war sweetheart Catherine Hall on Jan 14, 1787 and had nine children. He maintained a close relationship with General Washington's family and in particular with Alexander Hamilton who he regularly visited and named his first born son after.
Gibbs was appointed to a key civilian post by George Washington to the newly established Charlestown Navy Yard located in Boston Massachusetts and was deeply involved in the building of such ships as the famed U.S.S. Constitution. He died in his office at the Navy Yard on November 6, 1818.
Caleb Gibbs burial location remains uncertain to this day although it is reasonable to assume that it should be in the Boston area since he was a long term resident before and after the Revolutionary War. It seems inconceivable that a man of his stature should have his last resting place be lost to history if interred in or near his home town of Boston.
Biography information provided by Donald N. Moran of the "Sons of the American Revolution", "Sons of Liberty Chapter".
Revolutionary War Officer. General George Washington personally picked Caleb Gibbs on March 6, 1776 to command his newly established personal guard officially known as the "Commander-in-Chief's Guard" and unofficially called the "Life Guards". Second in command was the General's nephew Lt. George Washington Lewis. The initial size of the Guards was approximately 50 men which included Sgt William Warrington. The size of the Guard was increased to approximately 146 men on March 1, 1778 at which time Capt Henry P. Livingston became second in command replacing Lt. Lewis.
Caleb Gibbs was born in Newport, Rhode Island and eventually settled in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Caleb was involved with the Sons of Liberty to smuggle supplies into the blockaded city of Boston while a resident of Marblehead for John Glover and John Hancock. Caleb was a Captain in the 14th Massachusetts Regiment when the Revolutionary War started. Caleb and his regiment marched from Marblehead to Lexington Concord on April 19, 1775 but his regiment arrived too late to participate in opening battle of the Revolutionary War but immediately joined the continental army in Boston.
Caleb's elite Guards participated In every major engagement fought by General Washington providing decisive leadership Gibbs was wounded only a single time at Yorktown when he was shot in the ankle while assisting Colonel Alexander Hamilton.
Gibbs was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel when the Guard was disbanded in 1783 and was transferred to the 2nd Massachusetts Regiment maintaining that post until the Army was disbanded in June of 1784.
Gibbs returned to the Boston area after the war and married his pre-war sweetheart Catherine Hall on Jan 14, 1787 and had nine children. He maintained a close relationship with General Washington's family and in particular with Alexander Hamilton who he regularly visited and named his first born son after.
Gibbs was appointed to a key civilian post by George Washington to the newly established Charlestown Navy Yard located in Boston Massachusetts and was deeply involved in the building of such ships as the famed U.S.S. Constitution. He died in his office at the Navy Yard on November 6, 1818.
Caleb Gibbs burial location remains uncertain to this day although it is reasonable to assume that it should be in the Boston area since he was a long term resident before and after the Revolutionary War. It seems inconceivable that a man of his stature should have his last resting place be lost to history if interred in or near his home town of Boston.
Biography information provided by Donald N. Moran of the "Sons of the American Revolution", "Sons of Liberty Chapter".
Caleb Gibbs was born in Newport, Rhode Island and eventually settled in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Caleb was involved with the Sons of Liberty to smuggle supplies into the blockaded city of Boston while a resident of Marblehead for John Glover and John Hancock. Caleb was a Captain in the 14th Massachusetts Regiment when the Revolutionary War started. Caleb and his regiment marched from Marblehead to Lexington Concord on April 19, 1775 but his regiment arrived too late to participate in opening battle of the Revolutionary War but immediately joined the continental army in Boston.
Caleb's elite Guards participated In every major engagement fought by General Washington providing decisive leadership Gibbs was wounded only a single time at Yorktown when he was shot in the ankle while assisting Colonel Alexander Hamilton.
Gibbs was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel when the Guard was disbanded in 1783 and was transferred to the 2nd Massachusetts Regiment maintaining that post until the Army was disbanded in June of 1784.
Gibbs returned to the Boston area after the war and married his pre-war sweetheart Catherine Hall on Jan 14, 1787 and had nine children. He maintained a close relationship with General Washington's family and in particular with Alexander Hamilton who he regularly visited and named his first born son after.
Gibbs was appointed to a key civilian post by George Washington to the newly established Charlestown Navy Yard located in Boston Massachusetts and was deeply involved in the building of such ships as the famed U.S.S. Constitution. He died in his office at the Navy Yard on November 6, 1818.
Caleb Gibbs burial location remains uncertain to this day although it is reasonable to assume that it should be in the Boston area since he was a long term resident before and after the Revolutionary War. It seems inconceivable that a man of his stature should have his last resting place be lost to history if interred in or near his home town of Boston.
Biography information provided by Donald N. Moran of the "Sons of the American Revolution", "Sons of Liberty Chapter".
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