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Augustus A. Gibson
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Military
History. ? Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1835, to July 1, 1839,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Second Lieut., 2d
Artillery, July 1, 1839.
Served: on the
Northern Frontier during Canada Border Disturbances, at Buffalo, N. Y.,
1839-41; in garrison at Ft. Monroe, Va., 1841-42, -- Ft. Hamilton, N. Y.,
1842-43, -- Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1843-44, -- and Ft. Hamilton, N. Y.,
1844-45; in Military Occupation of Texas, 1845-46; in the War with Mexico,
1846-47, being engaged in the Battle of Palo Alto, May 8, 1846, -- Battle of
Resaca-de-la-Palma, May 9, 1846, -- Battle of Monterey,
(First Lieut. 2d
Artillery, June 18, 1846)
Sep. 21-23, 1846, -- Siege
of Vera Cruz, Mar. 9-29, 1847, -- Battle of Cerro Gordo, Apr. 17-18, 1847,
-- and Skirmish of Amazoque, May 14, 1847; on Recruiting service, 1848; in
garrison at Ft. Macon, N. C., 1849; in Florida Hostilities against the
Seminole Indians, 1849-50; in Coast Survey Office, in charge of the Drawing
division, Jan. 17, 1851, to Jan. 3, 1856; in Florida Hostilities against the
Seminole Indians
(Captain, 2d Artillery,
July 9, 1853)
1856-57; in garrison at
Ft. Monroe, Va. (Artillery School for Practice), 1857-60; on frontier duty
at Ft. Ridgely, Min., 1860; on leave of absence, 1860-61; and in garrison at
Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1861.
Served during
the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1861-66: in command of Ft. Delaware,
Del., Feb. 7, 1861, to July 31, 1862; in command
(Colonel, 112th
Pennsylvania Volunteers, June 25, 1862)
of brigade in the defenses
of Washington, D. C., Aug. 3, 1862, to May 27,
(Major, 3d Artillery, July
25, 1863)
1864; in command of
Provisional Division in the Richmond Campaign (Army of the Potomac), June
4-22, 1864, being engaged in Operations in the Virginia Peninsula, June
5-15, 1864, -- and in the Siege of Petersburg, June 16-22, 1861; as
Inspector of Artillery for the Department of the East,
(Mustered Out of Volunteer
Service, July 24, 1864)
Aug. to Sep. 8, 1864; in
command of Ft. Warren, Mas., a depot for Prisoners of War, Sep. 8, 1864, to
Jan. 13, 1865; and in command of 3d Artillery, Jan. 13, 1865, to July 29,
1866, headquarters at Ft. Trumbull, Ct., till Oct. 23, 1865.
Served: in
command of Ft. Warren, Mas., Oct. 23, 1865, to Feb. 17, 1869, being
temporarily detached to the Vermont frontier, June, 1866, to prevent
threatened Fenian raids, -- and of Ft. Jefferson,
(Lieut.-Colonel, 3d
Artillery, Apr. 4, 1869)
Fla., May 3, 1869, to Oct.
27, 1870 (leave of absence to Dec. 15, 1870).
Retired from Active
Service, Dec. 15, 1870,
On His Own Application,
After 30 Consecutive Years of Service. |
