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568…….(Born Mas.)
Caleb
C. Sibley*
(Ap’d Mas.)……28
Military
History. – Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1825, to July 1, 1829,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Bvt. Second Lieut., 5th
Infantry, July 1, 1829.
Second Lieut., 5th
Infantry, July 1, 1829.
Served: on
frontier duty at Ft. Mackinac, Mich., 1829-32, -- Ft. Howard, Wis., 1832-36,
-- Ft. Winnebago, Wis., 1837, -- and Ft. Crawford
(First Lieut., 5th
Infantry, Oct. 31, 1836)
Wis., 1837-40; as
Adjutant, 5th Infantry, Aug. 4, 1838, to Sep. 22, 1840; on
frontier duty at Ft. Snelling, Min., 1840-41, -- and Detroit, Mich.,
(Captain, 5th
Infantry, Sep. 22, 1840)
1841-45; in Military
Occupation of Texas, 1845-46; on Recruiting service, 1846-47; in the War
with Mexico, 1847-48; on frontier duty at Ft. Smith, Ark., 1848-50, -- Ft.
Gibson, I. T., 1850-51, -- Ft. Smith, Ark., 1851, -- March to Brazos River,
Tex., 1851, -- Clear Fork of the Brazos, 1851-53, 1854, -- San Antonio,
Tex., 1854, -- Ringgold Barracks, Tex., 1854, -- Scouting, 1854, -- Ringgold
Barracks, Tex., 1854-56, -- and Pavilion Key, Fla., 1857; in garrison at
Jefferson Barracks, Mo., 1857; on March to Utah, 1857; on sick leave of
absence, 1857-59; on frontier duty
(Major, 3d Infantry, Jan. 19, 1859)
at Albuquerque, N. M.,
1860, -- Ft. McIntosh, Tex., 1860-61, -- Matagorda Bay, Tex., 1861, in
command of Battalion, which he surrendered
(Lieut.-Colonel, 9th
Infantry, Oct. 9, 1861)
to the Rebels commanded by
General Van Dorn; and on parole at Ft. Hamilton, N. Y., 1861.
Served during
the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1862-66: in command of 9th
infantry, at San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 15, 1862, to Sep. 8, 1863; en route
to Wilmington, Del., to appear before the Retiring Board, Sep. 8, 1863, to
Jan. 25, 1864; in command of 9th Infantry, at San Francisco,
(Colonel, 16th
Infantry, Apr. 20, 1864)
Cal., Jan. 25 to Oct. 21,
1864; on detached service at New York, Nov., 1864; in command of 16th
Infantry, and Superintendent of Regimental recruiting Service, at Fort
Ontario, N. Y., Nov. 29, 1864, to June, 1865, -- and at Madison Barracks, N.
Y., June, 1865, to Apr., 1866; in command of Nashville, Ten., May 5 to June
25, 1866; on l eave of absence, June 25 to Nov. 30, 1866.
Served: in
command of Savannah, Ga., Nov. 30, 1866, to Mar. 1, 1867, and of District of
Georgia, headquarters at Macon, Mar. 12, 1867, to Feb. 22, 1869.
Retired from Active
Service, Feb. 22, 1869,
Under the Law of July 17,
1862, He Being Over the Age of 62 Years.
Died, Feb. 19, 1875, at
Chicago, Ill.: Aged 69.
*Named Caleb Sibley when
he was graduated. |
