The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-28
OBITUARY..
BrevOt M.iOr-GenernI Alfred Gibbs,

Brevot MaiOr-GeneraI Alfred Gibbs,
u. y. A.
The death of this gallant officer is announced
as having taken place at Leavenworth, Kansas,
on the 26th inst. The deceased was born IN New
York State, about the year 1923. aud entered
the Military Academy at West Point at
nineteen years OF age (lS42). He gradu'
ated four years subsequently with honors, was
commissioned a brevct second lieutenant and
assigned 10 duty with the regiment OF mounted
rifles. During the war with Mexico Lieutenant
Gibbs greatly distinguished himself at the
battles OF Cerro G0Tdo lin which he was
wounded), Contreras and at Garita de Belen,
being promoted to the rank OF brevet first lieu
tenant Tor his conduct during the first named
engagement and brevet captain for gallant
behavior during the last named battle. During
our recent Rebellion tue deceased fully maiu
tanned the reputation he had won for ability
and courage. In the many battles in which he
participated the same military skill and indomi-
table bravery which characterized his earlier
career weSe exhibited. He rose from his brevet
rank of captain to the full rank of major IN the
regular service; was brigadier and next a
majoT-peDeral OF volunteers, and in March,
1865, was commissioned a major-general by
breYet In the regular service. General Gibbs
was one of those military men who win their
promotions by genuine deeds and not by favorl
tism. patriot in every sense OF the word, lie en-
gagged in the struggle tor the preservation OF the
Union uniphueIced by the prompting of any
personal ambition for Observation-Disclosures 1t
may be truly said that among the many
thousands OF New Workers who distinguished
thelr native S,ate on p hundred 0attle-helQS
none bore bis part more nobly and gallantly
than did the deceased. But a short time ago
We were called upon to record the death of
Captain Hamilton; and scarcely has the express
sion Of regrets ia his ceased than we receive
the news that another gallant son of this State
is no more. After escaping the warlike missiles
OF the enemy on hundred bloody fields, disease
calls away General Gibbs at the comparatively
early age of forty-ive. His comrades aud large
circle of friends will read the announcement Of
his death with deep sorrow.
Ex-Governor MOOrsheRd of Kentucky.
From The Cincinnati Enquirer, Dec 20.
Hon. Charles 5. Moorehead died in Greenville,
Mississippi, on Wednesday last. The decea-ed
was born in 1902 in Nelson county, Kentucky,
and was elected to he State Legislature in 1928.
In 1882 he was appointed Attorney General of
his Safe, and from lS40 to 1874 served as
Speaker in the House of Representatives.
From lS47 to 1851 he sat in Congress,
and in 1866 was elected Governor
of his native Safe, an Office which
he filled acceptably 10 the people, and with
one of the delegates 10 the Peace Convention
which sat in Washington in 1861, and used all
his influence to avert the war, foreseeing very
clearly its disastrous ELECTS upon both sections;
and when actual hostilities commenced his
sympathies were enlisted in the cause of the
South, and he soon afterwards went to England
as a commercial agent for the Southern Con.
federaCy.
BIS sister. Mrs. Samuel Walker, of Covineton,
has been informed by telegraph of the death of
her brother, and his remains will, we under
stand, be brought 10 Frankfort, Kentucky, for
interment.