The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-07-17
A TRIBUTE
OF Yazoo Camp No. l76to theLate
George A. Gibbs.
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lYazoo City tMiss) Sentinel
George Alfonso Gibbs, son OF Q. d
Gibbs and Sarah Dorsey, was born ii
Yazoo City, Mississippi, July IA, 1874
and died at Union City, Tennessee
june 8, 1914. The deceased was reared
in Yazoo City, and when just prepared
for college the Civil War broke out. In
the seventeenth year of his age, April
1861, he enlisted in Capt. Hamer'l
company, which became part Of ths
Eighteenth Mississippi Regiment, Barks.
dale's brigade, McLaw's division, Long.
streets corps. He served in it unit
July, 1864, when be lost his leg in the
battle before Petersburg, Va. He wa:
in almost every battle and skirmish in
which his command was engaged, up to
that time, having had only one fur
Tough.
Whilst he was lying wounded in Rich
mond, Va, he was elected Circuit Clerk
OF Yazoo County, before he was q
years old and without his knowledge.
After the war he was reelected and held
the position until the Military Governor,
Ames, removed him from Office and all
other Confederates who would not be-
come members Of the Radical party.
He then attended the law school al
Lebanon, Tenn, and upon graduation
settled in Little Rock, Arkansas. Some
little time afterwards, on account Of i'll
health, he removed to Union City, Ten
nessee, his grandiather's old home, and
engaged in the practice Of his profess
sion.
In 1887 he was appointed Postmaster
by President Cleveland and held the
place four years. Afterwards be was
appointed Clerk and Master Of Chan
cery Court Of Obion County, Tennessee,
which Office he held until he became
too feeble to attend to its duties. His
oldest son was then appointed to sue
ceed him. He died after a long and
lingering illness Of chronic Brights dis
ease, rheumatism and heart trouble.
In 1886 he married Miss Lizzie Cruik-
shank, OF Kentucky; and he leaves sur
viving him wife and FIVE children,
four sons and daughter, one son and
the daughter grown.
Of Judge %. d. Gibbs family, only
two survive, namely, Hon. w. D. Gibbs,
Of Yazoo County, the Oldest, and Mary
Lee Pierce, Of Pierce Station, Tenn,
the youngest.
Comrade Gibbs was most happily
married; and his civil life was one Of
usefulness and honor; but as veterans it
is our first and sacred duty to keep alive
the memory OF his military career, and
pay tribute to the gallantry Of this no
table soldier Of the Army of Northern
Virginia, in which he served from Ma
lassas to Petersburg.
He was splendid type Of the South
srn youths of which our Confederate
armies were full. A gentleman born
md bred, enrolled as private in the
anks, and faithful follower Of the inn
Mortal Lee--participating in ali his
sreat battles, distinguished on every
ield for undaunted courage and hero
SIN, especially at Malvern Hill, The
Wilderness and Petersburg; and it was
Turing the long siege Of the last named
lace that he lost bis leg by an act Of
eckless daring.
He was a true friend, a man OF the
ighest sense Of honor, fearless in the
Of his duty in war or in peace;
nd we offer this tribute to his memory, II
'hich we will ever cherish, and tender
ur sincere sympathy to his widow and
hiIdren.
Peace to the ashes Of our departed
Dmrade; and may bis gallant spirit
ave bright repose.
Therefore, belt resolved BY the Camp,
lat these proceedings be spread upon
le minutes, and the adiutant is in
ructed to forward copy TO the widow
the dead hero. who has answered
is last roIl call.
THEoDoRE ScHMTT,