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- Civil War Service: Private, Company D, 79th Pennsylvania Infantry, 1861 -1864
Enlisted in Captain McBride's Company of the 79th PA Volunteer Infantryat Monongahela City, PA on September 7, 1861 for "three years or theduration of the war."
Captain McBride's Company later became Company D, 79th Pennsylvania Infantry.
The regiment was formed in Lancaster County, PA. Company D was the only company in the 79th Pennsylvania Infantry recruited in Washington County,PA. All other companies were originally made up of men from Lancaster County.
The records show George was 20 years old at the time; however, there is some uncertainty as to his exact age since the family Bible recording his birth was destroyed during a flood on the Monongahela River in 1851.
He received a gunshot wound in the neck at the Battle of Chaplin Hills,KY on October 8, 1862. Records show he spent approximately two months in the hospital as a result. The Battle of Chaplin Hills was called the Battle of Perryville by the Confederacy.
His unit (79th PA Infantry) is also listed in the following Civil War Orders of Battle:
- Chickamauga, GA , September 19-20, 1863
- Chattanooga, TN, November 23-25, 1863
- Atlanta Campaign, May 4, 1864 through September 2, 1864.
During March and April of 1864, George was on detached service with the78th Pennsylvania Infantry. There is no record of why George was on detached service. However, during this period, 79th Pennsylvania Infantry personnel who had re-enlisted were on furlough. It is possible that George and others who chose not to re-enlist were put on detached duty because of this.
George was mustered out of the US Army upon expiration of his three-year enlistment in Atlanta, GA on October 3, 1864.
Some of George W. Gibson's records indicate he was a "non-veteran."During the Civil War, soldiers who chose not to re-enlist upon expiration of their original term of service were called "non-veterans."
George W. Gibson received a pension for his Civil War service from around1890 until his death in 1929.
From the 1900 US Census:
Head of Household - George W. Gibson
Age - 58
Occupation - day laborer
Cannot read, cannot write
Owns home with mortgage
Wife - Margaret B. Gibson, Age 50
Daughter Mary L., Age 31, occupation - servant
Son Noah A., Age 25, occupation - teamster
Son Benjamin F., Age 22, occupation - day laborer
Son James G., Age 19, occupation - day laborer
Daughter Candace A., Age 13, in school
Daughter Margaret Mae, Age 10, in school
Son Harry B., Age 8, in school
Also, Son William G. Gibson and his wife Susan are listed immediately after the G.W. Gibson family. It appears they resided in the house next door as his entry notes he owns a home with mortgage. William and Susan were 28 and 25 years old, respectively, married for two years and had no children. William's occupation is listed as a printer.
On the 1880 US Census, George's occupation is listed as "Digging Coal." On his Cvil War pension applications, his occupation is listed as "Laborer."
George W. Gibson was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), a social and service organization composed of Civil War veterans. He was a member of the Starkweather Post No. 60, Monongahela City, Washington County, PA.
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1841 - 1929 (87 years)
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