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Confederate (CSV)

Private

William J. Gibbs

(c. 1824 - 1862)

Home State: Alabama

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 48th Alabama Infantry

Before Sharpsburg

A married 38 year old farmer, he enlisted as Private, Company E, 48th Alabama Infantry on 31 March 1862 in Guntersville. He was sick and absent from his Company for most or all of his enlistment until he rejoined them on or after 13 September 1862.

On the Campaign

He was killed in action at Sharpsburg on 17 September 1862.

References & notes

His service from the State of Alabama.1 His memorial is on Findagrave.

Birth

c. 1824 in AL

Death

09/17/1862; Sharpsburg, MD; burial in Boaz City Cemetery, Boaz, AL

Notes

1 State of Alabama, Dept. of Archives & History, Alabama Civil War Service Database, Published 2004, first accessed 01 January 2010, <https://archives.alabama.gov/research/CivilWarService.aspx>, Source page: /civilwar/soldier.cfm?id=69350 [AotW citation 25788]

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