William Gibson

Before the war he was a lawyer and member of the Georgia House of Representatives. On 3 March 1862 he enlisted at Augusta, GA as a Private in Company C, 48th Georgia Infantry, and was elected Colonel on 22 March. He was wounded in action at Malvern Hill, VA on 1 July 1862.

He commanded the regiment in Maryland then assumed command of the Brigade at Sharpsburg on 17 September after General Wright and Colonel Jones were wounded. He was himself slightly wounded in the side there.

He was again wounded, left behind, and captured in action at Gettysburg, PA on 2 July 1863. He was exchanged in April 1864 and resigned his commission on 12 November 1864.

He was elected to the Georgia Senate in 1867 and was later a superior court judge until 1879.

Service from the Henderson1 and his Compiled Service Records,2 online from fold3. His Sharpsburg wound from a casualty list in the Richmond (VA) Enquirer of 17 October 1862. Personal details from a sketch in Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons (1906). His gravesite is on Findagrave. His picture from a full length photograph shared by the Georgia National Guard History Office, via Flickr.

The city of Gibson, seat of Glascock County, GA, is named for him.

03/10/1822; Warren County, GA

04/05/1893; Mesena, GA; burial in Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, GA