General Randall Gibson, C.S.A.

(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Commissioned as a captain in the 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery in May 1861; resigned this post in September 1861 for a commission in the 13th Louisiana Infantry. After promoting through the grades, Gibson was promoted to brigadier general in January 18...

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Main Author:	Hinton & Oppenheimer, Mobile
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6402

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collection	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
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topic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
spellingShingle	Alabama Photographs and Pictures General Randall Gibson, C.S.A. Hinton & Oppenheimer, Mobile
fulltopic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Gibson, Randall Lee, 1832-1892; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Louisiana; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description	(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Commissioned as a captain in the 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery in May 1861; resigned this post in September 1861 for a commission in the 13th Louisiana Infantry. After promoting through the grades, Gibson was promoted to brigadier general in January 1864. Major campaigns and battles include Shiloh, Perryville, Stones River, Jackson, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, the Atlanta campaign, the Tennessee campaigns, and Mobile. Following the war, Gibson practiced law in New Orleans and later served as a congressman and U.S. senator. He died in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in December 1892, and is buried in Lexington, Kentucky. Sources: Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 2. National Historical Society, 1991. Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988.
spelling	Q0000000131Q131General Randall Gibson, C.S.A.(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Commissioned as a captain in the 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery in May 1861; resigned this post in September 1861 for a commission in the 13th Louisiana Infantry. After promoting through the grades, Gibson was promoted to brigadier general in January 1864. Major campaigns and battles include Shiloh, Perryville, Stones River, Jackson, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, the Atlanta campaign, the Tennessee campaigns, and Mobile. Following the war, Gibson practiced law in New Orleans and later served as a congressman and U.S. senator. He died in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in December 1892, and is buried in Lexington, Kentucky. Sources: Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 2. National Historical Society, 1991. Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988.1864 circa1860-1869Hinton & Oppenheimer, MobileGibson, Randall Lee, 1832-1892; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Louisiana; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #092v5914Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00180http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6402
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General Randall Gibson, C.S.A.

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