William Gibson

Born on March 10, 1822 in Warren County, Georgia, William Gibson eventually rose to command the 48th Georgia and temporarily commanded Rans Wright's brigade. An antebellum member of the Georgia state House of Representatives, Gibson enlisted as a private in the Georgia Light Guards of the 48th Georgia Infantry when the Civil War broke out. He was soon after elected colonel on March 4, 1862 of that regiment. He was wounded at the battle of Malvern Hill. He occasionally commanded A.R. Wright's brigade for periods, including on July 1, 1863 at Gettysburg. He was wounded again and left on the field on July 2, 1863. Captured, he eventually resigned from Confederate service on November 12, 1864. After the War, Gibson became a politican in Georgia. Elected to the Georgia senate in 1867, he served as a delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia in 1868. Later, Gibson served as superior court judge until 1879. He died in Mensena in Warren County Georgia on April 5, 1893. He was buried in Magnolia Cemetery in Augusta, Georgia.

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