Ohios Silver Tongued Orator Life And Speeches of General William H Gibson
Ohios Silver Tongued Orator Life And Speeches of General William H Gibson
David Dwight Bigger
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Major-General Crittenden, in his report stated : "Gen- eral McCook, to whom I applied for a brigade, not 414 Gibson as a Soldier 415 knowing of Davis's movement, ordered immediately Col- onel W. H. Gibson to go with his brigade, and the brigade passed at double-quick in less than five minutes after the request was made. Honor is due such men and it should not be withheld. " Gibson was every inch a soldier. He was kind and con- siderate of his men and would sacrifice anything for their comfort, ...but still a strict disciplinarian. He fought with dauntless courage in forty-two battles and engagements, and was again and again recommended for promotion by his superior officers. During the greater part of his service he commanded his brigade and, being the senior colonel, oftentimes his division. At Shiloh and Stone River he won for himself the very highest commendation of his superiors for his intrepid spirit and skill displayed in the manage- ment of troops. He was fearless and, amid the storm of lead and the bursting of shells that swept brave men from his side, he bore himself in such a manner as to be a con- stant inspiration to those who looked to him for leader- ship.
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