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John Dimitry , A. M., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.1, Louisiana (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
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Gibson, Randall Lee 1832-1892
Statesman; born in Spring Hill, Ky., Sept. 10, 1832; graduated at Yale in 1853; at the beginning of the Civil War enlisted as a private, but soon received a commission as captain in the Louisiana Artillery, and subseqiuently was elected colonel of the 13th Louisiana Infantry.
He took part in the battles of Shiloh, Murfreesboro, and Chickamauga.
At Nashville he covered the retreat of Hood's army.
After the war he resumed the practice of law and was elected to the United States House of Representatives, but was not allowed to take his seat until a subsequent election.
In 1882 and 1888 he was elected to the United States Senate.
He died in Hot Springs, Ark., Dec. 15, 1892.