Gibbes, Wade Hampton, 1837-1903.
Cadet, 1855-1860, of United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.; one of several participants who claimed to have been first to fire on Ft. Sumter, 12 April 1865; elected treasurer of Richland County, S.C., 1877; postmaster of Columbia, S.C., 1885-1890; husband of Jane Alan Mason Gibbes; brother of Alexander Mason Gibbes (1877-1921).
From the description of Wade Hampton Gibbes papers, 1862-1905. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 40770639
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| creatorOf | Gibbes, Wade Hampton, 1837-1903. Wade Hampton Gibbes papers, 1862-1905. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Gibbes, Jane Alan Mason, d. 1887 | person |
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Birth 1837
Death 1903
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