David Bell McKibbin Brigadier General, United States Army |
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Bell McKibbin of Pennsylvania
Appointed from Pennsylvania, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1856 to 31 October 1848 Second Lieutenant, 9th U. S. Infantry, 3 March 1855 First Lieutenant, 1 March 1861 Captain, 14th U. S. Infantry, 14 May 1861 Colonel, 158th Pennsylvania Infantry, 24 November 1862 Mustered out of the volunteer service, 12 August 1863 Colonel, 214th Pennsylvania Infantry, 5 August 1865 Honorably mustered out of the volunteer service, 30 April 1866 Transferred from the 14th to the 32nd U. S. Infantry, 21 September 1866 Major, 10th U. S. Infantry, 15 September 1867 Unassigned 15 March 1869 Assigend to 10th U. S. Cavalry, 31 December 1870 Retired 31 May 1875 Breveted Major, 1 August 1864 for gallant service in the battle of North Anna, Virginia Breveted Lieutenant Colonel, 1 August 1864 for gallant service in the battle of Bethesda Church, Virginia Breveted Colonel and Brigadier General, U. S. Volunteers, 13 March 1865 for gallant and meritorious services furing the war Died 8 November 1890 Born in Pennsylvania, April 9, 1831, he entered the Regular Army as First Lieutenant, 9th United States Infantry, March 1, 1861. He was promoted to Captain, 14th Infantry, May 14, 1861; Colonel, 158th Pennsylvania Volunteers, November 24, 1862; mustered out of the Volunteer Service, August 12, 1863. Appointed Colonel, 214th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, August 5, 1865 and again mustered out, but continued in the Regular Army until he retired as a Major in 1875. He was breveted Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers, March 13, 1865 for North Anna River, Bethesda Church, and war services. At one time he commander the 1st Brigade, District of Pamlico, North Carolina, XVIII Corps. He was an ex-Cadet (did not graduate) at West Point (1850). He died on November 8, 1890 and was buried
in Section 1 of Arlington National Cemetery, with his wife Marian,
and
near Chambers McKibbin and Joseph
Chambers McKibbin.
WASHINGTON, November 11, 1890 – The body of
General David Bell McKibbin, who died in this city last Saturday, was laid
at rest in the Arlington National Cemetery today. The burial services
were held at St. John’s Episcopal Church this afternoon and were conducted
by the Rec. Dr. Payment. The church was well-filled with the friends
of the deceased, including many persons prominent in social and military
life, members of the Grand Army and of the Loyal Legion.
Photo By M. R. Patterson, October 2002
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