Homer Clark Gibbs 16
- Born: 13 May 1827, Athens, Athens County, Ohio
- Married: 11 Oct 1849, Wapello County, Iowa
- Died: 27 Jul 1864, Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas 27
- Buried: Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas
General Notes:
Homer enlisted in the 18th Iowa Infantry Reg., Company K, on July 22, 1862. Information from Ancestry.Com showed he was promoted to full 3rd Corpl on October 14, 1862, to full 2nd Corpl on February 1, 1863, to full Corpl on May 12, 1863, and to full Sergt on August 14, 1863. He died of wonds as a POW at Camden, AR on July 27, 1864. (Source: Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion, Abbreviation: IARoster, Published by English on 1910)
Regimental History - Battles Fought
Battle at Jollification, Missouri on 04 October 1862
Battle at Huntsville, Alabama on 26 October 1862
Battle on 02 November 1862
Battle at Springfield, Missouri on 08 January 1863
Battle on 02 June 1863
Battle at Quincy, Missouri on 08 September 1863
Battle at Clarksville, Arkansas on 16 December 1863
Battle at Fort Smith, Arkansas on 20 December 1863
Battle at Magazine Mountain, Arkansas on 20 December 1863
Battle at Boonville, Arkansas on 28 March 1864
Battle at Saline, Missouri on 01 April 1864
Battle at Moscow, Arkansas on 13 April 1864
Battle at Moscow, Arkansas on 14 April 1864
Battle at Camden, Arkansas on 16 April 1864
Battle at Poison Spring, Arkansas on 18 April 1864
Battle at Camden, Arkansas on 21 April 1864
Battle at Camden, Arkansas on 26 April 1864
Battle at Camden, Arkansas on 28 April 1864
Battle at Camden, Arkansas on 06 May 1864
Battle at Van Buren, Arkansas on 07 May 1864
Battle at Lewisburg, Arkansas on 08 May 1864
Battle at Dardanelle, Arkansas on 11 May 1864
Battle on 27 May 1864
Battle at Big Oak Creek, Arkansas on 27 May 1864
Battle at Camden, Arkansas on 22 June 1864
Battle at Fort Smith, Arkansas on 22 October 1864
Battle at Fort Smith, Arkansas on 01 November 1864
Battle at Fort Smith, Arkansas on 05 January 1865
Battle on 27 March 1865
Marriage Information:
Homer married Elizabeth Mary Wicker, daughter of Samuel Wicker and Judith Atkinson, on 11 Oct 1849 in Wapello County, Iowa. (Elizabeth Mary Wicker was born on 30 Jan 1832 in Waverley, Ohio and died on 19 Jun 1913 14.)
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