Gibbon was a farmer in Brunswick County, VA when he enlisted on May 4, 1861 as a private in the 5th Battn. (Archer's) VA Infantry. In December 1861, he was transferred to the Dinwiddie Cavalry, 2nd Co. I of the 3rd VA Cavalry.
After the war, he returned to farming in Brunswick County, VA. In January 1871, Gibbon's 860 acre farm in Brunswick County was advertised for sale at a bankruptcy auction. By 1880, Gibbon was living in Petersburg, VA and was a salesman of agricultural implements. He died on October 11, 1898 in Petersburg, VA.
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