Son of Arrington and Sarah (Brown) Gibson.
On 30 Jul 1861 Artemas mustered into service with Company B, of the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 21 years, 8 months and 2 days old.
Artemas, along with his two cousins, Lemuel W. Gibson and William A. Gibson, descendants of Capt. Reuben Gibson, of Revolutionary War service, served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in Company B.
On 29 Apr 1863 Artemas ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, due to disability.
Second, starting 20 Apr 1864, Artemas also served in the 4th Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, ending his service on 17 Jun 1865.
On 8 Jan 1870 Artemas, 30, married Martha Brooks, 25, at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts. There were no children of the marriage.
From The Fitchburg Daily Sentinel, Tuesday, 8 June 1915:
Death of Civil War Veteran
Artemas A. Gibson, Member of Old 15th, Passes Away After Long Illness
Artemas A. Gibson a native and practically a life long resident of Fitchburg, and a veteran of the Civil War died early this morning at his home 122 Myrtle avenue aged 76 years, 6 months, and 11 days.
Death came at the close of a long period of illness of 10 or more years in addition to which he had also suffered from the affliction of total blindness and had been confined to his bed for the past seven years.
During all this time he had been a patient sufferer and bore his illness with fortitude until death brought relief shortly after 3 o'clock this morning.
Mr. Gibson was born in this city on Nov. 28, 1838, the son of Arrington and Sarah (Brown) Gibson the heads of a large and well known Fitchburg family.
He spent his youth in his native city until about 19 years of age when he went West and spent about two years in the lumber districts of Wisconsin, returning just before the outbreak of the Civil War.
With the exception of his brief stay in Wisconsin and his period of service in the Civil War, he had spent his entire life in this city.
Mr. Gibson was one of the comparative few who enlisted twice in the war of the rebellion, seeing a long period of active service.
His first enlistment was in this city on July 12, 1861, as a private in Co. B of the 15th Massachusetts infantry serving nearly two years.
He went to the front with his regiment early in August 1861 and did picket duty along the Potomac for a couple of months, his first engagement being at the battle of Balls Bluff on Oct. 21, 1861.
He was with McClellen in the Peninsula campaign in the summer of 1862 participating in many engagements and skirmishes, and was later in the Maryland campaign and at the battle of Antietam, and took part in the campaign against Fredericksburg.
He was discharged on April 29, 1863 upon a surgeons certificate of disability and returned to his home in this city.
His second enlistment was over a year later when after recovering his health he enlisted as a sergeant in Co. H of the 4th Heavy Artillery for a period of one year.
His command was sent to Washington to help man the defenses of the city and most of the service of the regiment was given over to garrison duty at Fort Richardson, on the southern side of the Potomac until his discharge at the close of the war on June 17, 1865.
Follwing the war Mr. Gibson was employed for a long term of years as a brass moulder at the shops of the Putnam Machine Co until stricken with a paralytic shock about 10 years ago.
He partially recovered and served as janitor of Grand Army headquarters for a while until seven or eight years ago when he was stricken for a second time and had been confined to his bed since that time.
Mr. Gibson was one of the older and best known members of the L. V. Sumner post, 19 G. A. R. and was a man who was highly esteemed and respected by all of the large number who knew him.
Mr. Gibson married Martha Brooks in this city on Jan. 8, 1870 who survives him.
He is also survived by two brothers Charles A. Gibson of New York and Everett A. Gibson of Quincy, and by six sisters who are Mrs. Sidney Sibley, and Mrs. Joseph A. Tufts of this city, Mrs. Lyman Sheldon [note: also of the 15th Mass.], of ??, Mrs. Willard H. Rice of Waltham, Mrs. Walter Taylor of Tacoma, Wash., and Mrs. Herbert L. Chase of ??. ...
On 30 Jul 1861 Artemas mustered into service with Company B, of the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 21 years, 8 months and 2 days old.
Artemas, along with his two cousins, Lemuel W. Gibson and William A. Gibson, descendants of Capt. Reuben Gibson, of Revolutionary War service, served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in Company B.
On 29 Apr 1863 Artemas ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, due to disability.
Second, starting 20 Apr 1864, Artemas also served in the 4th Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, ending his service on 17 Jun 1865.
On 8 Jan 1870 Artemas, 30, married Martha Brooks, 25, at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts. There were no children of the marriage.
From The Fitchburg Daily Sentinel, Tuesday, 8 June 1915:
Death of Civil War Veteran
Artemas A. Gibson, Member of Old 15th, Passes Away After Long Illness
Artemas A. Gibson a native and practically a life long resident of Fitchburg, and a veteran of the Civil War died early this morning at his home 122 Myrtle avenue aged 76 years, 6 months, and 11 days.
Death came at the close of a long period of illness of 10 or more years in addition to which he had also suffered from the affliction of total blindness and had been confined to his bed for the past seven years.
During all this time he had been a patient sufferer and bore his illness with fortitude until death brought relief shortly after 3 o'clock this morning.
Mr. Gibson was born in this city on Nov. 28, 1838, the son of Arrington and Sarah (Brown) Gibson the heads of a large and well known Fitchburg family.
He spent his youth in his native city until about 19 years of age when he went West and spent about two years in the lumber districts of Wisconsin, returning just before the outbreak of the Civil War.
With the exception of his brief stay in Wisconsin and his period of service in the Civil War, he had spent his entire life in this city.
Mr. Gibson was one of the comparative few who enlisted twice in the war of the rebellion, seeing a long period of active service.
His first enlistment was in this city on July 12, 1861, as a private in Co. B of the 15th Massachusetts infantry serving nearly two years.
He went to the front with his regiment early in August 1861 and did picket duty along the Potomac for a couple of months, his first engagement being at the battle of Balls Bluff on Oct. 21, 1861.
He was with McClellen in the Peninsula campaign in the summer of 1862 participating in many engagements and skirmishes, and was later in the Maryland campaign and at the battle of Antietam, and took part in the campaign against Fredericksburg.
He was discharged on April 29, 1863 upon a surgeons certificate of disability and returned to his home in this city.
His second enlistment was over a year later when after recovering his health he enlisted as a sergeant in Co. H of the 4th Heavy Artillery for a period of one year.
His command was sent to Washington to help man the defenses of the city and most of the service of the regiment was given over to garrison duty at Fort Richardson, on the southern side of the Potomac until his discharge at the close of the war on June 17, 1865.
Follwing the war Mr. Gibson was employed for a long term of years as a brass moulder at the shops of the Putnam Machine Co until stricken with a paralytic shock about 10 years ago.
He partially recovered and served as janitor of Grand Army headquarters for a while until seven or eight years ago when he was stricken for a second time and had been confined to his bed since that time.
Mr. Gibson was one of the older and best known members of the L. V. Sumner post, 19 G. A. R. and was a man who was highly esteemed and respected by all of the large number who knew him.
Mr. Gibson married Martha Brooks in this city on Jan. 8, 1870 who survives him.
He is also survived by two brothers Charles A. Gibson of New York and Everett A. Gibson of Quincy, and by six sisters who are Mrs. Sidney Sibley, and Mrs. Joseph A. Tufts of this city, Mrs. Lyman Sheldon [note: also of the 15th Mass.], of ??, Mrs. Willard H. Rice of Waltham, Mrs. Walter Taylor of Tacoma, Wash., and Mrs. Herbert L. Chase of ??. ...
Son of Arrington and Sarah (Brown) Gibson.
On 30 Jul 1861 Artemas mustered into service with Company B, of the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 21 years, 8 months and 2 days old.
Artemas, along with his two cousins, Lemuel W. Gibson and William A. Gibson, descendants of Capt. Reuben Gibson, of Revolutionary War service, served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in Company B.
On 29 Apr 1863 Artemas ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, due to disability.
Second, starting 20 Apr 1864, Artemas also served in the 4th Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, ending his service on 17 Jun 1865.
On 8 Jan 1870 Artemas, 30, married Martha Brooks, 25, at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts. There were no children of the marriage.
From The Fitchburg Daily Sentinel, Tuesday, 8 June 1915:
Death of Civil War Veteran
Artemas A. Gibson, Member of Old 15th, Passes Away After Long Illness
Artemas A. Gibson a native and practically a life long resident of Fitchburg, and a veteran of the Civil War died early this morning at his home 122 Myrtle avenue aged 76 years, 6 months, and 11 days.
Death came at the close of a long period of illness of 10 or more years in addition to which he had also suffered from the affliction of total blindness and had been confined to his bed for the past seven years.
During all this time he had been a patient sufferer and bore his illness with fortitude until death brought relief shortly after 3 o'clock this morning.
Mr. Gibson was born in this city on Nov. 28, 1838, the son of Arrington and Sarah (Brown) Gibson the heads of a large and well known Fitchburg family.
He spent his youth in his native city until about 19 years of age when he went West and spent about two years in the lumber districts of Wisconsin, returning just before the outbreak of the Civil War.
With the exception of his brief stay in Wisconsin and his period of service in the Civil War, he had spent his entire life in this city.
Mr. Gibson was one of the comparative few who enlisted twice in the war of the rebellion, seeing a long period of active service.
His first enlistment was in this city on July 12, 1861, as a private in Co. B of the 15th Massachusetts infantry serving nearly two years.
He went to the front with his regiment early in August 1861 and did picket duty along the Potomac for a couple of months, his first engagement being at the battle of Balls Bluff on Oct. 21, 1861.
He was with McClellen in the Peninsula campaign in the summer of 1862 participating in many engagements and skirmishes, and was later in the Maryland campaign and at the battle of Antietam, and took part in the campaign against Fredericksburg.
He was discharged on April 29, 1863 upon a surgeons certificate of disability and returned to his home in this city.
His second enlistment was over a year later when after recovering his health he enlisted as a sergeant in Co. H of the 4th Heavy Artillery for a period of one year.
His command was sent to Washington to help man the defenses of the city and most of the service of the regiment was given over to garrison duty at Fort Richardson, on the southern side of the Potomac until his discharge at the close of the war on June 17, 1865.
Follwing the war Mr. Gibson was employed for a long term of years as a brass moulder at the shops of the Putnam Machine Co until stricken with a paralytic shock about 10 years ago.
He partially recovered and served as janitor of Grand Army headquarters for a while until seven or eight years ago when he was stricken for a second time and had been confined to his bed since that time.
Mr. Gibson was one of the older and best known members of the L. V. Sumner post, 19 G. A. R. and was a man who was highly esteemed and respected by all of the large number who knew him.
Mr. Gibson married Martha Brooks in this city on Jan. 8, 1870 who survives him.
He is also survived by two brothers Charles A. Gibson of New York and Everett A. Gibson of Quincy, and by six sisters who are Mrs. Sidney Sibley, and Mrs. Joseph A. Tufts of this city, Mrs. Lyman Sheldon [note: also of the 15th Mass.], of ??, Mrs. Willard H. Rice of Waltham, Mrs. Walter Taylor of Tacoma, Wash., and Mrs. Herbert L. Chase of ??. ...
On 30 Jul 1861 Artemas mustered into service with Company B, of the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 21 years, 8 months and 2 days old.
Artemas, along with his two cousins, Lemuel W. Gibson and William A. Gibson, descendants of Capt. Reuben Gibson, of Revolutionary War service, served together in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in Company B.
On 29 Apr 1863 Artemas ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, due to disability.
Second, starting 20 Apr 1864, Artemas also served in the 4th Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, ending his service on 17 Jun 1865.
On 8 Jan 1870 Artemas, 30, married Martha Brooks, 25, at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts. There were no children of the marriage.
From The Fitchburg Daily Sentinel, Tuesday, 8 June 1915:
Death of Civil War Veteran
Artemas A. Gibson, Member of Old 15th, Passes Away After Long Illness
Artemas A. Gibson a native and practically a life long resident of Fitchburg, and a veteran of the Civil War died early this morning at his home 122 Myrtle avenue aged 76 years, 6 months, and 11 days.
Death came at the close of a long period of illness of 10 or more years in addition to which he had also suffered from the affliction of total blindness and had been confined to his bed for the past seven years.
During all this time he had been a patient sufferer and bore his illness with fortitude until death brought relief shortly after 3 o'clock this morning.
Mr. Gibson was born in this city on Nov. 28, 1838, the son of Arrington and Sarah (Brown) Gibson the heads of a large and well known Fitchburg family.
He spent his youth in his native city until about 19 years of age when he went West and spent about two years in the lumber districts of Wisconsin, returning just before the outbreak of the Civil War.
With the exception of his brief stay in Wisconsin and his period of service in the Civil War, he had spent his entire life in this city.
Mr. Gibson was one of the comparative few who enlisted twice in the war of the rebellion, seeing a long period of active service.
His first enlistment was in this city on July 12, 1861, as a private in Co. B of the 15th Massachusetts infantry serving nearly two years.
He went to the front with his regiment early in August 1861 and did picket duty along the Potomac for a couple of months, his first engagement being at the battle of Balls Bluff on Oct. 21, 1861.
He was with McClellen in the Peninsula campaign in the summer of 1862 participating in many engagements and skirmishes, and was later in the Maryland campaign and at the battle of Antietam, and took part in the campaign against Fredericksburg.
He was discharged on April 29, 1863 upon a surgeons certificate of disability and returned to his home in this city.
His second enlistment was over a year later when after recovering his health he enlisted as a sergeant in Co. H of the 4th Heavy Artillery for a period of one year.
His command was sent to Washington to help man the defenses of the city and most of the service of the regiment was given over to garrison duty at Fort Richardson, on the southern side of the Potomac until his discharge at the close of the war on June 17, 1865.
Follwing the war Mr. Gibson was employed for a long term of years as a brass moulder at the shops of the Putnam Machine Co until stricken with a paralytic shock about 10 years ago.
He partially recovered and served as janitor of Grand Army headquarters for a while until seven or eight years ago when he was stricken for a second time and had been confined to his bed since that time.
Mr. Gibson was one of the older and best known members of the L. V. Sumner post, 19 G. A. R. and was a man who was highly esteemed and respected by all of the large number who knew him.
Mr. Gibson married Martha Brooks in this city on Jan. 8, 1870 who survives him.
He is also survived by two brothers Charles A. Gibson of New York and Everett A. Gibson of Quincy, and by six sisters who are Mrs. Sidney Sibley, and Mrs. Joseph A. Tufts of this city, Mrs. Lyman Sheldon [note: also of the 15th Mass.], of ??, Mrs. Willard H. Rice of Waltham, Mrs. Walter Taylor of Tacoma, Wash., and Mrs. Herbert L. Chase of ??. ...
Family Members
Siblings
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Sarah Elizabeth Gibson Davis
1834–1907
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Rossella Jewett Gibson Sibley
1836–1920
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Marietta Gibson Chipman
1841–1913
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Harriet Ann Gibson Sheldon
1843–1921
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Mrs Caroline Belinda Gibson Tufts
1845–1928
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Alvin Gibson
1847–1847
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Ellen Maria Gibson Rice
1849–1935
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Cherrie Melvena Gibson Taylor
1855–1943
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Everett Arrington Gibson
1857–1947
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Adelaide Florence Gibson Chase
1862–1937
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