George Gibbs Dibrell - 2D 17
N 35° 55.336 W 085° 27.414
16S E 639217 N 3976427
George Gibbs Dibrell (April 12, 1822 - May 9, 1888)
Waymark Code: WM2F0A
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/22/2007
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George Gibbs Dibrell (April 12, 1822 - May 9, 1888)
Born in a house which stood here. A leading citizen, he was elected a Union delegate to the proposed secession convention of 1861, but enlisted for the Confederacy at Tennessee's withdrawl; recruited and commanded brigades under Forrest and Wheeler; on the flight from Richmond was guardian of Confederate archives. Member of Congress, 1874-84; prominent in railroad and coal mining activities in this area. He is buried in Sparta.
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