Henry Hopkins Sibley
| Henry Hopkins Sibley | |
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Portrait of Sibley by Mathew Brady, ca. 1865
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| Born |
May 25, 1816 |
| Died | August 23, 1886 (aged 70) Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America Confederate States of America Khedivate of Egypt
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army Confederate States Army Egyptian Army
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| Years of service | 1838–61 (USA) 1861–65 (CSA) 1869–73 (Egypt) |
| Rank |
 Major (USA) Brigadier General (CSA)Brigadier General (Egypt) |
| Commands held | Army of New Mexico |
| Battles/wars |
Second Seminole War
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Second Seminole War
Mexican-American War
American Civil War
New Mexico Campaign (1862)
Henry Hopkins Sibley (May 25, 1816 – August 23, 1886) was a career officer in the United States Army, who commanded a Confederate cavalry brigade in the Civil War.
In 1862, he attempted to forge a supply-route from California, in defiance of the Union Blockade of the Atlantic and Gulf ports, while also aiming to appropriate the Colorado gold mines to replenish the Confederate treasury. After capturing Albuquerque and Santa Fe, he was forced to retreat after the Battle of Glorieta Pass (in modern New Mexico). He was then given minor commands in the Southern Louisiana operations, but was accused of serious blunders, apparently caused by drunkenness.
Sibley designed a new 12-man bell tent and stove, easy to pack, and used for many years by the American and British armies.
Henry Hopkins Sibley's grandfather, Dr. John Sibley, served as a medic in Massachusetts in the American Revolutionary War. His wife was Elizabeth Hopkins, whose family name was given as a middle name to their son Samuel and grandson Henry. After her death in 1803, Dr. Sibley was part of an expedition to the Red River country of western Louisiana for the US government after the Louisiana Purchase and chose to settle in . In 1811 his son Samuel Hopkins Sibley and his wife followed to Natchitoches. Samuel Sibley served as a parish clerk from 1815 until his death in 1823.
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