boats and proceeded to Columbus, Kentucky. The regiment spent the summer and fall in Columbus on picket duty. They suffered significantly from disease during this time, with often half the regiment unfit for duty, causing four to eight deaths per week. It was during this wave of illness, in September 1863, that Gibson caught a fever and died within a matter of days. His wife and daughter came to retrieve his body and returned him to La Crosse, where he was buried. References Date of birth missing Year of birth missing 1863 deaths Politicians from La Crosse, Wisconsin People from Jackson County, Wisconsin Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 19th-century American politicians Burials in Wisconsin Wisconsin pioneers United States politicians killed during the Civil War Union Army officers People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War