gibbon (far left) @ lee s surrender @ appomattox (zoom) gibbon promoted command 2nd division, corps @ battle of fredericksburg, wounded. wound minor kept getting infected, gibbon out of action few months. shortly after returning duty learned of sudden death of son, john gibbon, jr. gibbon returned battle of chancellorsville, division in reserve , saw little action. @ battle of gettysburg, commanded 2nd division, ii corps , temporarily commanded corps on july 2 , july 3, 1863, while maj. gen. winfield scott hancock elevated command larger units. @ end of council of war on night of july 2, army commander maj. gen. george meade took gibbon aside , predicted, if lee attacks tomorrow, on front. , division did bear brunt of fighting during defense against pickett s charge on july 3, when gibbon again wounded. while recovering wounds, commanded draft depot in cleveland, ohio, , attended dedication of soldiers national cemetery , heard abraham lincoln s gettysburg address close friend , aid...