Robert Peebles McKibbin, the son of Chambers and Jane (Bell) McKibbin, spent his formative years in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where his father operated a number of successful hotels and was a political appointee serving several presidential administrations.
Initially, Robert considered a career as an attorney; however, this proved to be fairly short-lived. Robert, following in the footsteps of his brothers, enlisted in the United States Army, where he distinguished himself for bravery and meritorious service. At the onset of the Civil War, Robert enlisted at the first call of President Lincoln for volunteers. He was brevetted three times, as Captain, Major and Lieutenant Colonel.
Robert was commended for his bravery at the Battle of Antietain. "First Lieutenant Robert P. McKibbin, of the Fourth Regiment United States Infantry, to be captain by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of Antietain, Maryland, to date from September 17, 1862."
He was also commended for gallantry at the Siege of Petersburg. General Ledlie recommended Robert to the War Department for "marked gallantry" and "courage and valor." "Lieutenant McKibbin was quite seriously wounded in the neck near the close of the engagement, and was compelled to leave the field." Later that same year, he received praise from General Crittenden, who spoke of Robert as "one of the most brilliant and daring officers he had met during the war."
On 29 April 1868, Robert was a witness to the Treaty of Fort Laramie at Goshen, Wyoming, an agreement between the U.S. government and the Lakota people, Yanktonai Dakota, and Arapaho Nation, promising the Native American tribes that the lands of the Black Hills would be theirs.
In 1870, Robert resigned his commission and returned to the family home in Chambersburg to visit his parents and sister, Mary. Three years later, at the age of 38, Robert died in Galveston, Texas, the cause of death unknown.
Biography by his cousin, David Pierce.
Initially, Robert considered a career as an attorney; however, this proved to be fairly short-lived. Robert, following in the footsteps of his brothers, enlisted in the United States Army, where he distinguished himself for bravery and meritorious service. At the onset of the Civil War, Robert enlisted at the first call of President Lincoln for volunteers. He was brevetted three times, as Captain, Major and Lieutenant Colonel.
Robert was commended for his bravery at the Battle of Antietain. "First Lieutenant Robert P. McKibbin, of the Fourth Regiment United States Infantry, to be captain by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of Antietain, Maryland, to date from September 17, 1862."
He was also commended for gallantry at the Siege of Petersburg. General Ledlie recommended Robert to the War Department for "marked gallantry" and "courage and valor." "Lieutenant McKibbin was quite seriously wounded in the neck near the close of the engagement, and was compelled to leave the field." Later that same year, he received praise from General Crittenden, who spoke of Robert as "one of the most brilliant and daring officers he had met during the war."
On 29 April 1868, Robert was a witness to the Treaty of Fort Laramie at Goshen, Wyoming, an agreement between the U.S. government and the Lakota people, Yanktonai Dakota, and Arapaho Nation, promising the Native American tribes that the lands of the Black Hills would be theirs.
In 1870, Robert resigned his commission and returned to the family home in Chambersburg to visit his parents and sister, Mary. Three years later, at the age of 38, Robert died in Galveston, Texas, the cause of death unknown.
Biography by his cousin, David Pierce.
Robert Peebles McKibbin, the son of Chambers and Jane (Bell) McKibbin, spent his formative years in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where his father operated a number of successful hotels and was a political appointee serving several presidential administrations.
Initially, Robert considered a career as an attorney; however, this proved to be fairly short-lived. Robert, following in the footsteps of his brothers, enlisted in the United States Army, where he distinguished himself for bravery and meritorious service. At the onset of the Civil War, Robert enlisted at the first call of President Lincoln for volunteers. He was brevetted three times, as Captain, Major and Lieutenant Colonel.
Robert was commended for his bravery at the Battle of Antietain. "First Lieutenant Robert P. McKibbin, of the Fourth Regiment United States Infantry, to be captain by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of Antietain, Maryland, to date from September 17, 1862."
He was also commended for gallantry at the Siege of Petersburg. General Ledlie recommended Robert to the War Department for "marked gallantry" and "courage and valor." "Lieutenant McKibbin was quite seriously wounded in the neck near the close of the engagement, and was compelled to leave the field." Later that same year, he received praise from General Crittenden, who spoke of Robert as "one of the most brilliant and daring officers he had met during the war."
On 29 April 1868, Robert was a witness to the Treaty of Fort Laramie at Goshen, Wyoming, an agreement between the U.S. government and the Lakota people, Yanktonai Dakota, and Arapaho Nation, promising the Native American tribes that the lands of the Black Hills would be theirs.
In 1870, Robert resigned his commission and returned to the family home in Chambersburg to visit his parents and sister, Mary. Three years later, at the age of 38, Robert died in Galveston, Texas, the cause of death unknown.
Biography by his cousin, David Pierce.
Initially, Robert considered a career as an attorney; however, this proved to be fairly short-lived. Robert, following in the footsteps of his brothers, enlisted in the United States Army, where he distinguished himself for bravery and meritorious service. At the onset of the Civil War, Robert enlisted at the first call of President Lincoln for volunteers. He was brevetted three times, as Captain, Major and Lieutenant Colonel.
Robert was commended for his bravery at the Battle of Antietain. "First Lieutenant Robert P. McKibbin, of the Fourth Regiment United States Infantry, to be captain by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of Antietain, Maryland, to date from September 17, 1862."
He was also commended for gallantry at the Siege of Petersburg. General Ledlie recommended Robert to the War Department for "marked gallantry" and "courage and valor." "Lieutenant McKibbin was quite seriously wounded in the neck near the close of the engagement, and was compelled to leave the field." Later that same year, he received praise from General Crittenden, who spoke of Robert as "one of the most brilliant and daring officers he had met during the war."
On 29 April 1868, Robert was a witness to the Treaty of Fort Laramie at Goshen, Wyoming, an agreement between the U.S. government and the Lakota people, Yanktonai Dakota, and Arapaho Nation, promising the Native American tribes that the lands of the Black Hills would be theirs.
In 1870, Robert resigned his commission and returned to the family home in Chambersburg to visit his parents and sister, Mary. Three years later, at the age of 38, Robert died in Galveston, Texas, the cause of death unknown.
Biography by his cousin, David Pierce.
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