James W. Gibbs was commissioned 2^nd Lieutenant on September 9, 1862 in Hyde County and was promoted to 1^st Lieutenant on August 5, 1863. He served in Company F; 33^rd Regiment. He was the son of Benjamin M. Gibbs and Sarah R. Jennette. He married Martha M. Gibbs, daughter of Hilliard Gibbs & Mrs. Angeline E. Saunderson Gaskins, in 1866. James W. Gibbs and his wife are both buried at Amity Methodist Church Cemetery in Hyde County. James' headstone reads, "1^st Lieutenant Co. F, 33Regiment N.C. Recruit" "A truer nobler heart never beat within a human breast."

(Photo from North Carolina Troops. Information from Moore's Roster; Vol. 2; pg. 621 and Hyde County History.)

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