Brother Ed Gibson
Member Profile
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
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| Brother Ed Gibson Thomas H. Ruger Camp #1 |
Born into a Marine Corps family at Camp Lejeune, NC. My parents were originally from
Philadelphi. As a child, my family
lived in North Carolina, Philadelphia, Parris Island SC, Newport News VA, again
in Philadelphia and back to settle in NC.
I have always had an interest in history after living in these
areas. I first became interested in
Civil War history after seeing an article about my father in a base
newspaper. He was the third generation
of our family to serve in the military and we have my great-grandfather’s
discharge papers from the 147th Pennsylvania Infantry.
While
in college, I started working for the Wilmington Police Department and became a
sworn officer at the age of 21. I then retired
after 30 years of service. After a
couple of years of retirement, I returned to work in the criminal justice
system as a New Hanover County Magistrate.
I
first joined the SUVCW as a member of Anna M. Ross Camp #1, Department of
Pennsylvania over 20 years ago. My aunt
had joined the Auxiliary and decided to pay for my membership. Because of the distance involved, I did not
attend any events. After meeting members
of the Ruger Camp several years ago at Bentonville and being told I could join
as a dual member, I decided to get active in the SUVCW.
