David Gibson, is the adjutant of the 79th N.Y. Volunteer Infantry. They were recruited in New York and served all over the South during the Civil War. They were deployed in Beaufort from October 1861 to July 1862. Gibson is shown here with equipment typical of gear used during their time here. Jeff Evans/The Island News
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