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When was Henry h. sibley born?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

There are two historical figures named "Henry H. Sibley" and they were contemporary cousins. One was the first governor of the state of Minnesota and the other was a Confederate general in the Civil War.

Henry Hastings Sibley (1811-1891) was born February 20, 1811 in Detroit (later Michigan). He served as a territorial representative and was elected governor after Minnesota became a state on May 11, 1858. His term of office was May 24, 1858 to January 2, 1860.

Henry Hopkins Sibley (1816-1876) was born May 25, 1816 in Natchitoches, Louisiana. He was raised in Missouri, graduated from West Point, and served in several positions as a US Army officer. He resigned his commission in 1861 and led the Southern armies in the ultimately unsuccessful New Mexico campaign in 1862.

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