Lieutenant-Colonel Gilbert C. Kniffin (Staff, Army of the Cumberland) was born in Le Roy, New York, October 10, 1831. His father, Rev. William C. Kniffin, and his mother, Catherine Ward Kniffin, were both children of Revolutionary soldiers, and the subject of this sketch became early imbued with patriotic affection for his country and zeal for the honor of its flag.
The outbreak of the Rebellion found him in Kentucky, where his father had been the honored pastor of an influential Presbyterian church in the heart of the Blue Grass region. Although bound by the strongest social ties to the pro-slavery element of the community in which he lived, he did not hesitate to raise the standard of the Union and call for volunteers for the United States Army.
The outbreak of the Rebellion found him in Kentucky, where his father had been the honored pastor of an influential Presbyterian church in the heart of the Blue Grass region. Although bound by the strongest social ties to the pro-slavery element of the community in which he lived, he did not hesitate to raise the standard of the Union and call for volunteers for the United States Army.
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