Timeline
Birth- 1829
Monroe County, Indiana
Marriage- 27/11/1851-Age: 23 years
Charlotte Elliott (died 9 Oct 1888)
Gold Star
Monroe County, Indiana
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)- Ages: 34 - 33 years
Served For
United States of America
Branch
Army
Company
F
Unit
27th Infantry
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
State
Indiana
Muster Date
5/04/1862
Pvt
Enlistment- 1/04/1862-Age: 33 years
Bloomington IN
Casualty- 17/09/1862-Age: 34 years
wounded in battle; "Wounded at Antietam--gunshot while discharging piece, ball went across hand entered cheek came out side of neck; lost right arm"
Battle of Antietam, Sharpsburg MD
Discharge
Pvt
Death- 22/12/1862-Age: 34 years
Gun Shot wound - by a ball - in right hand - received at Antietam 17 Sep 1862 (Wounds andPhthisis)
MT Pleasant GH, Washington DC
Burial
Cenotaph - Old Simpson Chapel Cemetery, Bloomington IN; Possibly buried in 'Mt Pleasant Plains Cemetery', Washington DC
Burial
Actual Burial - cenotaph stone states 'Interred at Washington City'. Exact location unknown
Other Facts
Full Name
James R Gillaspy
Gender
Male; Height - 5'6"; Hair-light; Eyes-hazel; Complexion-light;
Place of Residence
Residence - Monroe County Indiana
Child
Dependent Children - Eliza-born 1854, Nancy -born 1856, Thomas - born 1859
Father
father - Thomas Gillaspy
Mother
mother - Nancy
Also Known As
AKA - Gellespie
