Charles Benton Gilmer - Russell County, Virginia in the Civil War

Charles Benton Gilmer


Biography
Born	04/22/1842
Birth Location	Russell Co.
Died	04/24/1900
Death Location	Russell Co., VA
Father	Axley Gilmer
Mother	Temperance Gose
Married	9/12/1872 (SC)
Spouse	Martha Smith
Military Units
29th Infantry
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
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Disability Pension
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Widows Pension
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Census Information:

1850: 851, Age 8
1860: 1058, Age 18
1870: Moccasin 39, Age 28
1880: Moccasin 157, Age 38
1900: DEAD
1910: DEAD
1920: DEAD
1930: DEAD

Miscellaneous Information:

Filed pension: 1883, Russell County
Widow filed pension: 1932, Russell County

Notes: Mother owned 1 slave. Founding member of McElhaney Camp Confederate Veterans, 1896.

Military Information:

Compiled Service Record

Card 1
Private, Company G, 29th Virginia Infantry

Appears on a muster roll for Mch. 27 to Apr. 30, 1862 (Not dated)

Enlisted:
When: Mch. 27
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: Gen. H. Marshal
Period: 3 yrs or war

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 2

Appears on a muster roll for May & June, 1862 (Dated June 30, 1862)

Enlisted:
When: Mar. 27
Where: Lebanon
By whom: Genl. H. Marshall
Period: 3 yrs or the war

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 3

Appears on a muster roll for June 30 to Oct. 30, 1862 (Dated Oct. 30, 1862)

Enlisted:
When: March 27, 1862
Where: Lebanon
By whom: Genl. H. Marshall
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom: Maj. Fisher
To what time: June 30, 1862

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 4

Appears on a muster roll for Oct. 30, 1862 to Feb. 28, 1863 (Dated Feb. 28, 1863)

Enlisted:
When: March 27, 1862
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: Gen. H. Marshal
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom: Fisher
To what time: June 30, 1862

Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: Absent sick

Card 5

Appears on a muster roll for Mch. & Apr., 1863 (Dated May 6, 1863)

Enlisted:
When: Mch. 27, 1862
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: H. Marshall
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom: Maj. Fisher
To what time: June 30, 1862

Present or absent: Present
Remarks: Sick at home and has been since Nov. 62 with certificate of disability from surgeon C. S. A.

Card 6

Appears on a muster roll for Apr. 1, 1864 made for the bounty due Oct. 1, 1864.

Enlisted:
When: March 27, 1862
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: H. Marshall
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 7

Appears on a muster roll for Nov. & Dec., 1864 (Dated Dec. 31, 1864)

Enlisted:
When: Mch. 27, 1862
Where: Lebanon
By whom: Gen. H. Marshal
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: Absent on furlough

Card 8

Appears on a
List
of Confederate Prisoners of War paroled by T. L. Barker, Lieut. Col. 36 Mass. Vols., P. M., at Farmville, Va., between April 11 and April 21, 1865, by order of Brig. Gen'l Masey, Provost Marshal, Army of the Potomac.

List dated: Not dated

Card 9

Appears on a Register of the 2d Division
C. S. A. General Hospital,
Farmville, Virginia,
under the head of "A list of patients in hospital April 8, 1865."

Disease: V. S.

Card 10

Appears on a Register of the 2d Division,
C. S. A. General Hospital,
Farmville, Virginia.

Disease: V. S. Left Side
Admitted: April 2, 1865

Card 11

Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, for 2 Qr., 1864

Date of issue: June 28
Signature:

Card 12

[$50 bounty for re-enlistment at Camp Cumbo, Russell County, April 26, 1862. Signed by name.]

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Compiled Service Record
Card 1 Private, Company G, 29th Virginia Infantry Appears on a muster roll for Mch. 27 to Apr. 30, 1862 (Not dated) Enlisted: When: Mch. 27 Where: Lebanon, Va By whom: Gen. H. Marshal Period: 3 yrs or war Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Present Remarks:	Card 2 Appears on a muster roll for May & June, 1862 (Dated June 30, 1862) Enlisted: When: Mar. 27 Where: Lebanon By whom: Genl. H. Marshall Period: 3 yrs or the war Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Present Remarks:	Card 3 Appears on a muster roll for June 30 to Oct. 30, 1862 (Dated Oct. 30, 1862) Enlisted: When: March 27, 1862 Where: Lebanon By whom: Genl. H. Marshall Period: 3 yrs Last paid: By whom: Maj. Fisher To what time: June 30, 1862 Present or absent: Present Remarks:
Card 4 Appears on a muster roll for Oct. 30, 1862 to Feb. 28, 1863 (Dated Feb. 28, 1863) Enlisted: When: March 27, 1862 Where: Lebanon, Va By whom: Gen. H. Marshal Period: 3 yrs Last paid: By whom: Fisher To what time: June 30, 1862 Present or absent: Absent Remarks: Absent sick	Card 5 Appears on a muster roll for Mch. & Apr., 1863 (Dated May 6, 1863) Enlisted: When: Mch. 27, 1862 Where: Lebanon, Va By whom: H. Marshall Period: 3 yrs Last paid: By whom: Maj. Fisher To what time: June 30, 1862 Present or absent: Present Remarks: Sick at home and has been since Nov. 62 with certificate of disability from surgeon C. S. A.	Card 6 Appears on a muster roll for Apr. 1, 1864 made for the bounty due Oct. 1, 1864. Enlisted: When: March 27, 1862 Where: Lebanon, Va By whom: H. Marshall Period: 3 yrs Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Present Remarks:
Card 7 Appears on a muster roll for Nov. & Dec., 1864 (Dated Dec. 31, 1864) Enlisted: When: Mch. 27, 1862 Where: Lebanon By whom: Gen. H. Marshal Period: 3 yrs Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Absent Remarks: Absent on furlough	Card 8 Appears on a List of Confederate Prisoners of War paroled by T. L. Barker, Lieut. Col. 36 Mass. Vols., P. M., at Farmville, Va., between April 11 and April 21, 1865, by order of Brig. Gen'l Masey, Provost Marshal, Army of the Potomac. List dated: Not dated	Card 9 Appears on a Register of the 2d Division C. S. A. General Hospital, Farmville, Virginia, under the head of "A list of patients in hospital April 8, 1865." Disease: V. S.
Card 10 Appears on a Register of the 2d Division, C. S. A. General Hospital, Farmville, Virginia. Disease: V. S. Left Side Admitted: April 2, 1865	Card 11 Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, for 2 Qr., 1864 Date of issue: June 28 Signature:	Card 12 [$50 bounty for re-enlistment at Camp Cumbo, Russell County, April 26, 1862. Signed by name.]