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Charles Hays Gilmer


Biography
Born 1/7/1843, 1/1842, 1/17/1842
Birth Location Russell Co.
Died 04/28/1926
Death Location Russell Co., VA
Father Cummings Gilmer
Mother Mary Browning
Married
Spouse
Military Units
29th Infantry
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
29th Infantry
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Misc
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Miscellaneous Information:

Letter mention: Personal
Appears on pension applications for: Daniel Alexander widow, 1903. S. D. Williams, 1906. John T. Gibson, 1907. George R. Williams, 1919. William L. Branson widow, 1923. John D. Alderson

Newspaper mentions:
Lebanon News, 1/11/1907, 4/30/1926
Confederate Veteran, 1910

Notes: Father owned 3 slaves. Received Southern Cross of Honor from Daughters of the Confederacy, 1907. Mentioned in pardon application of John D. Alderson.

Obituary online

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
3 Sergeant, Company G, 29th Virginia Infantry

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: Appointed 3rd Sgt. 20th Sept. 1862

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: V. C. Huff
To what time: Oct. 30, 1862

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

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: V. C. Huff
To what time: Feb. 28

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

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: Present
Remarks:

Card 8

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

Date of issue: June 8, 1864
Signature:

Card 9

Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, for 3rd Qr., 1864

Date of issue: Sept. 27, 1864
Signature: by x

Card 10

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

Date of issue: June 30, 1864
Signature:

Card 11

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

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