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George Cowan Gilmer

Biography
Born 02/26/1847
Birth Location Russell Co.
Died 06/13/1918
Death Location Lee Co., KY
Father John Axley Gilmer
Mother Temperance Gose
Married 5/20/1879 (LEE)
Spouse Nettie E. Reasor
Military Units
6th Battalion
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
6th Battalion
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Misc
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Census Information:

1850: 851, Age 3
1860: 1058, Age 13
1870: Moccasin 39, Age 23
1880: Lee Co., Age 33
1900: Lee Co., Seminary 15, Age 58
1910: Wise Co., Richmond 71, Age 63, Veteran: Yes
1920: DEAD
1930: DEAD

Miscellaneous Information:


Newspaper mention:
Big Stone Gap Post, 5/22/1915, 6/19/1918
Obituary online

Military Information:

Compiled Service Record
Card 1
1st Lieutenant, Captain John H. A. Smith's Company, 6th Battalion Reserves

Appears on a muster roll for dated Apr. 30, 1864

Enlisted:
When: Apr. 16
Where: Lebanon
By whom: Lt. H. Sawyers
Period: War

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 2
Private, Company G, 13th Battalion Virginia Reserves, 6th Battalion Reserves

Appears on a muster roll for Apr. 16 to Aug. 31, 1864

Enlisted:
When: Apr. 30
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: Lt. H. Sawyers
Period: War

Last paid:
By whom: Never paid
To what time:

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 3

Appears on a muster roll for Sept. & Oct., 1864

Enlisted:
When: Apr. 16, 1864
Where: Lebanon, Russell Co., Va
By whom: Lt. H. Sawyers
Period: War

Last paid:
By whom: Never paid
To what time:

Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: Absent with leave

Card 4

Appears on a
Roster
of the 13th Battalion Virginia Reserves; organized and mustered into C. S. service June 3, 1864, for the war.

Roster dated: Not dated

Date of entry or muster into Confederate service: Apr., 1864
Date of rank, and whether by appointment, election, or promotion: Apr. 16, 1864

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