James Page Gilmer - Russell County, Virginia in the Civil War

James Page Gilmer


Biography
Born	11/24/1842
Birth Location	Russell Co.
Died	07/16/1916
Death Location	Herndon, VA
Father	Wesley Gilmer
Mother	Martha Long
Married	01/30/1889
Spouse	Cora A. Lockhart
Military Units
29th Infantry
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
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Census Information:

1850: 855, Age 12
1860: 1052, Age 19
1870: Not found
1880: Moccasin 155, Age 37
1900: Moccasin 162, Age 57
1910: Not found
1920: DEAD
1930: DEAD

Miscellaneous Information:

Filed pension: 1904, Russell County
Appears on 1909 pension list: Under act of 1902, 1917
Appears on pension applications for: Martin Jessee, 1908.

Newspaper mentions:
Evening Star (Washington D. C.), 7/18/1916
Lebanon News, 8/11/1916

Notes: Moved to Herndon, VA, ca. 1906.

Obituary online

Military Information:

Compiled Service Record

Card 1
Private, Company A, 29th Virginia Infantry

Appears on a muster roll for Jany 31 to Feby 28, 1862 (Dated April 26, 1862)

Enlisted:
When:
Where:
By whom:
Period:

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Present
Remarks: Enlisted 19 Feby in service 9 days

Card 2

Appears on a muster roll for Mch. & April, 1862 (Dated April 30, 1862)

Enlisted:
When: Feby 19, 1862
Where: Russell Co., Va
By whom: Wm. McJessee
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: Furloghed 30 days

Card 3

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

Enlisted:
When: Feby 19, 1862
Where: Russell Co., Va
By whom: Wm. McJessee
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom: V. C. Huff
To what time: April 30, 1862

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 3

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

Enlisted:
When: Mch. 1st
Where: Camp Sulpher Spring
By whom: Capt. Dickenson
Period: 2 yrs

Last paid:
By whom: Capt. Clark
To what time: June 30

Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: Detailed to wait on sick at Lexington Ky

Card 4

Appears on a muster roll for Nov. & Dec., 1862 (Not dated)

Enlisted:
When: April 1st, 1862
Where: Russell Co., Va
By whom: Capt. Jessee
Period: 2 yrs

Last paid:
By whom: Capt. V. C. Huff
To what time: Oct. 30

Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: Left in Ky. to wait on sick

Card 4

Appears on a muster roll for Jany & Feby, 1863 (Dated Mch. 9, 1863)

Enlisted:
When: Sept. 1, 1862
Where: Russell Co., Va
By whom: Capt. Jessee
Period: 2 yrs

Last paid:
By whom: Capt. E. Horne
To what time: Oct. 31

Present or absent: Present
Remarks: Rejoined from being on parole

Card 5

Appears on a muster roll for Mch. & April, 1863 (Not dated)

Re-Enlisted:
When: April 1, 1862
Where: Russell Co., Va
By whom: Capt. Jessee
Period: 2 yrs

Last paid:
By whom: Capt. Huff
To what time: Feby 28, 1863

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 6
2nd Corporal, Company A, 29th Virginia Infantry

Appears on a muster roll for Nov. & Dec., 1863 (Not dated)

Re-Enlisted:
When:
Where:
By whom:
Period:

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 7

Appears on a muster roll for April 1, 1864, made under G. O. No. 27, A. & I. G. O., Rich'd, 1864.

Re-Enlisted:
When: April 1, 1862
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: Capt. Jessee
Period: 2 yrs

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: Ab. on furlough

Card 8

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

Enlisted:
When: Aug. 23, 1862
Where: Russell Co., Va
By whom: Capt. Jessee
Period: 2 yrs

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 9

Appears on a Register of
Prisoners of War.

Where taken: Lexington, Ky

Remarks: Sent to Vicksburg, Nov. 12, 62

Card 10

Appears on a
List
of prisoners of war shipped by Provost Marshal of Lexington, Ky., to Louisville, Ky.

List dated: Not dated

When arrested: Nov. 7
When shipped: Nov. 7

Card 11

Appears on a
Receipt
given by Maj. N. G. Watts, C. S. A. Agent for Exchange, to Capt. W. W. Bickford, U. S. A., Agent for Exchange, for Confederate prisoners of war received on board Steamer Metropolitan near Vicksburg, Miss., Dec. 4, 1862.

Receipt dated: Not dated

When captured: Oct. 15
Where captured: Lexington, Ky
Residence:
Age: 21; height 5 feet 5 1/2 inches.
Eyes: blue; hair: light
Complexion: light

Card 12

Appears on a Register
of Payments on Descriptive Lists.

When paid: Apl. 24, 1862
By whom: J. F. Fisher
Amount: $50.00
Remarks: Bounty money

Card 13

Appears on a Register
of Payments on Descriptive Lists.

Period of service:
From: July 1, 1862
To: Oct. 31, 1862

When paid: Dec. 18, 1862
By whom: C. E. Thames
Amount: $44

Card 14

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

Date of issue: Sept. 27, 1864
Signature:

Card 15

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

Date of issue: June 30, 1864
Signature: J. P. Gilmer

Card 16

No. 480 Vou. Abstract
Payment
J. P. Gilmore
Bounty 40
April 21, 1862

Card 17

[$50 bounty for re-enlistment at Abingdon, Virginia, April 24, 1862. Signed by name.]

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Compiled Service Record
Card 1 Private, Company A, 29th Virginia Infantry Appears on a muster roll for Jany 31 to Feby 28, 1862 (Dated April 26, 1862) Enlisted: When: Where: By whom: Period: Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Present Remarks: Enlisted 19 Feby in service 9 days	Card 2 Appears on a muster roll for Mch. & April, 1862 (Dated April 30, 1862) Enlisted: When: Feby 19, 1862 Where: Russell Co., Va By whom: Wm. McJessee Period: 3 yrs Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Absent Remarks: Furloghed 30 days	Card 3 Appears on a muster roll for May & June, 1862 (Dated June 30) Enlisted: When: Feby 19, 1862 Where: Russell Co., Va By whom: Wm. McJessee Period: 3 yrs Last paid: By whom: V. C. Huff To what time: April 30, 1862 Present or absent: Present Remarks:
Card 3 Appears on a muster roll for June 30 to Oct. 30, 1862 (Dated Nov. 30, 1862) Enlisted: When: Mch. 1st Where: Camp Sulpher Spring By whom: Capt. Dickenson Period: 2 yrs Last paid: By whom: Capt. Clark To what time: June 30 Present or absent: Absent Remarks: Detailed to wait on sick at Lexington Ky	Card 4 Appears on a muster roll for Nov. & Dec., 1862 (Not dated) Enlisted: When: April 1st, 1862 Where: Russell Co., Va By whom: Capt. Jessee Period: 2 yrs Last paid: By whom: Capt. V. C. Huff To what time: Oct. 30 Present or absent: Absent Remarks: Left in Ky. to wait on sick	Card 4 Appears on a muster roll for Jany & Feby, 1863 (Dated Mch. 9, 1863) Enlisted: When: Sept. 1, 1862 Where: Russell Co., Va By whom: Capt. Jessee Period: 2 yrs Last paid: By whom: Capt. E. Horne To what time: Oct. 31 Present or absent: Present Remarks: Rejoined from being on parole
Card 5 Appears on a muster roll for Mch. & April, 1863 (Not dated) Re-Enlisted: When: April 1, 1862 Where: Russell Co., Va By whom: Capt. Jessee Period: 2 yrs Last paid: By whom: Capt. Huff To what time: Feby 28, 1863 Present or absent: Present Remarks:	Card 6 2nd Corporal, Company A, 29th Virginia Infantry Appears on a muster roll for Nov. & Dec., 1863 (Not dated) Re-Enlisted: When: Where: By whom: Period: Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Present Remarks:	Card 7 Appears on a muster roll for April 1, 1864, made under G. O. No. 27, A. & I. G. O., Rich'd, 1864. Re-Enlisted: When: April 1, 1862 Where: Lebanon, Va By whom: Capt. Jessee Period: 2 yrs Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Absent Remarks: Ab. on furlough
Card 8 Appears on a muster roll for Nov. & Dec., 1864 (Dated Dec. 31, 1864) Enlisted: When: Aug. 23, 1862 Where: Russell Co., Va By whom: Capt. Jessee Period: 2 yrs Last paid: By whom: To what time: Present or absent: Present Remarks:	Card 9 Appears on a Register of Prisoners of War. Where taken: Lexington, Ky Remarks: Sent to Vicksburg, Nov. 12, 62	Card 10 Appears on a List of prisoners of war shipped by Provost Marshal of Lexington, Ky., to Louisville, Ky. List dated: Not dated When arrested: Nov. 7 When shipped: Nov. 7
Card 11 Appears on a Receipt given by Maj. N. G. Watts, C. S. A. Agent for Exchange, to Capt. W. W. Bickford, U. S. A., Agent for Exchange, for Confederate prisoners of war received on board Steamer Metropolitan near Vicksburg, Miss., Dec. 4, 1862. Receipt dated: Not dated When captured: Oct. 15 Where captured: Lexington, Ky Residence: Age: 21; height 5 feet 5 1/2 inches. Eyes: blue; hair: light Complexion: light	Card 12 Appears on a Register of Payments on Descriptive Lists. When paid: Apl. 24, 1862 By whom: J. F. Fisher Amount: $50.00 Remarks: Bounty money	Card 13 Appears on a Register of Payments on Descriptive Lists. Period of service: From: July 1, 1862 To: Oct. 31, 1862 When paid: Dec. 18, 1862 By whom: C. E. Thames Amount: $44
Card 14 Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, for 3rd Qr., 1864 Date of issue: Sept. 27, 1864 Signature:	Card 15 Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, for 2 Qr., 1864 Date of issue: June 30, 1864 Signature: J. P. Gilmer	Card 16 No. 480 Vou. Abstract Payment J. P. Gilmore Bounty 40 April 21, 1862
Card 17 [$50 bounty for re-enlistment at Abingdon, Virginia, April 24, 1862. Signed by name.]