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| Biography | |
| Born | 03/05/1844 | 
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| Birth Location | Russell Co. | 
| Died | 09/13/1922 | 
| Death Location | Russell Co., VA | 
| Father | Vincent Jessee | 
| Mother | Elizabeth Candler | 
| Married | 10/21/1868 01/06/1892 | 
| Spouses | Virginia A. Gilmer Celia F. Thompson | 
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| 29th Infantry | |
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Miscellaneous Information:
 Letter mention: Gilmer family
 Notes: Founding member of McElhaney Camp Confederate Veterans, 1896. Received Southern Cross of Honor from Daughters of the Confederacy, 1907. Combined two men. Cited in Russell County Death Records, Volume 1. 
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Military Information:
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| 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: To what time: 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: 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: Mar. 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 30, 1864 Signature: | Card 9 Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, for 3rd Qr., 1864 Date of issue: Sept. 27, 1864 Signature: | 
| Card 10 [$50 bounty for re-enlistment at Camp Cumbo, Russell County, April 26, 1862. Signed by name.] | ||