George Lewis Gillespie Jr. Military person

George Gillespie, Jr., (October 7, 1841 – September 27, 1913) was an American soldier who received the highest military decoration that the United States bestows to members of the military, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the American Civil War.

Personal facts

George Lewis Gillespie Jr.
Birth dateOctober 07, 1841
Birth place
Kingston Tennessee
Date of deathSeptember 27, 1913
Place of death
Saratoga Springs New York
Resting place
West Point Cemetery

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Military person

allegiance
United States of America
Union
award
Medal of Honor
military operations
American Civil War
military branch
United States Army
Union Army
military command
Department of the East
Chief of Engineers
service start1862
service end1905

George Lewis Gillespie Jr. on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://web.archive.org/web/20050306112931/http:/www.hq.usace.army.mil/history/coe2.htm#25
  2. http://www.cmohs.org/medal-types.php
  3. http://www.hq.usace.army.mil/history/coe2.htm#25
  4. http://www.signal.army.mil/ocos/ac/Edition,%20Summer/Summer%2002/MOHover.htm
  5. http://www.usace.army.mil/History/Pages/Commanders.aspx