Jeremy Francis Gilmer Military person

Jeremy Francis Gilmer (February 23, 1818 – December 1, 1883) was an American soldier, mapmaker, and civil engineer most noted for his service as the Chief Engineer of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. As a major general, he oversaw the planning of the elaborate defenses of the city of Atlanta, Georgia.

Personal facts

Jeremy Francis Gilmer
Birth dateFebruary 23, 1818
Birth place
Guilford County North Carolina
Date of deathDecember 01, 1883
Place of death
Savannah Georgia

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Military person

allegiance
United States of America
Confederate States of America
military operations
American Civil War
Atlanta Campaign
Mexican–American War
Battle of Shiloh
service start1839
service end1839

Jeremy Francis Gilmer on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://dc.lib.unc.edu/gilmer
  2. http://www.generalsandbrevets.com/sgg/gilmer.htm