GDG- Colonel Harry Gilmore

Maria Gross confederate at worldnet.att.net
Tue Aug 29 16:42:18 CDT 2006


Jack,

Thanks for taking the time to respond. One thing I've learned is there are a
lot of ways to spell Gillmor <g>.

John Gross
confederate at att.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack Kelly" <jmkelly at norwoodlight.com>
To: "GDG" <gettysburg at arthes.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 11:39 AM
Subject: Re: GDG- Colonel Harry Gilmore


> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
> John,
>
> It is possible that Harry Gillmor (no "e", BTW) was wounded on May 12,
1864,
> but he was riding in early June.  When Early returned to the Valley in
June
> 1864, he sent Gillmor and his unit (six companies of partisan rangers at
the
> time, then consolidated with the 1st and 2nd MD Cavalry with Gillmor as
CO)
> to harass Hunter's Union rear guard retreating from the Valley.  I see no
> mention of his wounding at this time; however, Gillmor received four
wounds
> during the war so you could be right, although this was apparently a minor
> wound,  Gillmor did receive a serious wound in the neck at Bunker Hill VA
on
> 13 August 1864, which kept him inactive until October 1864.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jack Kelly
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Maria Gross" <confederate at worldnet.att.net>
> To: "GDG" <gettysburg at arthes.com>
> Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 9:41 PM
> Subject: GDG- Colonel Harry Gilmore
>
>
> > Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
> >
> >
> > I'm doing some research on Confederate Colonel Harry Gilmore and would
> > appreciate a little help. After Gettysburg he returned to the Shenandoah
> > Valley and I have a note of him being wounded in the lower back some
time
> > before the battle of New Market (May 15, 1864) by Major Charles Otis of
> > the
> > 21st New York Cavalry. I believe he received his wound on May 12, 1864,
> > but
> > I would like to confirm that. Thank you.
> >
> > John Gross
> > confederate at att.net
> >
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