Timeline
Birth- 1845
1844
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)- Age: 18 years
Regiment
Massachusetts 5th Volunteer Infantry Militia (Union)
Regiment
Massachusetts 5th Volunteer Infantry Militia, Company K (Union)
State
Massachusetts, United States of America
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Served For
United States of America
Enlistment- Sep 19, 1862-Age: 18 years
Massachusetts
Private
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)- Age: 19 years
Regiment
Massachusetts 2nd Heavy Artillery (Union)
Regiment
Massachusetts 2nd Heavy Artillery, Battery G (Union)
State
Massachusetts, United States of America
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Served For
United States of America
Enlistment- Dec 7, 1863-Age: 19 years
Massachusetts
Private
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)
Regiment
Massachusetts 56th Volunteer Infantry (Union)
Regiment
Massachusetts 56th Volunteer Infantry, Company I (Union)
State
Massachusetts, United States of America
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Served For
United States of America
Enlistment- Feb 4, 1864
Massachusetts
Private
Residence- Ages: 19 - 18 years
Date
Sep 12, 1862
Place
Waltham, Massachusetts
Date
Jan 30, 1864
Place
Waltham, Massachusetts
Military Service
Gold Star
Prisoner of War
No
Wounded
No
Enlistment- Jan 30, 1864-Ages: 19 - 18 years
Sep 12, 1862
Massachusetts
Private
Massachusetts
Private
Discharge
Date
Jul 2, 1863
Place
Camp Lander, Wenham, Massachusetts
Date
Dec 16, 1863
Info
disch
Battle
Jerusalem Plank Road
Date
Jun 23, 1864
Place
Petersburg, VA
Info
Killed
Private
Death- Jan 30, 1864-Age: 19 years
Other Facts
Military Age
18
Military Age
19
Occupation
Confectioner
Occupation
Farmer
Name
John E. Gillespie
Name
John E Gillespie
Name
John E Gillispie
Name
John Gillespie