Giles
Chapman
Born in Newberry County, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Nathan Chapman
and Sophia (Abney) Chapman
Brother of
John Abney Chapman, Martha (Chapman) Cromley, Minerva Susan Ann (Chapman) Lovelace and Eleanor Hamilton (Chapman) Chappell
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 28
in Puerto de la Angostura, Coahuila, Mexico
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Dec 2018
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Biography
Pvt Giles Chapman served with the United States Army during the Mexican-American War
Service Started: June 18, 1846
Unit(s): 2nd Regiment of Indiana Volunteers
Service Ended: February 23, 1847
Service Started: June 18, 1846
Unit(s): 2nd Regiment of Indiana Volunteers
Service Ended: February 23, 1847
Giles was born in 1818. He was the son of John Chapman and Sophia Abney. He was killed in 1847. Giles was in Vanderburgh County, Indiana when he was enlisted in the 2nd Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry on 18 Jun 1846, at New Albany, Indiana, by Colonel Samuel Churchill.[1] He was posted to Captain Walkers company "K",[2] and he is listed as one of Captain Walkers men killed in action at the Battle of Buena Vista, Mexico.[3]
List of men Killed in Action, Cpt Walker's Company "K"[4]
- Capt. William Walker
- Pvt. Alfred Williams
- Pvt. Obadiah Lansbury
- Pvt. J. C. Higginbotham
- Pvt. Giles Chapman
- Pvt. V. Seasely or Teasley
- Pvt. Edmund Wyatt
- Pvt. Thomas Smith
Sources
- ↑ Indiana Soldiers, 2nd Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Mexican War, Company K
- ↑ "United States Mexican War Index and Service Records, 1846-1848", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLXQ-5XP5 : 13 March 2018), Giles Chapman, 1846-1848.
- ↑ Wikipedia Battle of Buena Vista.
- ↑ BATTLE OF BUENA VISTA (LA ANGOSTURA), MEXICO, FEBRUARY 23, 1847
- Find A Grave: Memorial #117238466
- Giles Chapman of Bridlington and his descendants Jesse Pugh Chapman, Jr.
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