Cornelius Gilbert (abt. 1842 - 1862)

Born about 1842 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

Died 21 Jul 1862 at about age 20 in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Corp. Cornelius Gilbert served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1861
Mustered out: 21 Jul 1862 (DOW)
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 38th Virginia Infantry

Cornelius Gilbert was born about 1842 in Pittsylvania, Virginia to Preston and Elizabeth Gilbert.

1850: At Pittsylvania, Virginia:^[1]

Preston Gilbert Male 45 Virginia

Elizabeth Gilbert Female 34 Virginia

George Gilbert Male 14 Virginia

William Gilbert Male 12 Virginia

Ann Gilbert Female 10 Virginia

Cornelious Gilbert Male 8 Virginia

Mary Jane Gilbert Female 1 Virginia

In 1860 the Gilbert family was living in Swansonville in southern Pittsylvania. Cornelius was the middle child of seven. Preston and Elizabeth's children:

1. George H. 1837
2. William P. 1839
3. Ann E. 1841
4. CORNELIUS GILBERT 1843
5. Mary J. 1849
6. Sarah F. 1851
7. Letitia F. 1853

In 1861, Cornelius enlisted in the CSA, and joined the 38th Virginia Infantry, Company D, as Corporal, Color Guard. He was in the assault on the Union entrenched on Malvern Hill overlooking Richmond on July 1, 1862. Wounded, he would die of injuries on July 21, 1862.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DV-RNP : 12 April 2016), Cornelious Gilbert in household of Preston Gilbert, Pittsylvania county, part of, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States; citing family 327, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRS2-JWL : 10 March 2018), Cornelius Gilbert, 21 Jul 1862; citing Richmond, Virginia, reference 16th entry; FHL microfilm 2,048,580.
• "Confederate Soldiers of Pittsylvania County & Danville", Mike K. Williams, 1988.
• 1860 census Swansonville, Southern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia, CORNELIUS GILBERT

Research Note

Relative?

Mary A Thompson in the Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917

Name: Mary A Thompson [Mary A Gilbert]

Birth Date: abt 1828

Death Date: 28 Mar 1865

Death Place: Pittsd., Virginia

Death Age: 37

Race: White

Gender: Female

Father Name: Cornelius Gilbert

Mother Name: Elizabeth

FHL Film Number: 33327