Elias C. Gillaspie (abt. 1842 - 1862)

Born about 1842 in Livingston, Missouri, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died 10 Jul 1862 at about age 20 in Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States

Biography

Private Elias Gillaspie served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 22 Dec 1861
Mustered out: 10 Jul 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. "K," 23rd Missouri Infantry

Private Elias Gillaspie died of typhoid on parole as a POW during the US Civil War.

Elias C. Gillaspie was born about 1842 in either Clay, Indiana, or Livingston, Missouri, United States, son of John Fleshman Gillaspie and Mary (Owen) Gillaspie.^[1]

His siblings were:

1. Exena Gillaspie
2. Thomas Logan Gillaspie
3. Gilbert G. Gillaspie
4. William W Gillaspie
5. Mahulda Elzora (Gillaspie) McClellen
6. James N. Gillaspie
7. Susan E. Gillaspie
8. John Usher Gillaspie
9. Lulu Gillaspie

Elias enlisted as a Private in Company "K" of the 23rd Missouri Infantry on 22 December 1861 at Chillicoth. A notation on his service record states that he was wounded in action at Shiloh on 6 April 1862 and captured.^[2] He was paroled on 28 May 1862 in Montgomery, Alabama. He was taken with typhoid and sent to the hospital in Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, where he died on 10 July 1862.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860," database with images, citing Page: 20; Affiliate Publication Number: M653, FamilySearch Record: MHZC-3H3 (accessed 28 January 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSZ-69N, Elisha Gillispie (18) in Jackson Township, Livingston, Missouri, United States. Born in Indiana.
2. ↑ Military: "Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, citing military unit Twenty-third Infantry, A-R, NARA microfilm publication M405 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1964), roll 784, FamilySearch Record: FF13-KQ2 (accessed 28 January 2023) http://www.fold3.com/document.php?doc=238079356&xid=215&p=ma, Name: Elias C Gillespie; Military Service Date: 1862; Military Service Place: Missouri; Event Type: Military Service; Publishable Roll Number: 784; Image File Name: 1401.jp2; Multi Record Type: Military; Record Group Number: 94.
3. ↑ Military: "Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, citing military unit Twenty-third Infantry, F-G, NARA microfilm publication M405 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1964), roll 556, FamilySearch Record: FFBD-NTS (accessed 28 January 2023) http://www.fold3.com/document.php?doc=231816363&xid=215&p=ma, Name: Elias C Gillespie; Military Service Date: 1865; Military Service Place: Missouri; Age: 19; Event Type: Military Service; Publishable Roll Number: 556; Image File Name: 1564.jp2; Multi Record Type: Military; Record Group Number: 94.

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: K2HW-SC8

Acknowledgments

• Profile Gillaspie-32 was created through the import of Hess-King_5gen.ged on Oct 25, 2012 by Ken Hess.