Martin Gilman (abt. 1840 - 1863)

Born about 1840 in United States [uncertain]

Died 8 Sep 1863 at about age 23 in Beaufort, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Martin Gilman is a part of US Black heritage.

Private Martin Gilman served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 29 Apr 1863
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 54th Massachusetts Infantry

Martin Gilman was born about 1840^[1]. He served and made the ultimate sacrifice with the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War.

Occupations

• 1863^[1]: Farmer

Residences

• 1863: Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (military enlistment)^[1]

Military Service and Death

During the Civil War, he served as a Private in Company D of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color. He was about 23 years old, married and working as a farmer when he enlisted on 29 April 1863 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He was wounded in action on 18 July 1863 at the Second Battle of Fort Wagner.

He died at the General Hospital at Beaufort, South Carolina.^[1][2] His Compiled Military Service Record has conflicting dates for his death. The September/October 1863 muster roll lists 27 July 1863, but the company muster out roll lists 8 September 1863.^[2]

He is buried at Beaufort National Cemetery in Beaufort, South Carolina.^[3][4]

Sarah Lewis applied for a pension based on his service on 27 February 1903 (application 779434). She filed her application from Pennsylvania. She apparently was unsuccessful with her application, as there is no pension certificate number on the pension index card.^[5]

Research Notes

Research Done

☑ Marriage record at Ancestry.com Library Edition - none found. Raymoure-1 01:16, 21 May 2019 (UTC)

☑ Military pension at Fold3.com - none found. Raymoure-1 01:18, 21 May 2019 (UTC)

Raymoure-1 20:16, 17 April 2020 (UTC): No obvious vital records on Ancestry.com Library Edition.

Projects

• 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
• African American Civil War veterans of Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Emilio, McKay Roster p. 355
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Compiled Military Service Record: Gilman, Martin, Co. D, 54th Massachusetts Infantry, Compiled Military Service Record. Images available on Fold3.
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #2949446 (accessed 23 October 2022)
   Memorial page for PVT Martin Gilman (1840-8 Sep 1863), citing Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA (plot: 16, 1265); Maintained by James Ahaesy (contributor 49059682).
4. ↑ Department of Defense, Burial Registers
5. ↑ Military: "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"
   The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288; Roll: 176
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4654 #1428783 (accessed 23 October 2022)
   Name: Martin Gilmore [Martin Gilman]; Gender: Male; Unit: D. 54 Mass. Inf; Place Filed: Pennsylvania, USA; Relation to Head: Soldier; Spouse: Mary E Davis; Roll number: 176.

• Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Quartermaster General. (09/18/1947–08/01/1962). Burial Registers of Military Post and National Cemeteries, compiled ca. 1862–ca. 1960. ARC ID: 4478151. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; database and digital images, "U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960," Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012 (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 September 2018); Grave Site #1265.
• Emilio, Luis Fenollosa. History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Book Co., 1891 (1st ed.) and 1894 (2nd ed.)
• Fold3.com. "Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900." National Archives Catalog #2588825. "Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900, compiled 1949 - 1949, documenting the period 1861 - 1942." Free Access Black History Collection Records 5-28 February 2019.