Arthur W. Gloster

[Biscoitos]

Arthur W. Gloster was a Lieut of Engineers, CSA.
He also was, or had been, a railroad engineer.
Does anyone out there (Dave Brt maybe?) have information about his wartime activities?
I have the OR references and his service record.

What was his RR experience pre war?

Thanks in advance for your help

 

[Lubliner]

Arthur W. Gloster was a Lieut of Engineers, CSA.
He also was, or had been, a railroad engineer.
Does anyone out there (Dave Brt maybe?) have information about his wartime activities?
I have the OR references and his service record.

What was his RR experience pre war?

Thanks in advance for your help

Was there much on him in the OR?
Lubliner.

 

[Biscoitos]

Was there much on him in the OR?
Lubliner.

Not a great deal.

He was commended by Pemberton for his role in the Vicksburg Seige ORA 24 Parts 1 & 2

Listed as in charge of various units of Engineers in the Army of Tennessee. But no details of his activities.
ORA Volumes 31 Part 3, 32 Parts 2 & 3 and 38 Part 3.

 

[Lubliner]

Not a great deal.

He was commended by Pemberton for his role in the Vicksburg Seige ORA 24 Parts 1 & 2

Listed as in charge of various units of Engineers in the Army of Tennessee. But no details of his activities.
ORA Volumes 31 Part 3, 32 Parts 2 & 3 and 38 Part 3.

It may be possible to locate the units of engineers he was in charge of and therefore infer what his assignments were. This may be a building block for some sort of biography information about him.
Lubliner.

 

[Biscoitos]

It may be possible to locate the units of engineers he was in charge of and therefore infer what his assignments were. This may be a building block for some sort of biography information about him.
Lubliner.

Good suggestion.
"Go Mocs"
That's another Rock City first down.

 

[Lubliner]

Good suggestion.
"Go Mocs"
That's another Rock City first down.

Have you had any more locating information on Arthur Gloster?
Lubliner.

 

[Biscoitos]

Have you had any more locating information on Arthur Gloster?
Lubliner.

No, I have had to focus on more pressing research topics.

 

[Lubliner]

No, I have had to focus on more pressing research topics.

Same always happens here with me. Taking the big sidetrack cut-off!
Lubliner.

 

[Biscoitos]

Same always happens here with me. Taking the big sidetrack cut-off!
Lubliner.

Watch Out!
Remember Casey Jones at Vaughn, Mississippi.
April 30, 1900!

 

[Lubliner]

Watch Out!
Remember Casey Jones at Vaughn, Mississippi.
April 30, 1900!

I remember coming through Tupelo and stopping in at their local McDonalds, summer of 1990. The only thing in that food-stop that wasn't of Elvis Presley was the full Casey Jones poster on the back wall.
Lubliner.

 

[USS ALASKA]

Arthur Willis Gloster was sworn into the Army of Tennessee in May of 1861, at Randolph, a small town on the Mississippi River. He and Nathan Bedford Forrest were sworn in together in the Cavalry Company of Captain White of Memphis, their hands together on the same Bible.

Captain Gloster was an engineer with the Army of Tennessee and was at Island No. 10, Shiloh, Corinth and many other fields of battles and skirmishes before being captured when Vicksburg fell. He was exchanged the following October at Demopolis, Alabama and ordered to Missionary Ridge where he was placed in command of Company C of the 3rd Regiment Engineers.

He later was sent to Atlanta to build wagons and boats for the pontoon trains of the Army. He remained in command of this train, building bridges over the streams crossed by the Army of Tennessee until the end of the War.

After the War, Captain Gloster was engaged in locating and constructing some of the most important railroad lines in the South. He built the railroad line in Mississippi which produced the town of Gloster, Mississippi so named in his honor.

MAJ Arthur Willis Gloster (1832-1902) - Find a...

Son of Arthur Brehon Gloster and Mary Hayes Willis. Husband of Jeannie Foster Scott. Father of: Mary Grundy Gloster Jeannie S Gloster Sallie Rowan Gloster Arthur B Gloster William Odie Gloster Lane H Gloster Flora Nell Gloster Barney Scott Gloster Arthur Willis Gloster was sworn into the...

www.findagrave.com

Not sure that helps,
USS ALASKA

 

[Biscoitos]

Arthur Willis Gloster was sworn into the Army of Tennessee in May of 1861, at Randolph, a small town on the Mississippi River. He and Nathan Bedford Forrest were sworn in together in the Cavalry Company of Captain White of Memphis, their hands together on the same Bible.

Captain Gloster was an engineer with the Army of Tennessee and was at Island No. 10, Shiloh, Corinth and many other fields of battles and skirmishes before being captured when Vicksburg fell. He was exchanged the following October at Demopolis, Alabama and ordered to Missionary Ridge where he was placed in command of Company C of the 3rd Regiment Engineers.

He later was sent to Atlanta to build wagons and boats for the pontoon trains of the Army. He remained in command of this train, building bridges over the streams crossed by the Army of Tennessee until the end of the War.

After the War, Captain Gloster was engaged in locating and constructing some of the most important railroad lines in the South. He built the railroad line in Mississippi which produced the town of Gloster, Mississippi so named in his honor.

MAJ Arthur Willis Gloster (1832-1902) - Find a...

Son of Arthur Brehon Gloster and Mary Hayes Willis. Husband of Jeannie Foster Scott. Father of: Mary Grundy Gloster Jeannie S Gloster Sallie Rowan Gloster Arthur B Gloster William Odie Gloster Lane H Gloster Flora Nell Gloster Barney Scott Gloster Arthur Willis Gloster was sworn into the...

www.findagrave.com

Not sure that helps,
USS ALASKA

Arthur Willis Gloster was sworn into the Army of Tennessee in May of 1861, at Randolph, a small town on the Mississippi River. He and Nathan Bedford Forrest were sworn in together in the Cavalry Company of Captain White of Memphis, their hands together on the same Bible.

Captain Gloster was an engineer with the Army of Tennessee and was at Island No. 10, Shiloh, Corinth and many other fields of battles and skirmishes before being captured when Vicksburg fell. He was exchanged the following October at Demopolis, Alabama and ordered to Missionary Ridge where he was placed in command of Company C of the 3rd Regiment Engineers.

He later was sent to Atlanta to build wagons and boats for the pontoon trains of the Army. He remained in command of this train, building bridges over the streams crossed by the Army of Tennessee until the end of the War.

After the War, Captain Gloster was engaged in locating and constructing some of the most important railroad lines in the South. He built the railroad line in Mississippi which produced the town of Gloster, Mississippi so named in his honor.

MAJ Arthur Willis Gloster (1832-1902) - Find a...

Son of Arthur Brehon Gloster and Mary Hayes Willis. Husband of Jeannie Foster Scott. Father of: Mary Grundy Gloster Jeannie S Gloster Sallie Rowan Gloster Arthur B Gloster William Odie Gloster Lane H Gloster Flora Nell Gloster Barney Scott Gloster Arthur Willis Gloster was sworn into the...

www.findagrave.com

Not sure that helps,
USS ALASKA

It does indeed help.
Thank you
The write up at the top of your post is not directly from Find a Grave, what is the source please?

 

[USS ALASKA]

The write up at the top of your post is not directly from Find a Grave, what is the source please?

Sir, everything posted came from the attached link.

Cheers,
USS ALASKA

 

[farrargirl]

It does indeed help.
Thank you
The write up at the top of your post is not directly from Find a Grave, what is the source please?

A lot of people don't look further down into the "photos added" section of FAG. This is where @USS ALASKA referenced the newspaper article he included. I have been a member and volunteer for 15 or so years. I always add obituaries, etc. to a person profile, whether they are my family or not…..

 

[Biscoitos]

A lot of people don't look further down into the "photos added" section of FAG. This is where @USS ALASKA referenced the newspaper article he included. I have been a member and volunteer for 15 or so years. I always add obituaries, etc. to a person profile, whether they are my family or not…..

Mea culpa. I too, am a member and volunteer, but only for about 6 or 7 years.
Also, I check out on FAG almost everyone that I run across. Marriage years and places can sometimes be revealing. I also check for children as their birth years and places may be enlightening as to where the family may have "refugeed".
However (this is my humble excuse or explanation for dropping the ball on Gloster),
I am used to finding the bio, etc., directly beneath the main entry. The "Read More" I completely overlooked.

Farrargirl, I also do read most of your posts and see your kind and helpful work, not to mention your expertise.
God Bless

 

[Lubliner]

The "Read More" I completely overlooked.

Our exam in Western Civ 102 had an essay question taken from the Suggested Reading block within the context of the chapter. After receiving the 'F', I had to ask where it was covered. "Oh".
Lubliner.

 

[farrargirl]

Mea culpa. I too, am a member and volunteer, but only for about 6 or 7 years.
Also, I check out on FAG almost everyone that I run across. Marriage years and places can sometimes be revealing. I also check for children as their birth years and places may be enlightening as to where the family may have "refugeed".
However (this is my humble excuse or explanation for dropping the ball on Gloster),
I am used to finding the bio, etc., directly beneath the main entry. The "Read More" I completely overlooked.

Farrargirl, I also do read most of your posts and see your kind and helpful work, not to mention your expertise.
God Bless

What a kind person you are, @Biscoitos! Thank you so much…