William Gamble
Born: January 1, 1818
Birthplace: Lisnarick County, Fermanagh, Ireland
Father: Joseph Gamble 1788 – 1846
Mother: Martha Osborne 1788 – 1844
Wife: Sophia Fredreka Steingrandt 1821 – 1895
(Buried: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois)
Children:
Louise Doretta Gamble Huntoon 1842 – 1926
(Buried: Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Illinois)
Mary A. Gamble 1850 – 1912
(Buried: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois)
Hugo L. “Hugh” Gamble 1860 – 1915
(Buried: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois)
Education:
Studied Civil Engineering in England
Occupation before War:
Employee of Queen of England’s Surveying Office
Participated in the Northern Ireland Survey
1838: Immigrated to the United States from Ireland
1838 – 1843: Served in the United States Army, rising to Sgt. Major
Civil Engineer for the Chicago, Illinois Board of Public Works
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 8th Illinois Cavalry Regiment
1862: Wounded in the chest during the Virginia Peninsula Campaign
1862 – 1865: Colonel of 8th Illinois Cavalry Regiment
1863: On medical leave during the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
1863: Cavalry Brigade Commander at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1863 – 1865: Cavalry Commander Union Army Dept. of Washington
1863 – 1865: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.
Commander of Camp Stoneman Cavalry Remount Station
His soldiers often served against John Mosby’s partisan rangers
1864: Brevetted to the rank of Brigadier General in Union Army
1865 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers Cavalry
1866: Mustered out of Volunteer service on March 13th
Occupation after War:
1866: Major in United States Army 8th Cavalry Regiment
Died: December 30, 1866
Place of Death: Virgin Bay, Nicaragua
Cause of Death: Cholera
Age at time of Death: 48 years old
Burial Place: Virgin Grove Cemetery, Virgin Bay, Nicaragua
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