Alvan Cullem Gillem
Born: July 29, 1830
Birthplace: Gainesboro, Tennessee
Father: Samuel J. Gillem 1800 – 1875
(Buried: John F. Gillem Cemetery, Bloomington, Tennessee)
Mother: Rutha “Ruthy” Crook
Wife: Margaret A. Jones 1839 – 1878
(Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee)
Children:
Jennie Jarvis Gillem Donnell 1859 – 1884
(Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee)
Carrie Sinclair Gillem McMillan 1863 – 1944
(Buried: Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tennessee)
Colonel Alvan Cullem Gillem Jr. 1865 – 1935
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Education:
1851: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (11th in class)
Occupation before War:
1851: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Artillery
1851 – 1855: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Artillery
1851 – 1852: Served in the Seminole War in Florida
1852: Garrison Duty at East Pascagoula, Mississippi
1852 – 1853: Garrison Duty at New Orleans Barracks, Louisiana
1853 – 1854: Garrison Duty at Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1855 – 1861: 1st Lt. United States Army, 1st Artillery
1855 – 1856: Garrison Duty at Fort Monroe, Virginia
1856 – 1858: Garrison Duty at Fort McHenry, Maryland
1858: Garrison Duty at Fort Columbus, New York
1858 – 1859: Frontier Duty at San Antonio, Texas
1859 – 1860: Frontier Duty at Fort Clark, Texas
1860: Frontier Duty at Fort Brown, Texas
1860 – 1861: Duty at Key West Barracks, Florida
1861: Declined to be Captain in U.S. Army 19th Infantry Regiment
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain, United States Army, 1st Artillery, Vacated on same day
1861: Served in the Defenses of Fort Taylor, Florida
1861 – 1866: Captain and Staff Officer in United States Army
1861 – 1862: Brigade Quartermaster in Kentucky Operations
1862: Served in the Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky
1862: Brevetted Major for Gallantry, at Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky
1862: Chief Quartermaster for the Union, Army of the Ohio
1862: Served in the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee
1862: Served in the Siege of Corinth, Mississippi
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 10th Tennessee Union Infantry Regiment
1862: Provost Marshal for the City of Nashville, Tennessee
1863 – 1865: Tennessee State Adjutant General
1863 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Army Infantry
1863 – 1864: Commander of troops guarding Nashville Railroad
1864 – 1865: Commander of Expedition to Eastern, Tennessee
1864: Commander of surprise of Rebel Raiders in Greeneville, Tennessee
1864: Union Army Commander at Battle of Morristown, Tennessee
1864: Union Army Commander at Battle of Bull’s Gap, Tennessee
1864: Cavalry Commander in Stoneman’s Raid in Southwestern, Virginia
1864: Brevetted Lt. Colonel Gallantry at Battle of Marion, Virginia
1864: Served in the Capture of Saltville, Virginia
1865: Vice President to revise Constitution in Tennessee
1865: Tennessee State Representative
1865: Brevetted Colonel for his service in the War
1865: Brevetted Brigadier General for his service in the War
1865: Cavalry Division Commander, District of East Tennessee
1865: Served in Expedition to North Carolina
1865: Brevetted Major General for Gallantry Battle of Salisbury, North Carolina
1865: Served in the Skirmish at Morgantown, North Carolina
1865: Served in the Battle of Asheville, North Carolina
1865 – 1866: Union Army Commander, District of East Tennessee
1866 – 1869: Colonel of United States Army, 24th Infantry Regiment
1866: Served on Court Martial Duty in the Union Army
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on September 1st
Occupation after War:
1866 – 1869: Colonel of United States Army, 24th Infantry Regiment
1866: Served on Court Martial Duty in the Union Army
1867: U.S. Army, Commander of District of Mississippi
1868: U.S. Army, Commander of Sub – District of Mississippi
1869: U.S. Army, Commander of Fourth Military District
1869 – 1870: Colonel of United States Army, 11th Infantry Regiment
1870: Served on Frontier Duty at Galveston, Texas
1870 – 1875: Colonel of United States Army, 1st Cavalry Regiment
1873: Garrison Duty at Benicia Barracks, California
1873: Served in the Attack on the Lava Beds, California
1874 – 1875: Suffered from Softening of the brain
1875: Garrison Duty at Benicia Barracks, California
Died: December 2, 1875
Place of Death: near Nashville, Tennessee
Cause of Death: Softening of the brain
Age at time of Death: 45 years old
Burial Place: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee
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