★ ★  Gillmore, Quincy A.

Quincy Adams Gillmore

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Born: February 28, 1825

Birthplace: Lorian County, Ohio

Father: Quartus Gillmore 1790 – 1869
(Buried: Cleveland Street Cemetery, Amherst, Ohio)​

Mother: Elizabeth “Betsy” Reid 1797 – 1876
(Buried: Cleveland Street Cemetery, Amherst, Ohio)​

Wife: Mary Isabella O’Maher 1821 – 1861
(Buried: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York)​

Children:

Major Quincy O’Maher Gillmore 1850 – 1923​
(Buried: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York)​
Louisa Elizabeth Gillmore 1853 – 1854​
(Buried: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York)​
William Budd Gillmore 1854 – 1916​
(Buried: Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City, New Jersey)​

Education:

1849: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (1st in class)​

Occupation before War:

1849 – 1853: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Corps of Engineers​
1852 – 1856: Assistant Instructor Practical Engineering at West Point​
1853 – 1856: 2nd Lt. United States Army, Corps of Engineers​
1855 – 1856: Treasurer at West Point Military Academy​
1855 – 1856: Quartermaster at West Point Military Academy​
Designed a new riding school at West Point Military Academy​
1856 – 1861: 1st Lt. United States Army, Corps of Engineers​
1856: Assistant Engineer at Fort Monroe for Construction​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1863: Captain, United States Army, Corps of Engineers​
1861 – 1862: Chief Engineer for Port Royal Expeditionary Corps​
1861 – 1862: Served in the construction of Fort on Hilton Head Island​
1862: Chief Engineer for the Siege of Fort Pulaski, Georgia​
1862: Brevetted Lt. Colonel for Gallantry at Capture of Fort Pulaski​
1862: Suffered from the effects of Malaria and went on leave​
1862: Assisted Governor of New York in sending troops for Union​
1862 – 1863: Brigadier General, Union Army Volunteers​
1862: Commander of Union Army Division in Covington, Kentucky​
1862: Commander of Union Army District of Western Virginia​
1862 – 1863: Commander, 1st Division Army of Kentucky​
1863: Suffered from Bronchitis and went on sick leave​
1863: Commander, Union Army District of Central Kentucky​
1863: Commander, Union Army Forces at Battle of Somerset, Kentucky​
1863: Brevetted Colonel for Gallantry at Battle of Somerset, Kentucky
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1863 – 1864: Union Army Commander, Department of the South​
1863 – 1874: Major, United States Army Corps of Engineers​
1863 – 1865: Major Genera,l Union Army Volunteers​
1863 – 1864: Union Army Commander, 10th Army Corps​
1863: Commander of Union Operations in Charleston, South Carolina, Morris Island​
1863: Commander for Union Bombardment of Fort Sumter, South Carolina​
1863: Commander of Union Army Forces at Fort Wagner, South Carolina​
1864: Commander of 10th Army Corps on the James River​
1864: Served in the Battles of Swift Creek and Chester Station​
1864: Served in the Battle of Drury’s Bluff, Virginia​
1864: Served in the Defenses of Bermuda Hundred​
1864: Commander of two divisions in Defense of Washington, D.C.​
1864: Injured in the left ankle joint when he fell on his horse July 14th
1864: President of Board for testing Ames Wrought Iron Cannon​
1864 – 1865: Served on tour of Inspections from Illinois to Florida​
1865: Brevetted Brig. General for Gallantry at Fort Wagner, South Carolina​
1865: Brevetted Major General for Gallantry at Morris Island, South Carolina​
1865: Resigned as Major General in the Union Army on Dec. 5th

Occupation after War:

1863 – 1874: Major, United States Army, Corps of Engineers​
1865 – 1866: Chief Engineer of 3rd​ Division of the Engineer Bureau​
1866 – 1867: Member of Special Board of Engineers for Iron Forts​
1866: Member of Board for Examining and improving D.C. Canal​
1866 – 1869: Superintendent of Fortifications on Staten Island, New York​
1869 – 1882: Superintendent of Coast Defenses on Cape Fear River​
1870 – 1882: Superintendent of Fortifications on Staten Island, New York​
1870 – 1882: Superintendent Engineer Surveys N.C, S.C., GA and Fla.​
1871 – 1882: Superintendent Engineer Charleston Harbor, South Carolina​
1871: Member of Board for testing Captain King’s Depressing Carriage​
1874 – 1883: Lt. Colonel United States Army Corps of Engineers​
1876 – 1877: Member of Board for Improvement of Pennsylvania Ave.​
1876 – 1878: Member Board for Foundation Washington Monument​
1879 – 1882: President of Mississippi River Commission​
1883 – 1888: Colonel United States Army Corps of Engineers​
1883 – 1884: Superintendent of Fortifications on Staten Island, New York​
1883 – 1884: Superintendent of Coast Defenses on Cape Fear River​
1883 – 1888: Superintendent Engineer Charleston Harbor, South Carolina​
1884 – 1888: President of Mississippi River Commission​
1886 – 1888: Member Board of Visitors Engineer School Willet’s Point​

Died: April 7, 1888

Place of Death: Brooklyn, New York

Cause of Death: Uremia and Bright’s disease (he suffered 8 yrs. From)

Age at time of Death: 63 years old

Burial Place: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York
 
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I haven't read all on the affair of being court-martialed in 1864. I think he was to go to Ft. Monroe on hold, where General Grant laid aside the complaint against him, desiring a personal interview. From the continuance of rank advancements, it seems the complaint was squelched.
Lubliner.
 
Gilllmore's second wife was Braxton Bragg's widow.
I am not able to find this anywhere even though I am not doubting you.
Gilmore's second wife, Laura Merrifield was first married to a New York businessman named Alexis Bragg, no relation to Braxton that I've seen.
 
Gilmore's second wife, Laura Merrifield was first married to a New York businessman named Alexis Bragg, no relation to Braxton that I've seen.
I realize that, I was putting out info that I found online and it just wasn't so.gentlemanrob pointed that out that inaccuracy when I posted last year. It was too late to edit or retract when He did and he told me not to rely on Wikipedia.
 
Sirs, by the man himself...

Siege and Reduction of Fort Pulaski by Quincy A. Gillmore

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Engineer and artillery operations against the defences of Charleston Harbor in 1863 by Quincy Adams Gillmore

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Cheers,
USS ALASKA
 
I realize that, I was putting out info that I found online and it just wasn't so.gentlemanrob pointed that out that inaccuracy when I posted last year. It was too late to edit or retract when He did and he told me not to rely on Wikipedia.
Wiki can be problematic. I usually look at it for a quick answer and then look for a second source to back it up.
 
Gillmore's failure to attack thinly held Confederate defenses during the 1st Battle of Petersburg (June 9, 1864) led to a major blow up between Gillmore and his commander, MG Benjamin Butler. Butler relieved Gillmore of command of Xth Corps and ordered him to Fort Monroe. Gillmore demanded a court-of-inquiry. Grant, wanting to tone down the issue, requested Butler to withdraw the order relieving Gillmore and have Gillmore request reassignment. This was done eliminating the need for the court, preserving Gillmore's and obtaining Butler's goal of removing Gillmore.
 
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