Quincy Adams Gillmore
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
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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