George Allen Gilreath
Born: September 26, 1835
Birthplace: Wilkes County, North Carolina
Father: Sgt. Noah Gilreath 1801 – 1853
(Buried: Alexander Gilreath Family Cemetery, Wilkes County, North Carolina)
Mother: Elizabeth Allen 1807 – 1862
(Buried: Alexander Gilreath Family Cemetery, Wilkes County, North Carolina)
Wife: Susana Gilbert 1840 – 1860
(Buried: Alexander Gilreath Family Cemetery, Wilkes County, North Carolina)
Children:
Sarah E. Gilreath 1855 –
Mary Ann Gilreath 1857 –
Harriet Gilreath 1860 –
Occupation before War:
Farmer in Wilkes County, North Carolina
Civil War Career:
1862: 1st Lt. Company B, 55th North Carolina Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1863: Captain, Company B, 55th North Carolina Infantry Regiment
1863: Killed on the 3rd Day at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Died: July 3, 1863
Place of Death: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Age at time of Death: 27 years old
Burial Place: Alexander Gilreath Family Cemetery, Wilkes County, North Carolina
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