George W. Gile (1830 - 1896) - Find A Grave Memorial

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George W. Gile

Birth:	Jan. 25, 1830 Bethlehem Grafton County New Hampshire, USA
Death:	Feb. 26, 1896 Philadelphia Philadelphia County Pennsylvania, USA
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Commissioned in the Civil War as a 1st Lieutenant in the 22nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He was then commissioned in the 88th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, eventually becoming its Colonel and commander. He was severely wounded in the leg during the Battle of Antietam. Upon partial recovery of his injury he was commissioned into the Veterans Reserve Corps as Colonel and commander of the 9th VRC. He was stationed in the defenses of Washington, DC, eventually commanding a brigade of the VRC. During the July 1864 Confederate strike against Washington, he led his brigade in the repulse of the attacking Rebels on the Nation's Capital. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on May 6, 1865 for "energy and good conduct in assisting to repel the attack upon Fort Slocum, DC". His grave is unmarked. (bio by: Russ Dodge) Search Amazon for George W. Gile

Burial: Mount Moriah Cemetery Philadelphia Philadelphia County Pennsylvania, USA Plot: Section 203, Lot 37 [unmarked]
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