Private, Company F, 4th Regiment Iowa Infantry (Teamster)
Service: January 7, 1861 – Sept 4, 1864
Gilbert then became a scout under Union Captain Edwin Terrell to detect and operate against guerrilla activity in the vicinity of Louisville, Kentucky. 30 members of the Shelby County Home Guard and its Captain, Edwin Terrell were put on the federal payroll on April 1, 1865. It was in response to the slaughter of 35 Union cowboys by Confederate guerrillas in Shelby County and to William Clarke Quantrill's entrance into Kentucky.
Gilbert was killed by one of William Quantrill’s men, Dick Mitchell. He was shot through the head and killed instantly.
After 155 years in Sept 2020, I was able to get Gilbert a headstone through the VA. It was the least I could do for my gr uncle. Now he will never be forgotten. J Hiller
Service: January 7, 1861 – Sept 4, 1864
Gilbert then became a scout under Union Captain Edwin Terrell to detect and operate against guerrilla activity in the vicinity of Louisville, Kentucky. 30 members of the Shelby County Home Guard and its Captain, Edwin Terrell were put on the federal payroll on April 1, 1865. It was in response to the slaughter of 35 Union cowboys by Confederate guerrillas in Shelby County and to William Clarke Quantrill's entrance into Kentucky.
Gilbert was killed by one of William Quantrill’s men, Dick Mitchell. He was shot through the head and killed instantly.
After 155 years in Sept 2020, I was able to get Gilbert a headstone through the VA. It was the least I could do for my gr uncle. Now he will never be forgotten. J Hiller
Private, Company F, 4th Regiment Iowa Infantry (Teamster)
Service: January 7, 1861 – Sept 4, 1864
Gilbert then became a scout under Union Captain Edwin Terrell to detect and operate against guerrilla activity in the vicinity of Louisville, Kentucky. 30 members of the Shelby County Home Guard and its Captain, Edwin Terrell were put on the federal payroll on April 1, 1865. It was in response to the slaughter of 35 Union cowboys by Confederate guerrillas in Shelby County and to William Clarke Quantrill's entrance into Kentucky.
Gilbert was killed by one of William Quantrill’s men, Dick Mitchell. He was shot through the head and killed instantly.
After 155 years in Sept 2020, I was able to get Gilbert a headstone through the VA. It was the least I could do for my gr uncle. Now he will never be forgotten. J Hiller
Service: January 7, 1861 – Sept 4, 1864
Gilbert then became a scout under Union Captain Edwin Terrell to detect and operate against guerrilla activity in the vicinity of Louisville, Kentucky. 30 members of the Shelby County Home Guard and its Captain, Edwin Terrell were put on the federal payroll on April 1, 1865. It was in response to the slaughter of 35 Union cowboys by Confederate guerrillas in Shelby County and to William Clarke Quantrill's entrance into Kentucky.
Gilbert was killed by one of William Quantrill’s men, Dick Mitchell. He was shot through the head and killed instantly.
After 155 years in Sept 2020, I was able to get Gilbert a headstone through the VA. It was the least I could do for my gr uncle. Now he will never be forgotten. J Hiller
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Buried on 4/15/1865 in the Military Section of the cemetery; grave has no marker.
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