Veteran Civil War, Private, Company G, 45th PA Infantry Regiment (Co G 45th PA Inf); enlisted on 29 Feb 1864 at Wellsboro, Tioga County PA; killed in action at the Battle of Cold Harbor on 3 Jun 1864. He participated in a large frontal assault that was attempted and failed with heavy casualties on Confederate defensive positions in the area of Cold Harbor VA. In the predawn hours of the battle, Company G 45th was serving picket duty, but at dawn on 3 Jun 1864, the unit was shifted into the frontal assault with Company G in charge of attempting a flanking maneuver to silence a CSA artillery battery. They completed the mission neutralizing the battery staff and horses, but Private Gile was shot dead and left in the field. The battle was quite fluid, shifting to the south and Petersburg, so thousands were left dead in the field along many miles of recurring engagements over two weeks. He was lost in the field, or if recovered, was buried as an unknown soldier at Cold Harbor National Cemetery; and thus is memorized here with his parents. Son of Roswell "Rosel" Gile (1800 - 1872) and Sarah "Sally" Adams Gile (1798 - 1860). The family originated and migrated to Charleston, Tioga County PA. He was married to Maria Gile who collected a pension in 1890 and was a resident of Potter County PA.
Veteran Civil War, Private, Company G, 45th PA Infantry Regiment (Co G 45th PA Inf); enlisted on 29 Feb 1864 at Wellsboro, Tioga County PA; killed in action at the Battle of Cold Harbor on 3 Jun 1864. He participated in a large frontal assault that was attempted and failed with heavy casualties on Confederate defensive positions in the area of Cold Harbor VA. In the predawn hours of the battle, Company G 45th was serving picket duty, but at dawn on 3 Jun 1864, the unit was shifted into the frontal assault with Company G in charge of attempting a flanking maneuver to silence a CSA artillery battery. They completed the mission neutralizing the battery staff and horses, but Private Gile was shot dead and left in the field. The battle was quite fluid, shifting to the south and Petersburg, so thousands were left dead in the field along many miles of recurring engagements over two weeks. He was lost in the field, or if recovered, was buried as an unknown soldier at Cold Harbor National Cemetery; and thus is memorized here with his parents. Son of Roswell "Rosel" Gile (1800 - 1872) and Sarah "Sally" Adams Gile (1798 - 1860). The family originated and migrated to Charleston, Tioga County PA. He was married to Maria Gile who collected a pension in 1890 and was a resident of Potter County PA.
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