From Powell's Records of Living Officers of the U.S. Army
Jennings, Gilbert S. (First Lieut. and Bvt. Capt. U.S.A.) Born in New York, May 1 1817. Retired; app. from N.Y. - Civil life. Actual rank - Major 26th N.Y. Vols. May 21 '61 ; Lieut.-Col. Sept. 20 '62 ; must. out May 28 '63 ; Major vet. Res. Corps July 16 '63 ; acc. July 23 '63 ; Lieut. Col. Sept. 25 '62 ; acc. Oct. 3 '62 ; mustered out Sept. 11 '66 ; 2d Lieut. 43d Inf. Jan. 22 '67 ; acc. March 28 '67 ; transferred to 1st. Inf. April 8 '69 ; 1st Lieut. May 4 '73 ; retired June 28 '78, for disability resulting from wound received in line of duty (sec. 1251, rev. stats.). Brevet rank - 1st Lieut. Bvt. March 2 '67 for gallant and meritorious services in the battle of Groveton, Va. ; Captain Bvt. March 2 '67 for gallant and meritorious services in the battle of Fredericksburg, Va. ; Col. Vol. Bvt. March 13 '65 doe gallant and meritorious services during the war. History - Grandfather served in Gen. Washington's Army during the Revolutionary War. Father was an officer of artillery in New York Harbor during the War of '12-'14 ; in NY Uniformed Militia from '38 to '61 ; Captain Rochester Citizen's Corps Co. E, 54th N.Y.S.M. from '53 to April '61.
His burial record notes, tragically, that this decorated war hero died due to "suffocation by gas".
Jennings, Gilbert S. (First Lieut. and Bvt. Capt. U.S.A.) Born in New York, May 1 1817. Retired; app. from N.Y. - Civil life. Actual rank - Major 26th N.Y. Vols. May 21 '61 ; Lieut.-Col. Sept. 20 '62 ; must. out May 28 '63 ; Major vet. Res. Corps July 16 '63 ; acc. July 23 '63 ; Lieut. Col. Sept. 25 '62 ; acc. Oct. 3 '62 ; mustered out Sept. 11 '66 ; 2d Lieut. 43d Inf. Jan. 22 '67 ; acc. March 28 '67 ; transferred to 1st. Inf. April 8 '69 ; 1st Lieut. May 4 '73 ; retired June 28 '78, for disability resulting from wound received in line of duty (sec. 1251, rev. stats.). Brevet rank - 1st Lieut. Bvt. March 2 '67 for gallant and meritorious services in the battle of Groveton, Va. ; Captain Bvt. March 2 '67 for gallant and meritorious services in the battle of Fredericksburg, Va. ; Col. Vol. Bvt. March 13 '65 doe gallant and meritorious services during the war. History - Grandfather served in Gen. Washington's Army during the Revolutionary War. Father was an officer of artillery in New York Harbor during the War of '12-'14 ; in NY Uniformed Militia from '38 to '61 ; Captain Rochester Citizen's Corps Co. E, 54th N.Y.S.M. from '53 to April '61.
His burial record notes, tragically, that this decorated war hero died due to "suffocation by gas".
From Powell's Records of Living Officers of the U.S. Army
Jennings, Gilbert S. (First Lieut. and Bvt. Capt. U.S.A.) Born in New York, May 1 1817. Retired; app. from N.Y. - Civil life. Actual rank - Major 26th N.Y. Vols. May 21 '61 ; Lieut.-Col. Sept. 20 '62 ; must. out May 28 '63 ; Major vet. Res. Corps July 16 '63 ; acc. July 23 '63 ; Lieut. Col. Sept. 25 '62 ; acc. Oct. 3 '62 ; mustered out Sept. 11 '66 ; 2d Lieut. 43d Inf. Jan. 22 '67 ; acc. March 28 '67 ; transferred to 1st. Inf. April 8 '69 ; 1st Lieut. May 4 '73 ; retired June 28 '78, for disability resulting from wound received in line of duty (sec. 1251, rev. stats.). Brevet rank - 1st Lieut. Bvt. March 2 '67 for gallant and meritorious services in the battle of Groveton, Va. ; Captain Bvt. March 2 '67 for gallant and meritorious services in the battle of Fredericksburg, Va. ; Col. Vol. Bvt. March 13 '65 doe gallant and meritorious services during the war. History - Grandfather served in Gen. Washington's Army during the Revolutionary War. Father was an officer of artillery in New York Harbor during the War of '12-'14 ; in NY Uniformed Militia from '38 to '61 ; Captain Rochester Citizen's Corps Co. E, 54th N.Y.S.M. from '53 to April '61.
His burial record notes, tragically, that this decorated war hero died due to "suffocation by gas".
Jennings, Gilbert S. (First Lieut. and Bvt. Capt. U.S.A.) Born in New York, May 1 1817. Retired; app. from N.Y. - Civil life. Actual rank - Major 26th N.Y. Vols. May 21 '61 ; Lieut.-Col. Sept. 20 '62 ; must. out May 28 '63 ; Major vet. Res. Corps July 16 '63 ; acc. July 23 '63 ; Lieut. Col. Sept. 25 '62 ; acc. Oct. 3 '62 ; mustered out Sept. 11 '66 ; 2d Lieut. 43d Inf. Jan. 22 '67 ; acc. March 28 '67 ; transferred to 1st. Inf. April 8 '69 ; 1st Lieut. May 4 '73 ; retired June 28 '78, for disability resulting from wound received in line of duty (sec. 1251, rev. stats.). Brevet rank - 1st Lieut. Bvt. March 2 '67 for gallant and meritorious services in the battle of Groveton, Va. ; Captain Bvt. March 2 '67 for gallant and meritorious services in the battle of Fredericksburg, Va. ; Col. Vol. Bvt. March 13 '65 doe gallant and meritorious services during the war. History - Grandfather served in Gen. Washington's Army during the Revolutionary War. Father was an officer of artillery in New York Harbor during the War of '12-'14 ; in NY Uniformed Militia from '38 to '61 ; Captain Rochester Citizen's Corps Co. E, 54th N.Y.S.M. from '53 to April '61.
His burial record notes, tragically, that this decorated war hero died due to "suffocation by gas".
Inscription
Captain US Army; Age 76 Years
