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Maj Joseph Lewis Gaul

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Maj Joseph Lewis Gaul

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
3 May 1918 (aged 81)
Norwood, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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Section 23, Lot 36
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Son of Adam Gaul and Harriett Rothwell. Union Civil War veteran, served with Company C, 5th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
Siblings: Sarah, John Frederick, Mary Elizabeth, Emily G., Adam, Harriet Rothwell, Jacob Henry, William A., Annie, Franklin P., and Laura Annie

Wife: Mary Elizabeth Free, married 1866

He enlisted April 20, 1861, mustered May 9 at Camp Harrison, Ohio, as a private with Co. C, 5th Ohio Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company June 19, 1861, to re-enlist that day with the three-year organization at the rank of 1st sergeant. He was promoted to commissary sergeant July 1, 1864, to 1st lieutenant of Co. H February 23, 1865, and honorably discharged with his company July 26, 1865.

The War Department never gave him the rank of major. Perhaps he served with the post-war regular army but rising to that rank given the seniority system in play is unlikely. Apparently, it was a honorary title bestowed upon a civilian.
(Courtesy Dennis Brandt)

Son of Adam Gaul and Harriett Rothwell. Union Civil War veteran, served with Company C, 5th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
Siblings: Sarah, John Frederick, Mary Elizabeth, Emily G., Adam, Harriet Rothwell, Jacob Henry, William A., Annie, Franklin P., and Laura Annie

Wife: Mary Elizabeth Free, married 1866

He enlisted April 20, 1861, mustered May 9 at Camp Harrison, Ohio, as a private with Co. C, 5th Ohio Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company June 19, 1861, to re-enlist that day with the three-year organization at the rank of 1st sergeant. He was promoted to commissary sergeant July 1, 1864, to 1st lieutenant of Co. H February 23, 1865, and honorably discharged with his company July 26, 1865.

The War Department never gave him the rank of major. Perhaps he served with the post-war regular army but rising to that rank given the seniority system in play is unlikely. Apparently, it was a honorary title bestowed upon a civilian.
(Courtesy Dennis Brandt)

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  • Maintained by: Jim Nelson
  • Originally Created by: Rob
  • Added: Jun 19, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71608127/joseph_lewis-gaul: accessed ), memorial page for Maj Joseph Lewis Gaul (5 Aug 1836–3 May 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 71608127, citing Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Jim Nelson (contributor 47275092).