Daniel Gillis

First Name: Daniel
Last Name: Gillis
Unit: 
Co. F, 39th Alabama Infantry
Rank: 
Lieutenant
Residence (County): 
Pike County, AL
Biography: 

Daniel Gillis (b. ca. 1839) was from Pike County, Alabama. He served as a sergeant in Co. F, 39th Alabama Infantry. He enlisted on May 5, 1862, was promoted to lieutenant in October 1864, and was wounded at Bentonville, NC on March 19, 1865. At the time of the Federal Census of 1870, Gillis was married with two small children and was employed as an assistant U. S. Marshall.

Authored Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
11833 Gillis1 June 29, 1862 Daniel Gillis Gillis Tupelo, MS
11834 Gillis2 September 15, 1862 Daniel Gillis Mary Gillis Tyner, TN
11836 Gillis3 October 22, 1862 Daniel Gillis Gillis Knoxville, TN
11837 Gillis4 December 1, 1862 Daniel Gillis Mary Gillis Murfreesboro, TN

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