John J. Hileman

First Name: John
Middle Name(s): J.
Last Name: Hileman
Unit: 
Co. H, 27th Virginia Infantry
Rank: 
Private
Residence (County): 
Rockbridge County, VA
Biography: 

John J. Hileman (b. ca. 1834), was the son of Daniel Hileman (b. ca. 1805), a Rockbridge County, Virginia farmer. John enlisted in as a private in Co. H, 27th Virginia Infantry on April 18, 1861. He was wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863 and was absent wounded for nearly a year before being discharged for disability in October 1864. After the war he worked as a stonemason.

Authored Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
15225 Hileman2 August 23, 1861 John J. Hileman Phillip C. Hileman Centreville, Fairfax County, VA Rockbridge County, VA
15226 Hileman3 August 24, 1861 John J. Hileman Daniel Hileman Fairfax County, VA VA
15229 Hileman6 September 18, 1861 John J. Hileman Phillip C. Hileman Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, VA Rockbridge County, VA
15230 Hileman7 September 22, 1861 John J. Hileman Phillip C. Hileman Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, VA Rockbridge County, VA
15232 Hileman8 October 2, 1861 John J. Hileman Phillip C. Hileman , Sister Hileman VA Rockbridge County, VA
15235 Hileman11 October 9, 1863 John J. Hileman Phillip C. Hileman Lexington, VA Rockbridge County, VA

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