Isaac F Gillham (abt. 1844 - 1863)

Born about 1844 in Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Died 4 Jul 1863 at about age 19 in Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Isaac F. Gillham was born to John Patterson Gillham (abt.1807-abt.1863) & Jane F (Holmes) Gillham (1810-1860) in Missouri around the year 1844 or early 1845. ^[1][2]

Isaac enlisted in the Civil War as a young adult and no documentation of a wife or children has been discovered at the time this was written. Henbest-31 04:19, 13 May 2023 (UTC)

MILITARY

Isaac enlisted to fight in the Civil War in the Confederate Army and his military war record has two dates of enlistment with two different regiments. The 1st Enlistment Date is July 20 1862 as a private with Pindall's Sharp Shooters of Missouri, Company B with a note that he left due to sickness. The 2nd enlistment date in this record is on August 1st 1862 from Henry County, Missouri. He was enlisted as private in the Sixteenth Infantry of Missouri, Company F. ^[3]

DEATH

The last entry of Isaac's nine page Civil War military record shows that Isaac was killed in action at the Battle of Helena in Arkansas on July 4th 1863. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Washington, Osage, Missouri; Roll: 408; Page: 480b; Line Number: 33
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #3956335 (accessed 12 May 2023)
   Isaac F Gilham (6) in Washington, Osage, Missouri, USA. Born in Missouri.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 39 Range 23, Benton, Missouri; Roll: M653_607; Page: 235; Family History Library Film: 803607
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #40058792 (accessed 12 May 2023)
   Isaac Gillham in Township 39 Range 23, Benton, Missouri. Born in Missouri.
3. ↑ "Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF24-16P : 4 December 2014), Isaac Gilham, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Missouri," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Sixteenth Infantry, G-I, NARA microfilm publication M322 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1961), roll 168.

   The Civil War record card numbers associated with this file are as follows: 48060536, 0661, 0758, 0868, 4418 3242, 48095660, 5637 & the NARA Catolog ID: 586957 </li>

4. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSZS-VZP : 25 August 2021), Isaac Gilham, 1861-1865.</li></ol>

• Find-A-Grave Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #223959601 (accessed 12 May 2023)
  Memorial page for Isaac F. Gillham (1845-4 Jul 1863); Maintained by charles klingel (contributor 49577004).
• Memorial Fold3, Isaac Gilham (https://www-fold3-com.ezproxy.slpl.org/memorial/636377367/isaac-gilham : accessed May 12, 2023), database and images, https://www-fold3-com.ezproxy.slpl.org/memorial/636377367/isaac-gilham