John Curtis Gilmore

(1837 - 1922)
Home State: New York
Command Billet: Company Commander
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 16th New York Infantry

Before the Antietam Campaign:
He enrolled May 15, 1861, as Captain, Company F, 16th New York Infantry.

The remainder of the War:
He was promoted to Major shortly after the Battle, 29 September 1862. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions at Salem Heights, Va, as he rallied his men under a very severe fire". He was honorably mustered out of service at expiration of term 22 May 1863. He was appointed Lt. Colonel of the 193rd NY Infantry in March 1865, and again mustered out in January 1866. He was cited by Brevet for bravery during the war at Antietam and Fredericksburg.

After the War:
He accepted a commission in the Regular US Army as 2nd Lieutenant in the12th Infantry in May 1866, and was promoted Captain of the 38th Infantry in January 1867. He served in the Army in the West and Spansih American War (as Chief of Staff to Gen N. A. Miles), rising to the rank of Brigadier General of Volunteers by 1898, and Colonel USA. He retired from the service on 18 April 1901

References, Sources, and other notes:
Source: Heitman, Francis Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army 1789-1903, Washington, US Government Printing Office, 1903.

Birth Date: 4/18/1837    Birth State: CANADA
College: Albany (NY) Law School
Death Date: 12/22/1922    Death Place: Washington, DC    Burial Place: Arlington National Cemetery, VA

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