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Federal (USV)

Captain

Edward H. Gay

(? - 1864)

Home State: Pennsylvania

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 11th Pennsylvania Infantry

Before Antietam

He mustered into service on 27 November 1861. Promoted from Sergeant Major, 11th Regiment to 2d Lt, Company F, on March 10, 1862

On the Campaign

He was wounded in action at Antietam on 17 September 1862.

The rest of the War

Promoted to Captain on October 13, 1862 - wounded at Gettysburg - died on March 12, 1864.

References & notes

Basic information from Bates1. Thanks to Steve Maczuga for publishing Bates' information in his excellent database.

Death

03/12/1864

Notes

1   Bates, Samuel Penniman, History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65, Harrisburg: State of Pennsylvania, 1868-1871  [AotW citation 11049]