Gilligan, Arthur E., 1846-1922

Born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, soldier Arthur E. Gilligan (1846-1922) first enlisted to fight in the Civil War at age 16. After seeing little military action with the 8th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment, Company H, he re-enrolled in late 1863 with the 3rd Rhode Island Volunteer Cavalry and was eventually promoted to sergeant. On January 24, 1865, during a campaign to capture the Red River Valley and Shreveport, Louisiana, he surrendered as a prisoner of war and was held at Camp Ford, Texas, until May 1865. Following the war, Gilligan attended business college in Springfield, Massachusetts and worked alternately as a textile plant foreman and railroad car inspector. In 1869, he married Mary Louisa Delaney, with whom he had six children.

Arthur E. Gilligan was born August 5, 1846 in Greenfield, Massachusetts, the son of George and Isabelle Gilligan. With the war in its second year, he enlisted at the age of sixteen in the 8th Massachusett Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He was assigned to H Company. He was mustered out August 7, 1863. In October 1863, he enlisted with the Third Rhode Island Volunteer Cavalry. On January 24, 1865, has was captured and taken prisoner. He was mustered out July 31, 1865.

Born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, soldier Arthur E. Gilligan (1846-1922) first enlisted to fight in the Civil War at age 16.

After seeing little military action with the 8th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment, Company H, he re-enrolled in late 1863 with the 3rd Rhode Island Volunteer Cavalry and was eventually promoted to sergeant. On January 24, 1865, during a campaign to capture the Red River Valley and Shreveport, Louisiana, he surrendered as a prisoner of war and was held at Camp Ford, Texas, until May 1865. Following the war, Gilligan attended business college in Springfield, Massachusetts and worked alternately as a textile plant foreman and railroad car inspector. In 1869, he married Mary Louisa Delaney, with whom he had six children.