Reuben Gilder served with the 14th Regiment of the U.S. Army, composed of Maryland members, during the War of 1812 in the Fort Niagara, Canada, theater of war.
After a brief post-war stint in the U.S. Army, Gilder resigned in order to become a merchant of an unknown business in Baltimore, where he apparently met with little financial success. Reuben Gilder married Eliza Mary Hughes in Baltimore on February 17, 1819. Court records also show that Reuben Gilder and his wife were granted a divorce by the General Assembly of Maryland on February 12, 1836, but the cause of the divorce, or even which party initiated the divorce proceedings, is unknown.
From the description of Papers of Reuben Gilder, 1815-1827. (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 52952717
