Record Group 59: General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002 Series: Applications and Recommendations for Public Office, 1797 - 1901 File Unit: Hayes-Garfield-Arthur (1877-1885): Gile, Geo. W.
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Gile, George W., 1830-1896
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Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Commissioned in the Civil War as a 1st Lieutenant in the 22nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He was then commissioned in the 88th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, eventually becoming its Colonel and commander. He was severely wounded in the leg during the Battle of Antietam. Upon partial recovery of his injury he was commissioned into the Veterans Reserve Corps as Colonel and commander of the 9th VRC. He was stationed in the defenses of Washington, DC,...
