Jeremy Francis Gilmer letter, 1855.

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Jeremy Francis Gilmer letter, 1855.

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This collection consists of a letter from Jeremy Francis Gilmer to J. C. Osgood dated July 10, 1855. The letter concerns the dredging in the Savannah River and the necessity of removing obstructions placed in the river during the Revolutionary War.

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Georgia Historical Society

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Georgia Historical Society

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Osgood, J. C.

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Gilmer, Jeremy Francis, 1818-1883

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Jeremy Francis Gilmer was born in 1818 and died in 1883 in Savannah, Georgia. He graduated from West Point and was an engineer in the United States Army. Gilmer married Louise Frederika Alexander of Savannah in 1850. In 1861, he was appointed colonel in the Confederate States Army and Chief Engineer to Major General Albert Sidney Johnston. Gilmer was later appointed Major General, Chief Engineer of the Department of Northern Virginia and Chief Engineer of the War Department. He assisted in setti...