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1021……(Born Ind.)
William Gilham
(Ap’d Ind.)………..5
Military
History. – Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1836, to July 1, 1840,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Second Lieut., 3d
Artillery, July 1, 1840.
Served: in
garrison at Ft. Columbus, N. Y., 1840; in the Florida War, 1840-41; at the
Military Academy, as Asst. Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy,
Sep. 1, 1841, to Aug. 31, 1844;
(First Lieut., 3d
Artillery, Oct. 23, 1841)
in garrison at
Fayetteville Arsenal, N. C., 1844, -- and Ft. Johnston, N. C., 1844-45; in
Military Occupation of Texas, 1845-46; and in the War with Mexico, 1846,
being engaged in the Battle of Palo Alto, May 8, 1846, -- Battle of
Resaca-de-la-Palma, May 9, 1846, -- and as Adjutant of Artillery Battalion
of the “Army of Occupation,” Jan. 29 to Aug. 17, 1846.
Resigned, Oct. 17, 1846.
Civil History. –
Professor of Physical Sciences in the Virginia Military Institute,
Lexington, Va., 1846-50, -- of Chemistry and Mineralogy, 1850-61, -- of
Scientific and Practical Agriculture, 1851-61, -- and as Commandant of
Cadets and Instructor of Infantry Tactics, 1846-61. Degree of A. M.
conferred by William and Mary College, Va., 1852. Author of “Manual of
Instruction for the Volunteers and Militia of the United States,” 1861.
History, 1861-72, unknown.
Died, Nov. 16, 1872, at
Richmond, Va.: Aged 53. |
