Joseph S. Gillespie
Quarter Master/1st Lieutenant
215th PennsylvaniaVolunteers
Contributed byAndy Gappa
Oak Woods Cemetery
Cook County, Illinois
Enlisted April 26, 1865 at Philadelphia andcommissioned as a 1st Lieutenant. He wasmustered out with the Regiment July 31, 1865 at Fort Delaware.
Earlier he served in Company H of the 11thPennsylvania Volunteers and Company A of the 19th Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Sources:
Samuel P. Bates. "History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865.
National Archives. "Index to Civil War Pension Files.
Pennsylvania Archives. ARAIS. "Civil War Veterans Card Files,1861-1865.
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