Gelray, Joseph Wiley of Lowell, Mass. c.1838 born in England; weaver; May 25, 1861-Feb. 12, 1863 pvt., cpl., Co. A and sgt., Co. H, 2nd Mass. Infantry Rgt. Sept. 17, 1862 wounded at Antietam, Md. Dec. 25, 1862 or Feb. 12, 1863 2ndIt., 2nd Mass. Infantry Rgt. July 3, 1863 wounded (right arm amputated) at Gettysburg, Pa. July 4 or 23, 1863 1stIt. July 25, 1864 dis-charged for promotion or Oct. 13, 1864 mo; July 25 or Oct. 19, 1864 capt., Co. B, 57th Mass. Infantry Rgt. Nov. 14, 1864 mo; Nov. 14 or Dec. 7, 1864 maj., 4th Mass. Heavy Artillery Rgt. Feb. 8, 1865 col., 59th Mass. Infantry Rgt. but not mustered; June 17, 1865 mo at Washington, D. C. July 28, 1866 capt., 45th U. S. Infantry Rgt. March 2, 1867 brevet maj., U. S. Army for Cedar Mountain, Va. and brevet Itcol., U. S. Army for Gettysburg, Pa. July 22, 1869 unassign-ed; Dec. 15, 1870 retired; member of GAR Post #113 (Edward W. Kinsely) at Boston, Mass. March 10, 1900 died at Boston, Mass.
Sources: Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War; Wilkinson (57th MA Inf) Mother, May You Never See the Sights I have Seen; Register of the Commandery of the State of Massachusetts MOLLUS; GAR Post 113, Boston, MA History; The Medical and Surgical History of the Civil War
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Boston, March 12--Captain Joseph W. Gelray, U. S. A., retired, is dead at the Parker House from apoplexy, at the age of sixty-three years. The body will be taken to Washington for burial in Arlington Cemetery. Captain Joseph W. Gelray was born in England on February 28, 1836. At the beginning of the Civil War he enlisted in the 2d Massachusetts Infantry as a private, and by July 23, 1863, had become a first lieutenant in that regiment. On October 19, 1864, he was made captain in the 57th Massachusetts Infantry and later in the same year became major in the 4th Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. On July 28, 1866, he was appointed captain in the 45th United States Infantry. He was brevetted major and lieutenant-colonel for gallant and meritorious service in action. He was retired on December 15, 1870, for loss of his right arm from wounds received in the line of duty. He was commissioned colonel of the militia of Massachusetts and appointed inspector- General on the staff of General John A. Andrew on September 4, 1865, and served until the end of Governor Andrew's term.
--New York Tribune (NY, NY) March 13, 1900
Sources: Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War; Wilkinson (57th MA Inf) Mother, May You Never See the Sights I have Seen; Register of the Commandery of the State of Massachusetts MOLLUS; GAR Post 113, Boston, MA History; The Medical and Surgical History of the Civil War
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Boston, March 12--Captain Joseph W. Gelray, U. S. A., retired, is dead at the Parker House from apoplexy, at the age of sixty-three years. The body will be taken to Washington for burial in Arlington Cemetery. Captain Joseph W. Gelray was born in England on February 28, 1836. At the beginning of the Civil War he enlisted in the 2d Massachusetts Infantry as a private, and by July 23, 1863, had become a first lieutenant in that regiment. On October 19, 1864, he was made captain in the 57th Massachusetts Infantry and later in the same year became major in the 4th Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. On July 28, 1866, he was appointed captain in the 45th United States Infantry. He was brevetted major and lieutenant-colonel for gallant and meritorious service in action. He was retired on December 15, 1870, for loss of his right arm from wounds received in the line of duty. He was commissioned colonel of the militia of Massachusetts and appointed inspector- General on the staff of General John A. Andrew on September 4, 1865, and served until the end of Governor Andrew's term.
--New York Tribune (NY, NY) March 13, 1900
Gelray, Joseph Wiley of Lowell, Mass. c.1838 born in England; weaver; May 25, 1861-Feb. 12, 1863 pvt., cpl., Co. A and sgt., Co. H, 2nd Mass. Infantry Rgt. Sept. 17, 1862 wounded at Antietam, Md. Dec. 25, 1862 or Feb. 12, 1863 2ndIt., 2nd Mass. Infantry Rgt. July 3, 1863 wounded (right arm amputated) at Gettysburg, Pa. July 4 or 23, 1863 1stIt. July 25, 1864 dis-charged for promotion or Oct. 13, 1864 mo; July 25 or Oct. 19, 1864 capt., Co. B, 57th Mass. Infantry Rgt. Nov. 14, 1864 mo; Nov. 14 or Dec. 7, 1864 maj., 4th Mass. Heavy Artillery Rgt. Feb. 8, 1865 col., 59th Mass. Infantry Rgt. but not mustered; June 17, 1865 mo at Washington, D. C. July 28, 1866 capt., 45th U. S. Infantry Rgt. March 2, 1867 brevet maj., U. S. Army for Cedar Mountain, Va. and brevet Itcol., U. S. Army for Gettysburg, Pa. July 22, 1869 unassign-ed; Dec. 15, 1870 retired; member of GAR Post #113 (Edward W. Kinsely) at Boston, Mass. March 10, 1900 died at Boston, Mass.
Sources: Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War; Wilkinson (57th MA Inf) Mother, May You Never See the Sights I have Seen; Register of the Commandery of the State of Massachusetts MOLLUS; GAR Post 113, Boston, MA History; The Medical and Surgical History of the Civil War
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Boston, March 12--Captain Joseph W. Gelray, U. S. A., retired, is dead at the Parker House from apoplexy, at the age of sixty-three years. The body will be taken to Washington for burial in Arlington Cemetery. Captain Joseph W. Gelray was born in England on February 28, 1836. At the beginning of the Civil War he enlisted in the 2d Massachusetts Infantry as a private, and by July 23, 1863, had become a first lieutenant in that regiment. On October 19, 1864, he was made captain in the 57th Massachusetts Infantry and later in the same year became major in the 4th Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. On July 28, 1866, he was appointed captain in the 45th United States Infantry. He was brevetted major and lieutenant-colonel for gallant and meritorious service in action. He was retired on December 15, 1870, for loss of his right arm from wounds received in the line of duty. He was commissioned colonel of the militia of Massachusetts and appointed inspector- General on the staff of General John A. Andrew on September 4, 1865, and served until the end of Governor Andrew's term.
--New York Tribune (NY, NY) March 13, 1900
Sources: Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War; Wilkinson (57th MA Inf) Mother, May You Never See the Sights I have Seen; Register of the Commandery of the State of Massachusetts MOLLUS; GAR Post 113, Boston, MA History; The Medical and Surgical History of the Civil War
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Boston, March 12--Captain Joseph W. Gelray, U. S. A., retired, is dead at the Parker House from apoplexy, at the age of sixty-three years. The body will be taken to Washington for burial in Arlington Cemetery. Captain Joseph W. Gelray was born in England on February 28, 1836. At the beginning of the Civil War he enlisted in the 2d Massachusetts Infantry as a private, and by July 23, 1863, had become a first lieutenant in that regiment. On October 19, 1864, he was made captain in the 57th Massachusetts Infantry and later in the same year became major in the 4th Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. On July 28, 1866, he was appointed captain in the 45th United States Infantry. He was brevetted major and lieutenant-colonel for gallant and meritorious service in action. He was retired on December 15, 1870, for loss of his right arm from wounds received in the line of duty. He was commissioned colonel of the militia of Massachusetts and appointed inspector- General on the staff of General John A. Andrew on September 4, 1865, and served until the end of Governor Andrew's term.
--New York Tribune (NY, NY) March 13, 1900
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