Charles B Gaskill
Residence:
Albany, New York
Age at enlistment:
20
Enlistment Date:
19 Aug 1861
Rank at enlistment:
Private
Enlistment Place:
Albany, New York
State Served:
New York
Was POW?:
Yes
Was Wounded?:
Yes
Survived the War?:
Yes
Service Record:
Promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on 23 Dec 1861.Enlisted in Company A, New York 44th Infantry Regiment on 30 Aug 1861.Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on 01 May 1862.Mustered out on 18 Dec 1862.Promoted to Full Captain on 27 Mar 1863.Commissioned an officer in Company I, U.S. Colored Troops 78th Infantry Regiment on 27 Mar 1863.Mustered out on 08 Apr 1864.Commissioned an officer in Company S, U.S. Colored Troops 81st Infantry Regiment on 08 Apr 1864.Promoted to Full Lt Colonel on 05 Oct 1864.Promoted to Full Major on 08 Apr 1864.Promoted to Full Colonel on 30 Oct 1865.Mustered out on 31 Dec 1865.Promoted to Brevet Major on 02 Mar 1867.Promoted to Brevet Lt Colonel on 02 Mar 1867.
Birth Date:
abt 1841
Sources:
Official Army Register of the Volunteer Force 1861-1865Heitman: Register of United States Army 1789-1903Photo courtesy of Massachusetts Commandery of MOLLUSOfficial Records of the War of Rebellion
Source: Ancestry.com
Charles B Gaskill
Residence:
Albany, New York
Age at enlistment:
20
Enlistment Date:
19 Aug 1861
Rank at enlistment:
Private
Enlistment Place:
Albany, New York
State Served:
New York
Was POW?:
Yes
Was Wounded?:
Yes
Survived the War?:
Yes
Service Record:
Promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on 23 Dec 1861.Enlisted in Company A, New York 44th Infantry Regiment on 30 Aug 1861.Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on 01 May 1862.Mustered out on 18 Dec 1862.Promoted to Full Captain on 27 Mar 1863.Commissioned an officer in Company I, U.S. Colored Troops 78th Infantry Regiment on 27 Mar 1863.Mustered out on 08 Apr 1864.Commissioned an officer in Company S, U.S. Colored Troops 81st Infantry Regiment on 08 Apr 1864.Promoted to Full Lt Colonel on 05 Oct 1864.Promoted to Full Major on 08 Apr 1864.Promoted to Full Colonel on 30 Oct 1865.Mustered out on 31 Dec 1865.Promoted to Brevet Major on 02 Mar 1867.Promoted to Brevet Lt Colonel on 02 Mar 1867.
Birth Date:
abt 1841
Sources:
Official Army Register of the Volunteer Force 1861-1865Heitman: Register of United States Army 1789-1903Photo courtesy of Massachusetts Commandery of MOLLUSOfficial Records of the War of Rebellion
Source: Ancestry.com
Inscription
Colonel 81st Regiment, US Colored Infantry in the War Between The States First Captain 42nd Separate Company ?GSNY First President of the Niagara Falls Power Company 1841-1919
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