Thomas was Drafted on September 20th, 1864 as a Private to serve for a period of one year in "Company C, 48th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers" during the Civil War.
However, before September 1865, miltary records say that (Thomas Gillgrist) was"Discharged by General Court Martial", date unknown.
There are oral family stories that the Gillrist family immigrated into the USA and Pennsylvania via the Savannah river from southeast coast.
Thomas was Drafted on September 20th, 1864 as a Private to serve for a period of one year in "Company C, 48th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers" during the Civil War.
However, before September 1865, miltary records say that (Thomas Gillgrist) was"Discharged by General Court Martial", date unknown.
There are oral family stories that the Gillrist family immigrated into the USA and Pennsylvania via the Savannah river from southeast coast.
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Gillgrist Thomas N. 1835 - 1916 Maria 1843 - 1908
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His death certificate calls out his wife's maiden name as Hoffman.
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