Civil War Veterans - 85th Illinois Infantry

History of the 85th Illinois Volunteers
Illinois Volunteer Infantry
by
Henry J. Aten

Biographies - G

JOHNSTON GALBRAITH enlisted at the age of twenty-nine years, served through the Kentucky campaign, and died at Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 3,1863. (Company B, Chapter 28, page 370)

ELBERT L. GARDNER was born in Morgan, Ashtabula county, Ohio, November 27, 1844, removed to Illinois in 1857, and was a farmer when he enlisted from Mason county. He served with his company through the Kentucky campaign, but failing health sent him to the hospital at Nashville, Tenn. Later he was removed to the general hospital Harrodsburg, Ky., where he was discharged for disability March 16, 1863. He is a carpenter by trade and resides at Dun Station, Wilson county, Kansas. (Company C, Chapter 29, page 385)

JOHN A. GARDNER, aged eighteen, born in Ashtabula county, Ohio, and enlisted as a farmer from Mason county. His health failed while on the Kentucky campaign and he was left in the hospital at Harrodsburg, Ky., where he died November 25, 1862. His remains are buried at No. 360, in the national cemetery at Camp Nelson, Ky. (Company C, Chapter 29, page 385)

JAMES M. GARDNER, aged nineteen, born in Ashtabula county, Ohio, removed to Illinois and enlisted from Mason county as a farmer. He served with his company until captured at the battle of Peach Tree creek, Georgia, July 19, 1864, but was exchanged and served to the close of the war, and was mustered out with the regiment. (Company C, Chapter 29, page 385)

JOHN R. GARDNER, aged thirty, born in New York, removed to Illinois, and was a farmer when he enlisted from Mason county. He served with his company until captured near Dallas, Ga., May 28, 1864; was held in rebel prisons until the close of the war, and was honorably discharged July 15, 1865. He removed to Kansas and is reported to have died somewhere in that state. (Company C, Chapter 29, page 385)

JOHN S. GARDNER was born in Franklin county, Vermont, in 1828, and was married and a farmer when he enlisted from Mason county. He served through the Kentucky campaign, and died at Nashville, Tenn., April 26, 1863. Is buried at No. 1285 in the national cemetery at Nashville. (Company A, Chapter 27, page 354)

FIRST SERGEANT JAMES GASH was born in Carlisle, Cumberland county, England, in 1835, was married and a farmer when he enlisted from Mason county. He was chosen corporal at the organization of the company, promoted to first sergeant, served to the close of the war and was mustered out with the regiment. He is supposed to have died at Cairo, Ill. (Chapter 26, page 346)

FRANKLIN GILLMORE was born in Menard county, Illinois, in 1841, and was a farmer when he enlisted from Mason county. His health soon failed, and he died in the hospital at Harrodsburg, Ky., November 8, 1862. His remains are interred in the national cemetery at Camp Nelson, Ky., in grave No. 361. (Company A, Chapter 27, page 353)

JAMES F. GILLMORE was born in Mason county, Illinois, in 1840, and was married and a farmer when he enlisted from his native county. He served with his company through the Kentucky campaign, and was discharged for disability January 30, 1863, at Nashville, Tenn. (Company A, Chapter 27, pages 353-354)

JAMES F. GOODMAN, aged twenty-two, deserted at Mitchellville, Tenn., November 3, 1862. (Company B, Chapter 28, page 370)

DAVID A. GORDON was born in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, removed to Illinois, and was married and a farmer when he enlisted from Mason county. He was left at the hospital in Danville, Ky., a few days after the battle of Perryville, where he died October 27, 1862, at the age of thirty-eight years. His remains are buried at No. 91 in the national cemetery at Danville, Ky. (Company A, Chapter 27, page 354)

JOHN GRAY enlisted at the age of twenty-five, served through the Kentucky campaign, and was discharged for disability August 10, 1863. He returned to his home in Fulton county, resumed farming, and died near Waterford in about 1872. (Company B, Chapter 28, page 369)

CORPORAL JAMES GREATHOUSE, aged thirty-three, enlisted as a private from Mason county, and served through all the campaigns in which his company was engaged, was promoted corporal, and mustered out with the regiment. He returned to Illinois, and now resides in Bath, Mason county, Illinois. (Company B, Chapter 28, page 365)

JAMES GREATHOUSE, JR., aged twenty-two, enlisted from Bath, in Mason county. He is reported on the muster out roll as having died, but neither time nor place is given. (Company B, Chapter 28, page 369)

WILLIAM GREATHOUSE enlisted at the age of twenty-four, served with the company through the Kentucky campaign, and was discharged for disability at Nashville, Tenn., April 22, 1863. He died July 29, 1893. (Company B, Chapter 28, page 369)

THOMAS W. GREEN, aged 33, born in Clark county, Ohio, married and enlisted as a farmer from Mason county, Ill. He served to the close of the war and was mustered out with the regiment. Is supposed to be living at Conway, Laclede county, Missouri. (Company C, Chapter 29, page 385)

GEORGE GREGORY, aged twenty-three, was single and a farmer when he enlisted from Mason county. His health failed on the Kentucky campaign, and he was left in the hospital at Danville, Ky., where he died ----------. Is buried at No. 320, in the national cemetery near that city. (Company C, Chapter 29, page 385)

LIEUTENANT COLONEL JAMES R. GRIFFITH was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, February 2, 1834. He served for some time as a member of the Chester and Delaware Dragoons, and removed to Illinois in the fall of 1856, locating at Havana, in Mason county, where he was engaged as a general merchant at the beginning of the War of the Rebellion. He enrolled Company B, of the Eighty-fifth, and was chosen captain at the organization of the company. He participated in all the campaigns and battles in which the Eighty-fifth was engaged, was wounded at the assault on Kennesaw mountain, but speedily recovered and returned to duty. At the assault on the enemy's works at Jonesboro the command of the regiment devolved upon him when Major Rider was wounded and disabled, and again he succeeded to the command of the regiment when Major Rider resigned, and led it through the Carolina campaign, on the grand review at Washington, and on its return to the state for final discharge.
He was promoted to be lieutenant colonel on April 7, 1865, and was mustered out with the regiment. After the close of the war he located in Kenosha, Wis., where he engaged in business. His present address is No. 812 Pomeroy street, Kenosha, Wis. (Chapter 26, pages 335-336)

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