Alvan Cullem Gillem (1830-75) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The 21st Michigan Infantry, a company of Shermans veterans. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties Killed in action: 110,000 Total dead: 360,000 Wounded: 275,200 Killed in action: 93,000 Total dead: 258...

Gillem was born in Jackson County, Tennessee. In 1851, he graduated from the United States Military Academy as a second lieutenant. In 1851–52, he served against the Seminole Indians. Jackson County is a county located in the state of Tennessee. ... The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point, or simply USMA (or Army, for NCAA purposes), is a United States Army fort and military academy. ... Second Lieutenant is the lowest commissioned rank in many armed forces. ... Osceola, Seminole leader, detail from an 1838 lithograph The Seminole Wars, also known as the Florida Wars, were three wars or conflicts in Florida between the Seminole Native American tribe and the United States. ...

During the Civil War, Gillem was chief quartermaster of the Army of the Ohio in the several Tennessee campaigns and was appointed Colonel of the 10th Tennessee Infantry in 1862. From 1863 until the close of the war, with rank of brigadier general of volunteers, he was active in Tennessee, where he was adjutant general. In a campaign to protect the loyal mountaineers, his troops surprised and killed Confederate General John H. Morgan in Greeneville, Tennessee, on September 4, 1864. Quartermaster is a term usually referring to a military unit which specializes in supplying and provisioning troops, or to an individual who does the same. ... The Army of the Ohio was the name of two Union armies in the American Civil War. ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Area  Ranked 36th  - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 km²)  - Width 120 miles (195 km)  - Length 440 miles (710 km)  - % water 2. ... Colonel (IPA: or ) is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with the corresponding ranks existing in nearly every country in the world. ... A Brigadier General, or one-star general, is the lowest rank of general officer in the United States and some other countries, ranking just above Colonel and just below Major General. ... An adjutant general is the chief administrative officer to a military general. ... Some Confederate soldiers The Confederate States Army (CSA) was formed in February 1861 to defend the Confederate States of America, which had itself been formed that same year when seven southern states seceded from the United States (with four more to follow). ... Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan John Hunt Morgan (June 1, 1825 – September 4, 1864) was a Confederate general and cavalry officer in the American Civil War. ... Greeneville is a town located in Greene County, Tennessee. ... September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...

He was vice-president of the convention (January 9, 1865) for the revision of the constitution of the State of Tennessee, and sat in the first Legislature elected thereafter. breveted major general and commissioned colonel in the Regular Army, he was in command of the district (and subdistrict) of Mississippi in 1867–68, and was prominent in the operations against the Modoc Indians in 1873. January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... The Tennessee General Assembly is the formal name of the legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... In the US military, brevet referred to a warrant authorizing a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but usually without receiving the pay of that higher rank. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Colonel (IPA: or ) is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with the corresponding ranks existing in nearly every country in the world. ... The Regular Army is the name given to the permanent force of the United States Army that is maintained during peacetime. ... Official language(s) English Capital Jackson Largest city Jackson Area  Ranked 32nd  - Total 48,434 sq mi (125,443 km²)  - Width 170 miles (275 km)  - Length 340 miles (545 km)  - % water 3  - Latitude 30°13N to 35°N  - Longitude 88°7W to 91°41W Population  Ranked 31st... The Modoc tribe is a group of Native American people living originally in the area which is now northeastern California and central southern Oregon. ...

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