Before enlisting in the service to his country his occupation was that of a shoemaker. In 1856, he and Kimball Poor of Atkinson, started a Waltzing School and in 1859 he was one of three elected to the town office of Auditor in Salem NH.
On 21 March 1852, while a cadet at West Point, he married Sarah Elizabeth Cook.
Gilman and Sarah were the parents of two sons:
George Eddie Sleeper who died at the age of 3 years 10 months.
Charles E. Sleeper who died 16 May 1890 at age 36 years 6 months and 16 days.
They were the grandparents of Charles' two children:
Bertha M. Sleeper who died 18 December 1899 at age 22 years 6 months and 12 days
Grace Lillian Sleeper who died 02 Jan 1900 at the age of 16 years 4 months 2 days
Gilman died at the age of 33 years and 5 months.
Epitaph:
Beneath this lowly mound
A tender Husband & Father sleeps
The G.A.R. Post 60 in Salem, NH was named in honor of him.
On 27 January 2007, the Sons of the Union Veterans formed the Gilman E Sleeper Camp #60 and on 24 March 2007, Auxiliary # 60 was formed.
For perhaps the first time since the disbanding of the original GAR post, his grave was decorated and a ceremony honoring him was performed by Camp #60 for Memorial Day 2007.
A heartfelt thank you to Bruce Heald, author of New Hampshire in the Civil War, for allowing Camp #60 to use the photo of Lt. Sleeper.
Before enlisting in the service to his country his occupation was that of a shoemaker. In 1856, he and Kimball Poor of Atkinson, started a Waltzing School and in 1859 he was one of three elected to the town office of Auditor in Salem NH.
On 21 March 1852, while a cadet at West Point, he married Sarah Elizabeth Cook.
Gilman and Sarah were the parents of two sons:
George Eddie Sleeper who died at the age of 3 years 10 months.
Charles E. Sleeper who died 16 May 1890 at age 36 years 6 months and 16 days.
They were the grandparents of Charles' two children:
Bertha M. Sleeper who died 18 December 1899 at age 22 years 6 months and 12 days
Grace Lillian Sleeper who died 02 Jan 1900 at the age of 16 years 4 months 2 days
Gilman died at the age of 33 years and 5 months.
Epitaph:
Beneath this lowly mound
A tender Husband & Father sleeps
The G.A.R. Post 60 in Salem, NH was named in honor of him.
On 27 January 2007, the Sons of the Union Veterans formed the Gilman E Sleeper Camp #60 and on 24 March 2007, Auxiliary # 60 was formed.
For perhaps the first time since the disbanding of the original GAR post, his grave was decorated and a ceremony honoring him was performed by Camp #60 for Memorial Day 2007.
A heartfelt thank you to Bruce Heald, author of New Hampshire in the Civil War, for allowing Camp #60 to use the photo of Lt. Sleeper.
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