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Abel F. Gilkress Sr.

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Abel F. Gilkress Sr.

Birth
Lauderdale, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA
Death
9 May 1862 (aged 22)
Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
Confederate Rest, Tier 2, Marker #54
Memorial ID
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Confederate P.O.W.

Gilkress, was a member of the 12th Louisiana Regiment, Company D.

He was brought to Camp Randall (Madison, WI.)as a P.O.W., in april of 1862. He died of disease, less than a month later, on 5/9/1862.


***Note: Most likely, because of the deterioration of the original markers (that were made of wood), Gilkress' stone misspells his last name as "Gillereas".Records state he died at Camp Randall, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin.
Confederate P.O.W.

Gilkress, was a member of the 12th Louisiana Regiment, Company D.

He was brought to Camp Randall (Madison, WI.)as a P.O.W., in april of 1862. He died of disease, less than a month later, on 5/9/1862.


***Note: Most likely, because of the deterioration of the original markers (that were made of wood), Gilkress' stone misspells his last name as "Gillereas".Records state he died at Camp Randall, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin.


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