Soldier: William W Gailbraith
Regiment: 3rd OVI
Company: I
Age: 25
Date Entering Service: 6/15/1861
Period of Service: 7 months
Remarks (When discharged, re-enlisted, wounded, captured, died of disease or killed):
Civil War records reveal William Gailbraith died “at home” on 2/2/1862
Battles in which he fought:
Battle of Rich Mountain, West Virginia 7/6/1861
Battle of Elkwater, West Virginia 7/11/1861
Other interesting information discovered:
William W Gailbraith was born in Knox County, Ohio on 10/17/1836. William was a farmer in the Cardington, Ohio area prior to the war.
Date of Death: 2/2/1862 Place of burial: Glendale Cemetery, Cardington, Ohio
Adopted By: Morrow County Veterans Services
Researcher: Velda L Montgomery