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