In command of two companies of an engineer battalion with the Army of the Potomac, Gillespie first came under enemy fire while building pontoon bridges during the Battle of Fredericksburg in December of 1862. Many of the men who enlisted as engineers also saw combat. During the Civil War, engineers conducted vital work such as constructing temporary roads and bridges for the armies, preparing accurate maps, and erecting the formidable defenses around Washington, D.C. Gillespie’s long career as a soldier began during the deadliest war in American history, one that would ultimately claim more than 700,000 lives. As many of his Southern classmates left West Point to fight for the Confederacy, Gillespie remained loyal to his oath and his nation, graduating second in his class in 1862 and receiving an assignment to the Army Corps of Engineers as a second lieutenant. The Civil War broke out in Gillespie’s third year at the academy, with his home state of Tennessee seceding from the Union on June 8, 1861, the 11th and final state to join the rebellion. Transferring ownership / Assignments help.International intergovernmental organizations.Enforcing your trademark rights/trademark litigation.Checking registration status & viewing documents.Checking application status & viewing documents.Madrid Protocol & international protection.Union and Confederate chevrons Corporal, Sargent, 1st sargent, ordanance sargent, Quater Master Sargent, Quatermaster Sargent Regt.

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