Samuel A. Gilbert

From Find-A-Grave.

SAMUEL AUGUSTUS GILBERT

BORN:  15 August 1825, Zanesville, Ohio

DIED:  9 June 1868 (aged 42), Saint Paul, Minnesota.

BURIED:  Oakland Cemetery, Saint Paul, Minnesota.

His father was a lawyer in Zanesville, Ohio,  who went on to become a prominent banker there.

His son, Cass Gilbert was a noted North American architect called "The Skyscraper Pioneer"  Designed the Woolworth Buiding, the tallest skyscraper at the time.

--Old Secesh

Samuel Augustus Gilbert-- Part 1: The Battle of Lewisburg, Va. (WestVirginia)

From Famous Americans.net.

GILBERT, SAMUEL AUGUSTUS, soldier, born in Zanesville, Ohio, 25 August 1825; died in St. Paul, Minnesota, 9 June 1868.  He was educated at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, and then entered the U.S. Coast Survey.  He remained there until the coming of the Civil War and attained the rank next to that of superintendent.

On 11 June 1861, he was appointed lieutenant colonel of the 24th Ohio Volunteers, and accompanied his regiment to  western Virginia.  He was appointed colonel of the 44th Ohio Volinteers on 14 October 1861, and in May, 1862, he took part in a raid upon the Central Railroad, in which his command marched more than eighty miles in sixty hours, including all stops.

He then commanded the right flank in the Battle of Lewisburg, Virginia (now West Virginia), on 21 May 1862, and captured a Confederate battery.

--Old Secesh

Roadtrippin' Through History-- Part 1: Well, Who Was Charles Champion Gilbert?

In the last post,I mentioned this man's name.  Even though he was a West Point graduate and Union general, not many people know of him.  I didn't.  That why it was our "Frank" question.  I like to Roadtrip Thru History where I start with one thing and see where it takes me, much like finding a road and seeing where you end up.

So, we're going to Roadtrip Charles Gilbert.

And, what better place to start in the unknown than with good ol' Wikipedia?

CHARLES CHAMPION GILBERT

(March 1, 1822 to January 17, 1903)

United States  Army officer during the Mexican War and Civil War.

Born in Zanesville, Ohio,  and graduated from West Point in the famed Class of 1846, finishing 21st of 59 students.

His classmates included twenty future Civil War generals, including  George B. McClellan,  Stonewall Jackson,  George Stoneman,  and George Pickett.

During the Mexican War he served in the  3rd U.S. Infantry and 1st U.S. Infantry and fought at Veracruz and Mexico City.

Do You Know Me Now?--  Old Secesh

Behind "Lorena"-- Part 2: Zanesville, Ohio

Ella Blocksom's parents were deceased and she lived with her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. amd Mrs. Henry Blandy.  They attended Universalist Church in Zanesville, Ohio, where Henry Webster was the minister.  He became more than just the preacher to young Ella and eventually they were engaged to become married.

Henry Blandy, as co-owner of Blandy Foundry in Zanesville was a rich and powerful man and didn't want his sister-in-law marrying a poor preacher and influenced her to cut off the engagement.  She gave he fiance a letter in the breakup containing the words "If we try, we may forget," which became a part of the poem and song.

Regardless of the letter, Henry Webster was heart-broken and resigned his pastorate and left Zanesville.

--Old Secesh