The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-10
DEATH or Or. GlI.LEsplE,

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One of tho Best Known Physicians III the
sta.e--A splendid War liecord--i,uricd
by ihn GA. i.
DR.. james L. Gillespie, one OF thc,
best known mon in this section OF the
state, died 1t his residence in Sisters.
willie last Saturday evening, the Gth,a at
z o'clock, after IN illness OF several
months and from n complication OF
diseases. Tho principal and the ono
which probably caused his death was
heart disease. sts
Tho doctor was borh in Albemarlo
county, Va, near Charlottesville, on tho
10th day OF April, 1916; when quite.n
young man was appointed lieutenant OF
engineers in tho Regular United States
Army and served in tho government
surveys OF louisiana. Iic resigned
when he was about twenty-three years
OF ngc, returned home and was shortly
afterwards married to his present wife,
who survives;him.
Ilo graduated in medicine at tho
University Of Virginia, and was also m
honorary graduate OF Jefferson Medical
College. uo, also had diplomas &of
Master OF Arts from Randolph and
Macon, and Hampton and Sidney Col.
legcs, in Virginia. 81
When tho late war commenced, he
was practicinS medicine ut Alma, Page
County, Va, and while d strong south
ern man, he thought secession was
wrong and mpracticable and impolitic,
py,l fnr tJut nrrnpfnl h,,
General Longstrcot, and while confined
in tho guard house at Orange Court
House he escaped, md crossed the
lines, and meeting with Major General
Slocum was given letter OF introduce
ton TO Abraham Lincoln, who recon-
mcnded General Banks to take him, and
protect him nc his homo in tho Valley
OF Virginia, While with General
Banks, he was appointed by Governor
Pierpont assistant surgeon OF the First
West Virginia Infantry under tho late
Col. Thoburn, Of Wheeling. While in
that regiment he participated in tho
battles OF Slaughter Mountain. Thoro-
ughfarc Gap, ETC., and at the battle OF
Rappahannock Bridge, where the
Union artillery was heavily mnssed to
rcpel J4ckson's crushing advance.
lie was afterwards transferred Mt his
own request to the l4th West Virginia
infantry under Col. D. D. Johnson, in
order 10 get with his son, DIR. w. H.
Gillespie, who was adjutant OF that regi-
mcnt.
In 1863 he resigned his position in tho
army OIL account OF disability and
bought out DR.. Bowman's house and his
practice and moved to Sistersvillc in
1864. Aftcrward he was appointed sur
gcon OF the 18th regiment OF General
Hancock's veteran corps, and served rs
army surgeon at Philadelphia for about
sixteen months after the war was over.
Some time afterwards he moved to
Des N1oincs, H.. where he lived several
years, and where his daughter Mary
died. After her death he moved to Sis
tersville, where he resided until his
death. His funeral was held Monday
morning at 10 o'clock at the st. Paul
Episcopal church, OF which he has been
q member since its organization, and
has been an exemplary member OF the
Episcopal church for many years. After
brief services were held at the church
the romans were taken in charge by
the members OF his own G. A. r. post,
who were assisted by the members OF
the Philip G. Bier post, OF New. Mar
tinsville, and the New Matamoras post
No. CSC, department of Ohio, and taken
to lakewood cemetery, whore the funeral
services OF that order were, conducted
by Captain Basil I. Bowers. COM
mander OF the Philip G. Bier post.
DR.. Gillespie, says the Tyler County
Democrat, was an exemplary. citizen,
kind and true to his family and friends,
.and,was beyond question the nest.edu-
Gated man in the county, and but few
were better educated in the state.