GILLILAND UNION VETERANS OF KENTUCKY, WEST VIRGINIA, TENNESSEE AND ARKANSAS including Gillilan, Gilland, Gilleland and Gillelan surnames
Compiled by Kate Maynard 2007

This index came about as the result of a recent online conversation in which an acquaintance of mine had expressed surprise at the fact that there were indeed men from south of the Ohio River who had enlisted and fought with Union forces during the Civil War. The public impression seems to be that any veteran from a border or southern state had to be, as a matter of course, a CSA soldier. Perhaps it's because my Maynards fought with the 39th Kentucky (Union) that I knew this to be a misperception.

Certainly there were thousands of Gillilands who fought on both sides during the War Between the States, but just to illustrate the point I had been making to that acquaintance of mine, here is a list of Union volunteers from the states of Kentucky, Tenneesee, Arkansas and West Virginia (including those who joined before West Virginia had become a state in its own right).

In the list of Kentucky volunteers you will see what appears to be duplications among those who served in the 17th and 25th Regiments. That's because the 25th was consolidated with 17th Kentucky Infantry on April 13, 1862.

Soldier Name/Regiment Name/Company/Rank

GILLILAND

Gilliland, Alexander
Co. G, 17th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
Rank In: Pvt
Rank out: Corpl.

Gilliland, Alexander
25th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
Co. A
Rank in: Pvt.
Rank out: Pvt

Gilliland, Aquilla B.
Co. G
17th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
Rank in: Pvt
Rank out: Pvt

Gilliland, Aquilla B.
25th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
Co. A
Rank in: Corpl.
Rank out: Pvt.

Gilliland, Columbus
6th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
Co. D
Rank in: Pvt
Rank out: Pvt

Gilliland, Daniel
Company K, 12th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry
Rank in: Pvt
Rank out: Pvt
(Remarks: mustered in12/24/61, age 23, res. Indiana, AWOL 9/28/62 to 8/12/63, wounded and captured 9/19/63 at Chickamauga, paroled 10/2/63, mustered out 1/11/65. Alternate name: Daniel Gillilan. Also listed in roster for companies L & E.)

Gilliland, Francis M.
15th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry
Co. B
Rank in: 2nd Lieut.
Rank out: 1st Lieut.

Gilliland, James
17th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
Co. G
Rank in: Pvt
Rank out: Pvt

Gilliland, James
25th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
Co. A
Rank in: Pvt
Rank out: Pvt

Gilliland, James M.
17th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry
Co. B
Rank in: Pvt
Rank out: Corpl
(Also listed as James Gilleland.)

Gilliland, John
17th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
Co. G
Rank in: Pvt
Rank out: Pvt

Gilliland, John
25th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
Co. A
Rank in: Pvt
Rank out: Pvt

Gilliland, Samuel A.
Independent Battery B, Kentucky Light Artillery
Rank in: Pvt
Rank out: Pvt

Gilliland, Thomas H.
17th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
Co. G
Rank in: Pvt
Rank out: Corpl

Gilliland, Thomas H.
25th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
Co. G
Rank in: Corpl
Rank out: Pvt

Gilliland, William
17th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
Co. G
Rank in: Pvt
Rank out: Pvt
(Also listed as William Gillelan.)

Gilliland, William
25th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
Co A
Rank in: Pvt
Rank out: Pvt

Gilliland, George
4th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry
Co. C
Rank in: Corpl
Rank out: Pvt
(alternate name: George W. Gillilan)

Gilliland, John W.
5th Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry
(alternate name: John Gillian)

Gilliland, James E.
12th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry
Co. I
Rank in: Pvt
Rank out: Pvt

Gilliland, James R.
Bradford's Battalion, 13th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry
Co. E
Rank in: Pvt
Rank out: Pvt

Gilliland, John
2nd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry
Co. A
Rank in: Pvt
Rank out: Pvt

Gilliland, John E.
1st Regiment, Tennessee Independent Vidette Cavalry
Co. G
Rank in: Pvt
Rank out: Pvt

Gilliland, Owen
1st Battalion, Tennessee Light Artillery
Rank in: Pvt
Rank out: Pvt

Gilliland, William
8th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry
Co. K
Rank in: 3Sergeant
Rank out: Pvt

Gilliland, William J.
1st Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry
Co. B
Rank in: Pvt.
Rank out: Corpl

GILLELAND

Gilleland, Francis M.
15th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry
(see: Francis M. GILLILAND)

Gilleland, Samuel
Independent Battery B, Kentucky Light Artillery
(see: Samuel GILLILAND)

Gilleland, James
1st Battalion, Tennessee Light Artillery

GILLILAN/GILLELAN

Gillilan, George W.
4th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry
(see: George GILLILAND)

Gillilan, Nathan R.
3rd Regiment, West Virginia Cavalry

Gillilan, William
2nd Regiment, West Virginia Veteran Infantry
(alternate name: William Gillelan)

Gillilan, William
4th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry

Gillilan, Daniel
6th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
Co. D, 
(Remarks: mustered in 12/24/61, age 22, res. Hardin Co., mustered out 12/31/64.)

Gillilan, John
35th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
Co. K
Rank in: ?
Rank out: Corpl

GILLAND

Gilland, Aaron
112th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry, Arkansas
Co D
Pvt

Gilland, Aaron  (see above)
113th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry, Arkansas (New Organization)
Co E
Pvt

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See also:
http://www.kdla.ky.gov/resources/civilwar4.htm

http://www.civilwarreference.com/catalog/ItemView.php?catalogID=30
Civil War Regiments from Kentucky and Tennessee, 1861-1865  
ITEM DESCRIPTION:"Civil War Regiments from Kentucky and Tennessee" provides concise regimental histories of the infantry and cavalry regiments and artillery batteries that fought for the Union from the Bluegrass and Volunteer states. Kentucky contributed over 51,000 white and 23,000 African-American troops to the Union, of which over 10,000 died while in service. Of the deaths, about one-quarter were killed in action or from wounds received in battle. Kentucky raised fifty-five infantry regiments, seventeen cavalry regiments, and 5 artillery batteries. Five regiments (3rd, 5th, 6th, 25th, and 17th) are listed in William F. Fox's Three Hundred Fighting Regiments found in "Regimental Losses in the American Civil War." Tennessee provided over 31,000 white troops to the Union cause, losing nearly 7,000 in dead--744 from combat-related wounds. Nearly ten regiments of cavalry, nearly ten regiments of infantry, and a few artillery batteries mustered into Federal service from Tennessee, despite the state having seceded.