He was born in 1812/14 (3 (44 in 1861), 5 (50 in 1862), 6 (36 in 1850), 7 (48 in 1860)). He was born in Ireland (3, 6, 7) or Philadelphia (5).
In 1850, he was living in the 3rd ward, Kensington, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (6). He was living with Ann (apparently his wife) and David and John (apparently their children), along with William Gilligan (6). He was a warper (6).
In 1860, he was living in the 17th ward of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with Anne (apparently his wife), and David, John, and Sarah (apparently their children), along with many other people (7). He was a warper (7).
When he enlisted, he was a weaver (3).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 8 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, gray eyes, and dark hair (3).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 14 September 1861 (1, 3). He was enlisted for three years, by Captain Starr, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3). He was a private in company F (1, 8, 9).
He died by drowning, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 20 November 1861 (1, 2, 3) or 17 February 1862 ( 4, 5 [found on 17 February]). He had last been paid through 31 October 1862 by Major Gibson (2). (Given the evidence, the February date seems much more likely--but perhaps he went missing in November and his body was found only in February.) He was a private, in company F (8, 9). The funeral was Wednesday, 19 February 1862, from his late residence, 1427 North Fourth Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4, 5 [20 Feb]). He was buried in the West Street Burying Ground (4, 5).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (James Gilliland)
2 company F register of deaths (James Gilliland)
3 company F, descriptive roll, #30 (James Gilliland)
4 [death notice]. Public Ledger 19 February 1862, page 2 (James Gilliland)
5 [death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 17 February 1862] (James Gilliland)
6 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Kensington, 3rd ward, lines 2-6 (James Gilligan [sic])
7 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 17th ward, microfilm series M653, film 1167, page 894 = 108 handwritten, lines 15-30 (James Gilliland)
8 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (James Gilliland)
9 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (James Gilleland)
| line | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Dwellings visited | 705 | ||||
| Families visited | 757 | ||||
| Name | James Gilligan [sic] | Ann | David | John | William Gilligan |
| Age | 36 | 36 | 2 | 10/12 | 17 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M |
| Color | |||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | warper | ||||
| Real estate owned | |||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Ilde [?] | Pen | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||
| Attended school within year | |||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | blind |
| line | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Dwelling number | 705 | |||||||||||||||
| Family number | 791 | |||||||||||||||
| Name | James Gilliland | Anne | David | John | Sarah | Alex [?] W Pateson [?] | James Stuart | Annie " | Terrence Gilliland | Thos McCoy | John Mullsony [?] | Frank Q Gark [?] | Frank Crosway [?] | Thos Ryan | George " | Frank Newman [?] |
| Age | 48 | 48 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 6 | 40 | 35 | 55 | 19 | 55 | 22 | 22 | 16 |
| Sex | m | f | m | m | f | m | m | f | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m |
| Color | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | warper | Brickmaker | Dyer | Blacksmith | Hatter | " | weaver | Dyer | spinner | spooler | ||||||
| Value of real estate owned | 300 | |||||||||||||||
| Value of personal estate | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ireland | Pa | " | " | " | " | Scotland | Pa | Ireland | " | " | " | England | Ireland | Pa | Ireland |
| Married within year | ||||||||||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 [sic] | |||||||||||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||||||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
GILLILAND.--On the 17th of February, JAMES GILLILAND, in the 45th year of his age.
The relatives and friends of the family, also, Company F. Col. Gregory's regiment are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from his late residence, No. 1427 North Fourth street, this (Wednesday) afternoon, at 1 o'clock: to proceed to West St. Burying ground. *426