GILLESPIE, George Lewis (1841-1913) Army general.
Born Kingston, Tennessee, 7 October 1841.
Graduate Military Academy, West Point, 1862. Late in
military career assigned Army War College, Washington
DC, where he redesigned the Medal of Honor.
Died Washington, DC, 27 September 1913.
D E C O R A T I O N S
1904 United States Congressional Medal of Honor (type II,
redesign of previous decoration; this struck by
Bailey, Banks & Biddle). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B I O G R A P H I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
P30 {1913} New York Times (28 September) 7:6 (obituary).
B1 {1943} Who Was Who, p 456.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
S18 {1964} Kerrigan.
E17 {1983} Pessolano-Filos, p 47-48.
Born Kingston, Tennessee, 7 October 1841.
Graduate Military Academy, West Point, 1862. Late in
military career assigned Army War College, Washington
DC, where he redesigned the Medal of Honor.
Died Washington, DC, 27 September 1913.
D E C O R A T I O N S
1904 United States Congressional Medal of Honor (type II,
redesign of previous decoration; this struck by
Bailey, Banks & Biddle). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B I O G R A P H I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
P30 {1913} New York Times (28 September) 7:6 (obituary).
B1 {1943} Who Was Who, p 456.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
S18 {1964} Kerrigan.
E17 {1983} Pessolano-Filos, p 47-48.