Gilliam, Thomas H.

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Gilliam, Thomas H.
Lieutenant and captain, 17th North Carolina Infantry. (Unfinished Catalogue). "Appointed 3rd Lieutenant [in Co. I] to rank from May 8, 1861, and was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant prior to January 1, 1862. Reported on duty as acting Adjutant of the regiment in November-December, 1861. Present or accounted for until captured at Roanoke Island on February 8, 1862. Exchanged in August 1862. Presented or accounted for until transferred to Company L, 17th Regiment NC Troops (2nd Organization), on or about May 1, 1863." Appointed first lieutenant. Promoted to captain on May 27, 1864. --North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865.
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