Alvan Cullem Gillem

Alvan Cullem Gillem
Alvan Cullem Gillem
Born(1830-07-29)July 29, 1830
Gainesboro, Tennessee
DiedDecember 2, 1875(1875-12-02) (aged 45)
near Nashville, Tennessee
Place of burial
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
Service / branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1851–1875
Rank Major General
Commands10th Tennessee Infantry
Fourth Military District
Battles / warsThird Seminole War
American Civil War
Modoc War

Alvan Cullem Gillem (July 29, 1830 – December 2, 1875) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Although Southern-born, he remained loyal to the Federal government and fought in several battles in the Western Theater before commanding occupation troops in Mississippi and Arkansas during Reconstruction. He later played a prominent role in the Modoc War in 1873.