Gilbert Simrall Meem | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the Shenandoah and Page counties district | |
| In office January 1871 – January 1875 | |
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Shenandoah County, Virginia district | |
| In office January, 1852 – January 1854 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 5, 1824 Abingdon, Virginia |
| Died | June 10, 1908 (aged 83) Seattle, Washington |
| Resting place | Seattle, Washington |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Nanny Rose Garland |
| Profession | farmer, politician, bureaucrat |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States of America |
| Branch/service |  Virginia militia |
| Years of service | 1861–1862 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Gilbert Simrall Meem (October 5, 1824 – June 10, 1908) was a Virginia farmer and politician who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, as well as became a brigadier general in the Virginia militia and served along with the Confederate States Army in northwestern Virginia and what became West Virginia during the American Civil War. Meem's men participated in Stonewall Jackson's attacks on the towns of Romney and Bath, later Berkeley Springs, now in West Virginia in early January 1862. After the brigade went into winter quarters in Martinsburg, now West Virginia, Meem resigned his commission on February 1, 1862, then served in the Shenandoah County, Virginia, local government during the war and in the Virginia Senate following the war, before moving to Seattle, Washington, and becoming its postmaster in the administration of President Grover Cleveland, where he became a prominent citizen before his death.[1][2][3]
- ^ Bruce S. Allardice (2006). More Generals in Gray. LSU Press. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-8071-3148-0.
- ^ John H. Eicher; David J. Eicher (2001). Civil War High Commands. Stanford University Press. p. 386. ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
- ^ Shaffer, Michael (2012). Washington County, Virginia, in the Civil War. The History Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-60949-495-7.