Military
A Confederate company organized at Glenville in May 1861 by Rev. John E. Mitchell, the Gilmer Rifles had only 45 hunting rifles and no uniforms. Mitchell was replaced by J.S. Kerr McCutcheon just before the company was formally mustered into the 31st Virginia Infantry. As Company D, the Gilmer Rifles took part in actions at Laurel Hill, the Battle of Greenbrier, and Monterey.
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Glenville, West Virginia · United States
