

The Civil War broke out in Gillespie’s third year at the academy, with his home state of Tennessee seceding from the Union on June 8, 1861, the 11th and final state to join the rebellion.


The Civil War broke out in Gillespie’s third year at the academy, with his home state of Tennessee seceding from the Union on June 8, 1861, the 11th and final state to join the rebellion.