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Robert Addison Gillespie (1815–1846) was a business man, land speculator, and Captain in the Texas Rangers under John Coffee Hays and Zachary Taylor. Gillespie died in the Battle of Monterrey. Gillespie County, Texas, was named in his honor.
May 3, 2019 · Robert Gillespie, Captain, 1st Regiment of Texas Mounted Rifleman. [1] Born in 1815. Son of Robert Gillespie and Patsy Houston. Participated in the Battle of Salado Creek in 1842. Severely wounded in the Battle of Walker's Creek in 1844. Robert passed away in the Mexican War in 1846.
- June 12, 1815
- September 22, 1846
Jan 1, 2001 · When Hays organized the First Regiment of Texas Mounted Riflemen in the Mexican War, Gillespie joined the regiment and commanded a company. During the battle of Monterrey, he was the first to reach the summit of Independence Hill.
Robert Addison Gillespie, merchant and soldier, was born on June 12, 1815, in Blount County, Tennessee, the son of Robert and Patsy (Houston) Gillespie. He moved to Texas in 1837, and he and his brothers, James Houston and Matthew Milton, in January 1838, formed a mercantile and land partnership in Matagorda. James furnished the capital for the ...
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- September 23, 1846 (31)
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captain r. a. gillespie. ROBERT ADDISON GILLESPIE was a native of Tennessee, but for many years prior to the Mexican war resided first in Alabama and afterwards in Texas. In the latter country he served under the celebrated Hays, in his skirmishes with the Indians.
- San Antonio, Texas
- June 12, 1815
- Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Gillespie is named for Robert Addison Gillespie, a soldier in the Mexican–American War. It is known as the birthplace of 36th president of the United States of America Lyndon B. Johnson . On December 15, 1847, a petition was submitted to create Gillespie County.
Robert Addison Gillespie (1815-1846) Robert Addison Gillespie, merchant and soldier, was born on June 12, 1815, in Blount County, Tennessee, the son of Robert and Patsy (Houston) Gillespie. He moved.
