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U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1853. During the Civil War he served in the major blockading squadrons for the Union. Served as Captain of the Gunboat Morris in 1863. Fanny Seward references him in her 1862-1863 diary when she encounters him at General Keyes headquarters in Yorktown.

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Biography: 
U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1853. During the Civil War he served in the major blockading squadrons for the Union. Served as Captain of the Gunboat Morris in 1863. Fanny Seward references him in her 1862-1863 diary when she encounters him at General Keyes headquarters in Yorktown.
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://www.usna.edu/Library/sca/man-findingaids/view.php?f=MS_004#Biography+of+James+Henry+Gillis
Title of Webpage: 
James H. and I. V. Gillis Naval Papers, 1866-1898: Finding Aid - U.S. Naval Academy
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Website's Last Modified Date: 
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Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://www.usna.edu/Library/sca/man-findingaids/view.php?f=MS_004#Biography+of+James+Henry+Gillis
Title of Webpage: 
James H. and I. V. Gillis Naval Papers, 1866-1898: Finding Aid - U.S. Naval Academy
Website Viewing Date: 
Tuesday, January 12, 2021 - 10:00
Website Last Modified Date: 
Tuesday, January 12, 2021 - 10:00
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Newspaper Article
Journal or Newspaper Title: 
The Evening Star (Washington, D.C)
Article Title: 
"Commodore Gillis Dead"
Month: 
December
Day: 
8
Year: 
1910
Start Page: 
2
Citation Notes: 
Evening Star (Washington (DC), District of Columbia), December 8, 1910: 2. Readex: America's Historical Newspapers. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.ezp.lib.rochester.edu/apps/readex/doc?p=EANX&docref=image/v2%3A13D5DA85AE05A305%40EANX-142FD3A31321DB90%402419014-142F3BD16E9460A0%401-142F3BD16E9460A0%40.