I just ran across some information about Texas GILLESPIES who served in the Civil War and were killed at the Battle of Franklin in 1864. This info was found on the "Save the Franklin Battlefield" web page, and was contained in a reprint of a letter from Pvt. James A. McCord of Co. G, 30th Georgia Infantry to his brother Capt. William McCord. Franklin is in Williamson County, TN. "Franklin Tenn Decr. 3rd 1864 Dear Brother After a long and very hard march, we arrived at this place, the 30th day of Novr. about 4 oclk when we went immediately into a fight and every one says that it was the hardest fought battle that has been fought during the war. There is no telling what our loss is. We lost ten Genl. killed & wounded. Genls Cleburne Granburry, Gistk Adams, Strahl, & one more I forgotten were killed and four that were wounded. Granbury's celebrated brigade left this place yesterday morning with 137 Guns all told. Hall & Jno Tom Gillespie was both killed dead on the field, and nearly every one of the company fared the same fate......." There were some notes added after this letter to give more information about some of the men named. Here is the note on the GILLESPIE men: "Cpl. William Hall Gillespie, Co. B, 7th Texas Infantry was mortally wounded and died at Franklin, Tennessee. He is buried in McGavock Confederate Cemetery, Texas Section 3, Grave 39. His brother, Pvt. John Thomas Gillespie Jr. was in the same company and was also killed at Franklin. His is buried in Texas Section 2, Grave 26." If anyone on the list has these GILLESPIE men in their database, I would love to see a rundown on their linage. With the name of William Hall Gillespie, this family must be connected to the Sumner Co. TN line that married into the family of William Hall, also of Sumner Co. TN. I have personally visited the battlefield and the cemetery mentioned. The battlefield was on the farm belonging to Fountain Branch Carter. His son Theodorick also died in this battle. The dead, which numbered over 8,000 were originally buried where they fell. Many were later reinterred on two acres of land donated by the McGavock family for use as a cemetery. The cemetery is not too far from the Carter House. The McGavocks and Gillespies are connected through marriages.