Gillam was a prominent farmer in Abbeville County, SC prior to the war. He had served as road commissioner and the postmaster at Lodi. Gillam first enlisted as a private in the Co. B of the 5th SC Reserves Infantry, a 90 day company, in November 1862, but does not appear to have ever reported for duty. He enlisted as a private in Co. F of the 1st Regiment SC State Troops on August 1, 1863. He was hospitalized shortly after and then furloughed through January 1864.
After the war he continued to farm. Gillam died on September 18, 1897 and is buried in Magnolia Cemetery in Greenwood, SC.
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