Jeremy Francis Gilmer (February 23, 1818 - December 1, 1883) was an accomplished American civil engineer and Confederate general during the American Civil War (1861 - 1865). Born in Guilford County, North Carolina, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1839. Gilmer served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, where he contributed to various infrastructure projects. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he resigned his commission and joined the Confederate Army, eventually rising to the rank of Major General. As the Chief of the Engineer Bureau, Gilmer was instrumental in designing and constructing fortifications, notably in Richmond and Atlanta, which were crucial to the Confederate war effort. After the war, he returned to engineering, working on railroad development and other projects in the South. Gilmer’s expertise and contributions to both military and civil engineering left a lasting impact on American infrastructure.