James died of disease in South Carolina hospital in Petersburg, VA and was buried at Blandford Cemetery in a mass grave in what is now the Memorial Hill section ( James ). Magnolia has no record of his burial.
Thus James is not actually buried here and the inscription on the monolith simply honors him and his service.
By all accounts he was a good soldier and served his country admirably.
Thus James is not actually buried here and the inscription on the monolith simply honors him and his service.
By all accounts he was a good soldier and served his country admirably.
James died of disease in South Carolina hospital in Petersburg, VA and was buried at Blandford Cemetery in a mass grave in what is now the Memorial Hill section ( James ). Magnolia has no record of his burial.
Thus James is not actually buried here and the inscription on the monolith simply honors him and his service.
By all accounts he was a good soldier and served his country admirably.
Thus James is not actually buried here and the inscription on the monolith simply honors him and his service.
By all accounts he was a good soldier and served his country admirably.
Inscription
JAMES SILCOX
SON OF
D.H. and M.S. Silcox
OBT. AUGUST 22ND. 1864
AGED 20 YRS. 9 MOS. AND 3 DAYs
This brave and exemplary youth
was a private in Co. B. W.L.I.
25th. Regiment S.C.V.
He volunteer d at the commencement of
the War and bore a consicious part in the
battles of Fort Sumpter, Secessionville,
Drury's Bluff, Gains Mills,
and PetersBurg.
yielding up his young life in the defence
of his Country.
Note: transcribed exactly as written.
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