Private, Company I, 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Enlisted on March 7, 1864. Captured at St. Mary's Church, Virginia, on June 15, 1864. Died of scorbutus (scurvy) in prison at Andersonville, Georgia, on October 23, 1864. Name also listed as Silrey and Silvy. Middle initial may be B.
Born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Lived in Richland Township, Pennsylvania before the war. Mother Sarah M. Silvey filed for a pension on January 5, 1880, application number 258,099, certificate 200,250.
Born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Lived in Richland Township, Pennsylvania before the war. Mother Sarah M. Silvey filed for a pension on January 5, 1880, application number 258,099, certificate 200,250.
Private, Company I, 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Enlisted on March 7, 1864. Captured at St. Mary's Church, Virginia, on June 15, 1864. Died of scorbutus (scurvy) in prison at Andersonville, Georgia, on October 23, 1864. Name also listed as Silrey and Silvy. Middle initial may be B.
Born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Lived in Richland Township, Pennsylvania before the war. Mother Sarah M. Silvey filed for a pension on January 5, 1880, application number 258,099, certificate 200,250.
Born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Lived in Richland Township, Pennsylvania before the war. Mother Sarah M. Silvey filed for a pension on January 5, 1880, application number 258,099, certificate 200,250.
Bio by: John C. Anderson
Inscription
PA
Gravesite Details
PVT I 18 PA CAV
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
