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Silas Meredith McLester

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Silas Meredith McLester

Birth
Stanly County, North Carolina, USA
Death
7 Sep 1886 (aged 53)
Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Pvt. Sailas M. McLester, Co I, 52nd NC Infantry Regiment.

Enlisted 1 May 1862 Albemarle, NC at age 29 years. Admitted 13 Oct 1862 to Episcopal Church Hospital, Williamsburg, VA due to illness. 18 Nov 1863 detailed to serve as guard on Government Train. 21 Oct 1864 admitted to C.S.A Hospital, Richmond, VA due to gun shot wound to leg. 25 Mar 1865 captured near Petersburg, VA. Confined at Point Lookout Prison, MD on 27 Mar 1865. Paroled and released 29 Jun 1865 Point Lookout Prison, MD after taking "Oath of Allegiance".
Pvt. Sailas M. McLester, Co I, 52nd NC Infantry Regiment.

Enlisted 1 May 1862 Albemarle, NC at age 29 years. Admitted 13 Oct 1862 to Episcopal Church Hospital, Williamsburg, VA due to illness. 18 Nov 1863 detailed to serve as guard on Government Train. 21 Oct 1864 admitted to C.S.A Hospital, Richmond, VA due to gun shot wound to leg. 25 Mar 1865 captured near Petersburg, VA. Confined at Point Lookout Prison, MD on 27 Mar 1865. Paroled and released 29 Jun 1865 Point Lookout Prison, MD after taking "Oath of Allegiance".


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