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Pvt Silas East Jr.

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Pvt Silas East Jr.

Birth
Death
25 Jul 1862 (aged 25–26)
Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA GPS-Latitude: 37.5413878, Longitude: -77.4559616
Plot
Drewry's Bluff Section
Memorial ID
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Son of Silas, Sr. and Harriet East of Eastville, GA.

Company L "Clarke County Rifles" of Clarke County, 3rd Georgia Infantry, Wright's Brigade, Anderson's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence Clarke County GA.
Enlisted on 8/20/1861 as a Private, he mustered into "L" Co. GA 3rd Infantry.
He died of disease at Camp Ben Hill, VA.

The 3rd Infantry Regiment was assembled at Augusta, Georgia, in April, 1861. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Clarke, Burke, Dawson, Dade, Madison, Baldwin, and Oconee.
Son of Silas, Sr. and Harriet East of Eastville, GA.

Company L "Clarke County Rifles" of Clarke County, 3rd Georgia Infantry, Wright's Brigade, Anderson's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.

Residence Clarke County GA.
Enlisted on 8/20/1861 as a Private, he mustered into "L" Co. GA 3rd Infantry.
He died of disease at Camp Ben Hill, VA.

The 3rd Infantry Regiment was assembled at Augusta, Georgia, in April, 1861. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Clarke, Burke, Dawson, Dade, Madison, Baldwin, and Oconee.

Bio by: BigFrench



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  • Created by: BigFrench
  • Added: Aug 24, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15491799/silas-east: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt Silas East Jr. (1836–25 Jul 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15491799, citing Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by BigFrench (contributor 46554304).