SILVIUS WAR VETERANS

Chart Number

Veteran

County/
State

Regiment

Comments

442.d.

Lewis Silfies

Northampton, Pa.

A 52nd Pa. Infantry

1863 - 1864; Died in prison camp in Morris Island, South Carolina

442.e.

Stephen Silfies

Northampton, Pa.

A 52nd Pa. Infantry

23 September 1863 - 15 July 1865

442.h.

Benjamin Franklin Silfies

Northampton, Pa.

A 52nd Pa. infantry (A 82nd?)

Died in California; Buried Bushong, Kansas; 1863-1866; Received the Kearney Badge for bravery (picture of badge)

1863-1866; Received the Kearney Badge for bravery (picture of badge)

127.

Moses Silvious

State of Virginia

12th Va. Cavalry

The Laurel Brigade, C.S.A. (under General J. E. B. Stuart, Confederate Cavalry General) (tombstone photo)

202.

Samuel Sylvis

Armstrong, Pa.

I 103rd Pa. Infantry

Enlisted 16 December 1861; Wounded at Fair Oaks 31 May 1862, and taken prisoner of war same day; Died of wounds while POW 6 July 1862, Richmond, Va.; Wife Rebecca Fox was "a woman of loose character" per Affidavit of a neighbor; Received pension for children

302.b.

John Silvis

Pennsylvania

M 5th Pa. H Artillery

Private
(tombstone photo)

302.c.

Solomon D. Silvis/Silvas

Clarion, Pa.

M 5th Pa. H. Artillery

1861 - 1865; Private

304.a.

Amos Silvis

Clarion, Pa.

C 78th PVI

Private; 1862 - 1864

304.c.

Joseph M. Silvis

Clarion, Pa.

D 56th Pa. Infantry

304.d.

William H. Silvis

Clarion, Pa.

C 78th Pa.

Sergeant; 1861 - 1864; Widow Mary Catharine (Mohney) collected pension

304.f.

Jeremiah

Clarion, Pa.

C 78th Pa. Infantry

Private

306.c.

Jonathan A. Silvis

Elk, Pa.

I 78th Pa. Infantry

1862 - 1863; Disabled
(tombstone photo)

307.d.

Levi I./Jackson Silvis

Clarion, Pa.

D 62nd Pa. Infantry

Private; Fought at the Battle of Gettysburg; Mother Lydia received pension; Pension application says he died 22 September 1870--other source says 23 February 1863; Never married

335.h.

George B. Silvus (Army used Sylvus)

Athens, Ohio

C 141st Oh. Infantry

Enlisted as a private 2 May 1864 age 19; Discharged 3 September 1864, Gallipolis, Oh.; Widow Charity collected pension. (tombstone photo)

339.c.

Samuel Silvus

Morgan, Ohio

??

Wife Eliza; Was drafted at the end of the war and never saw action; Click here for his letter home 2nd page

344.f.

Robert M. Sylvis

Pennsylvania

K 107th Pa. Inf.

Enlisted 29 August 1864 as a Private; No pension was claimed by his widow

349.a.

Jackson/Andrew Sylvis

State of Ohio

C 21st Oh.

Enlisted as a Corporal; Wounded at Chattahahochee River, Georgia; Enlisted 26 August 1861 stating his age was 34

349.c.

James C. Sylvis

Pennsylvania

I 12th Pa. Cavalry

D 12th Pa. Cavalary

Widow Margaretta M. collected pension in Pennsylvania

Enlisted as private; Discharged as Sergeant

349.g.

Paulding B. Sylvis

State of Ohio

21st Oh. Infantry

C 87th Oh. Infantry

Enlisted 26 April 1861; Mustered out 12 August 1861 as Sergeant; Enlisted 10 June 1862; Mustered out 4 October 1862  [Enlisted and discharged as a 2nd Lieutenant]

349.e.

Caleb Sylvis/Sylvas

State of Virginia

E Va. Infantry
&
H 1st W.Va. Cavalry

T 1st Va. Infantry

Private; Enlisted 17 May 1861; Discharged 8 July 1865

Enlisted as a private

350.e.

James Silvis

Clearfield, Pa.

D 105th Pa. Infantry

1861 - 1864; Disability;  Awarded Kearney Badge for Bravery; Enlisted as Sergeant; Discharged as 1st Lieutenant; (drawing of Kearney Cross and Kearney Medal)

350.f.

Henry Sylvis

Pennsylvania

A 61st Infantry

1861 - 1863; Enlisted as private; Killed at Battle of Chancellorsville 3 May 1863

350.g.

Jonas Sylvis

Indiana, Pa.

E 67th PVI
&
9th Veteran Reserve Corps.

1862 - 1865; Enlisted as a private; tombstone photo

350.h.

John A. Sylvis

Indiana, Pa.

E 67th PVI

1862 - 1865; Enlisted as Private; Discharged as 1st Lieutenant; tombstone photo same page as 350.g. above

382.e.

George W. Silvis

Philadelphia, Pa.

A 25th Pa. Infantry--Battery D, Light Artillery

Mustered in as 2nd Lieutenant 1861 and promoted to 1st Lieutenant; Mustered out 8 October 1864

386.b.

Benjamin J. Silvis/Sylvis

Pennsylvania

K 121st Pa. Inf.

Private; Wife Nancy A. (Bond)
(photo of Benjamin)

391.g.

John Silvis

Lancaster, Pa.

?

Wife was Sarah Pyle; Buried in a potters grave in Lancaster, Pa.

395.a

Daniel Sylvis

State of New York

R 74th N.Y. National Guard

Enlisted as a private; received pension; Wife Elizabeth (Railing)

421.d.

William W. Silvis

Westmoreland, Pa.

C 168th Pa. Infantry

Private; 1862 - 1863; Went to Marshall County, Iowa, where he and later his widow collected a pension

422.i.

Levi Silvis

Westmoreland, Pa.

B 6th Pa. Heavy Artillery

Private; Died 22 October 1864; Guarding Washington, D.C.

422.b.

Jacob Silvius

Westmoreland, Pa.

E 3rd Pa. Infantry

Regiment never activated; Jacob was out within 14 days.

422.b.

Jacob Sylves/Silvis

Pennsylvania

D 61st Pa. Infantry

Enlisted as a private; 2-430 Drafted. 7/14/63 Greensburg;  Height 5'6"; Age at enrollment 29; Eyes Black; Complexion Dark; Hair: Dark.  Blacksmith

433.a.

Levi Silvius, Jr.

Susquehanna, Pa.

D 62nd Pa. Infantry

Pension

437.c.

George Daniel Silvius

Pennsylvania

D 35th Pa. Militia

Corporal; 30 June 1863 - 7 August 1863; Family legend that George was injured at Gettysburg

449

Elias Silfies

Pennsylvania

H 153rd Pa.

Age 39 at enrollment; Resident if Lehigh County

494.c.

Jacob Lawrence Silvius

Indiana

F 16th In. Infantry

Private

494.e.

David Silvis

Pennsylvania

Unassigned Pa. Volunteers &
76th Pa. Infantry

Private; In the 1920 census he was a resident of the "Central Branch National Home for Disabled Soldiers"
Montgomery County, Ohio

507.

Joseph Silveus

Greene, Pa.

FPA 85th Pa. Infantry

Widow Elizabeth collected pension in 1873

510.

William W. Silveus

Greene, Pa.

I 8th Pa. Reserves Infantry

Private; Served in the Annapolis, Maryland, prison camp; Died of wounds 12 January 1863; Buried Grave No. 1995, f/k/a Ash Grove Federal Cemetery n/k/a Annapolis National Cemetery, Annapolis, Maryland (photo of headstone)

536.

Martin Silvius

State of Virginia

33rd Va. Infantry

The Stonewall Brigade, C.S.A. (under Stonewall Jackson); Wounded 3 July 1863, Battle of Gettysburg, Pa. (tombstone photo) (pension documents)

554.

Moses Silvius

State of Tennessee

E and G Tennessee Cavalry

Pension to wife Martha E.

555.

William A. Silvius

State of Tennessee

I 29th Tenn. Infantry

Confederate; Private

596.

William Sylvis

Armstrong, Pa.

K 104th Pa. Infantry

Enlisted as a private; Private per his pension file; From Manor Township

631.

William Logan Silvis

Lawrence, Pa.

C 78th Pa. Infantry

1861 - 1864

 
633.

Brenamen/Breneman Silvis/Sylvis

Lawrence, Pa.

K 105th Pa. Infantry

1861 - 1862; Enlisted as a private; Killed in action Fair Oaks, Virginia, May 1862

692.

John Silvis

Westmoreland, Pa.

F 11th Pa. Infantry

I 123rd Pa. Infantry

1861 - 1862; Private; He deserted in July 1862 at Waterloo; He was from Salem Township; believed to be the same person as the John C. Silvis below

John C.; Private; Died of disease at Camp Humphries, Virginia, 1863; believed to be the same person as the John Silvis above

733.

Allen B. Sylvis

Wyandotte, Oh.

G 188th O.V.I.

115 Oh. Infantry

Private; Appears not to have claimed a pension; Married to Rebecca (Maurice) and went on to Michigan

?

Joseph Silvius

State of Georgia

F 25th Black Pa. Infantry

Pension to wife Vinnie

?

Charles Silvies

State of Virginia

C 56th USC (colored) Infantry

Pension claim states that he was a slave of William Silvius in the State of Tennessee; Wife Nancy also was this man's slave; They received pension

442.b.

William Silfies

Pennsylvania

A 52nd Pa. Infantry Volunteers

Enlisted 22 September 1863; Discharged 12 July 1865

?

George W. Sylvis

State of Ohio

B 47th Ohio Infantry

Collected his pension in New York; Widow Sarah J. collected hers after his death in Indiana

?

George Sylvis

State of Ohio

H 47th Ohio Infantry

Enlisted as private; Discharged as 1st Lieutenant

?

William Silveus

State of Virginia

I 58th Va. Cavalry

Enlisted as a Corporal; Mustered out as a Private

?

George Silvius

State of Virginia

K 19th Va. Cavalry

Private

?

William L. Silvis

State of Minnesota

I 8th Mn. Infantry

Enlisted as 1st Lieutenant, discharged as Captain

349

Jackson Sylvis

State of Ohio

D 21st Oh. Infantry

Enlisted as private 26 Aug 1861 (stated age 34); Discharged as corporal; wounded

?

Jacob H. Sylvis

State of New Mexico

L 1st New Mexico Cavalry

Enlisted as Sergeant

?

William Sylvis

State of New York

1st N.Y. Mounted Rifles

Enlisted as Private

?

Isaac Silvis

Pennsylvania

C 22nd Pa. Infantry

Enlisted a Private 16 September 1862 at New Salem; Age 30; Mustered out 29 September 1862, Harrisburg, Pa.

?

Frank Silvis

State of New York

F 91st N.Y. Infantry

Enlisted as Private 22 August 1864 at the age of 25; Discharged 30 May 1865, in Washington, D.C.