Timeline
Birth- abt 1839
Salisbury NH
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)- Age: 23 years
Branch
Army
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
State
Massachusetts
Company
L
Unit
1st Cavalry
Served For
United States of America
Service Start Date
23/10/1861
Service End Date
Gold Star
1 Nov 1861
promoted to sergt
Pvt
Enlistment- 21/10/1861-Age: 23 years
Readville MA
Discharge
Sergt
Marriage- 27/08/1861-Age: 23 years
Mary A Huntoon
Concord NH
Death- 21/11/1862-Age: 24 years
Beaufort SC
Burial
Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort SC; Plot 1073
Other Facts
Full Name
Silas L Holmes
Full Name
Silas Sanborn Holmes
Also known as
Silas S Holmes
Physical Description: Height
5' 7.75"
Physical Description: Hair Color
lt brown
Physical Description: Complexion
light
Physical Description: Eye Color
dark blue
Age at Enlistment
21 years
Place of Residence
Gorham Street, Lowell MA
Occupation
Moulder