Lewis Perry SILVER was a private in Co. I, 29th North Carolina Infantry. He was born abt 1839. His wife was Nancy WOODY, born 1842 in Yancey, NC, daughter of Edward WOODY and Elizabeth ROBINSON. Lewis P. Silver resided in Mitchell Co where he enlisted in the 29th NC Inf. at age 22 on July 11, 1861. [Note that this is the same unit and date of enlistment as his brother-in-law Wiley Gilbert Woody]. The 29th NC was commanded by Lt. Col. B.S. Proffitt, which was part of Brig. Gen. M.D. Ector's brigade, of Major Gen. Samuel G. French's division, of Polk's (or Stewart's) corps, Army of Mississippi, commanded by Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk.
Lewis was captured in KY Sep/Nov 1862, confined at Chattanooga, TN, and exchanged on 11 Jan 1863. He was again captured near Atlanta, GA, on July 22, 1864. Sent to Nashville, TN. Confined at Louisville, KY, 30 Jul 1864. Transferred to Camp Chase, OH, where he arrived on 2 Aug 1864. Lewis died at Camp Chase November 9, 1864, of typhoid fever.
Lewis was captured in KY Sep/Nov 1862, confined at Chattanooga, TN, and exchanged on 11 Jan 1863. He was again captured near Atlanta, GA, on July 22, 1864. Sent to Nashville, TN. Confined at Louisville, KY, 30 Jul 1864. Transferred to Camp Chase, OH, where he arrived on 2 Aug 1864. Lewis died at Camp Chase November 9, 1864, of typhoid fever.
Lewis Perry SILVER was a private in Co. I, 29th North Carolina Infantry. He was born abt 1839. His wife was Nancy WOODY, born 1842 in Yancey, NC, daughter of Edward WOODY and Elizabeth ROBINSON. Lewis P. Silver resided in Mitchell Co where he enlisted in the 29th NC Inf. at age 22 on July 11, 1861. [Note that this is the same unit and date of enlistment as his brother-in-law Wiley Gilbert Woody]. The 29th NC was commanded by Lt. Col. B.S. Proffitt, which was part of Brig. Gen. M.D. Ector's brigade, of Major Gen. Samuel G. French's division, of Polk's (or Stewart's) corps, Army of Mississippi, commanded by Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk.
Lewis was captured in KY Sep/Nov 1862, confined at Chattanooga, TN, and exchanged on 11 Jan 1863. He was again captured near Atlanta, GA, on July 22, 1864. Sent to Nashville, TN. Confined at Louisville, KY, 30 Jul 1864. Transferred to Camp Chase, OH, where he arrived on 2 Aug 1864. Lewis died at Camp Chase November 9, 1864, of typhoid fever.
Lewis was captured in KY Sep/Nov 1862, confined at Chattanooga, TN, and exchanged on 11 Jan 1863. He was again captured near Atlanta, GA, on July 22, 1864. Sent to Nashville, TN. Confined at Louisville, KY, 30 Jul 1864. Transferred to Camp Chase, OH, where he arrived on 2 Aug 1864. Lewis died at Camp Chase November 9, 1864, of typhoid fever.
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