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Browse Veterans Full Major Major Silas A. Yerkes Major of 13th Michigan Infantry Died in the Civi War 1865 , US GAR Veteran Lowell Michigan U.S. Army
Browse Veterans Full Major Major Silas A. Yerkes Major of 13th Michigan Infantry Died in the Civi War 1865 , US GAR Veteran Lowell Michigan U.S. Army
Full Major Major Silas A. Yerkes Major of 13th Michigan Infantry Died in the Civi War 1865 , US GAR Veteran Lowell Michigan U.S. Army
| Rank | Full Major |
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| Unit | Not Available |
| Branch | Army |
| Born | 01/01/1838 |
| Died | October 26, 1865 |
| Hometown | Lowell, Michigan 49331 |
| Grave GPS | N42°57.488, W085°24.074 |
| Wars / Conflicts | American Civil War |
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Major Silas A. Yerkes Major of 13th Michigan Infantry Died in the Civil War 1865 - US GAR Veteran Lowell Michigan Krum Blanding Cemetery (GPS N42°57.488, W085°24.074)
American Civil War Soldiers about Silas Yerkes
Name: Silas Yerkes
Residence: Lowell, Michigan
Enlistment Date: 3 Oct 1861
Side Served: Union
State Served: Michigan
Service Record: Enlisted as a 2nd Lieutenant on 3 October 1861 at the age of 27.
Enlisted in Company C, 13th Infantry Regiment Michigan on 17 Jan 1862.
Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on 15 May 1862.
Promoted to Full Captain on 26 Feb 1863.
Promoted to Brevet Major (US Volunteers, for meritorious srvcs. during the c) on 15 Mar 1865.
Promoted to Full Major on 12 May 1865.
Received a disability discharge from Company C, 13th Infantry Regiment Michigan on 15 May 1865.
1860 United States Federal Census about Silas A Yerkes
Name: Silas A Yerkes
Age in 1860: 25
Birth Year: abt 1835
Birthplace: Michigan
Home in 1860: Vergennes, Kent, Michigan
Gender: Male
Post Office: Flat River
Household Members: Name Age
Anthony Yerkes 51
Esther Yerkes 49
Silas A Yerkes 25
Maria Yerkes 23
Mary E Yerkes 18
Benedict Smith 14
Emily Smith 11
Alvin Ford 22
Eli Pardy 20
American Civil War Soldiers about Silas Yerkes
Name: Silas Yerkes
Residence: Lowell, Michigan
Enlistment Date: 3 Oct 1861
Side Served: Union
State Served: Michigan
Service Record: Enlisted as a 2nd Lieutenant on 3 October 1861 at the age of 27.
Enlisted in Company C, 13th Infantry Regiment Michigan on 17 Jan 1862.
Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on 15 May 1862.
Promoted to Full Captain on 26 Feb 1863.
Promoted to Brevet Major (US Volunteers, for meritorious srvcs. during the c) on 15 Mar 1865.
Promoted to Full Major on 12 May 1865.
Received a disability discharge from Company C, 13th Infantry Regiment Michigan on 15 May 1865.
1860 United States Federal Census about Silas A Yerkes
Name: Silas A Yerkes
Age in 1860: 25
Birth Year: abt 1835
Birthplace: Michigan
Home in 1860: Vergennes, Kent, Michigan
Gender: Male
Post Office: Flat River
Household Members: Name Age
Anthony Yerkes 51
Esther Yerkes 49
Silas A Yerkes 25
Maria Yerkes 23
Mary E Yerkes 18
Benedict Smith 14
Emily Smith 11
Alvin Ford 22
Eli Pardy 20
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