Silas Chase
Silas Chase was born around 1836 in Ohio to Cyrus and Lucinda Chase. He was baptized in the First Presbyterian Church in Lexington, Ohio, on October 4, 1841. By 1850, he was living in Washington, Ohio, and living on the farm of William and Elizabeth Campbell. A decade later, he was living on the farm of Ezekiel and Jane Boggs.
 
He enlisted in the Union army on April 23, 1861, and he mustered in as a private in Company H of the 15th Ohio Infantry four days later. The regiment spent the next few months stationed in present-day West Virginia, and the men mustered out on August 29, 1861. He enlisted again on November 7, 1862, and he mustered in as a private in Company C of the 64th Ohio Infantry later that day. The regiment took part in the Battle of Stones River, the Tullahoma campaign, and the Battle of Chickamauga.
 
He remained devoted to the Union, insisting that “all who can leave home should come and assist in putting [the rebellion] down and maintaine the constitution off the United States.” He believed that “slavery in my opinion is wrong and a curse,” but he “did not come here for the purpose of assisting in freeing the negro. I came to assist in putting down rebellion and help to maintain and support our constitution and laws.” He was wounded at Chickamauga on September 20, 1863, and he died in Chattanooga on October 7, 1863.
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(1560)Chase, Silas18361863-10-07
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Private
  • Rank out: Private
  • Rank highest: Private
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 14

  • (5437) [writer] ~ Silas Chase to Henry A. Caldwell to Henrietta Caldwell, 3 July 1861
  • (5439) [recipient] ~ Henry A. Caldwell to Henrietta Caldwell to Silas Chase, 8 July 1861
  • (5440) [writer] ~ Silas Chase to Henry A. Caldwell to Henrietta Caldwell, 30 May 1862
  • (5441) [writer] ~ Silas Chase to Henry A. Caldwell to Henrietta Caldwell, 8 December 1862
  • (5442) [writer] ~ Silas Chase to Henry A. Caldwell, 21 January 1863
  • (5443) [writer] ~ Silas Chase to Henry A. Caldwell to Henrietta Caldwell, 11 February 1863
  • (5444) [writer] ~ Silas Chase to Henry A. Caldwell to Henrietta Caldwell, 30 March 1863
  • (5445) [writer] ~ Silas Chase to Henry A. Caldwell to Henrietta Caldwell, 22 May 1863
  • (5446) [writer] ~ Silas Chase to Henry A. Caldwell to Henrietta Caldwell, 28 July 1863
  • (5447) [writer] ~ Silas Chase to Henry A. Caldwell, 15 September 1863
  • (5450) [recipient] ~ Henrietta Caldwell to Silas Chase, 30 April 1861
  • (5451) [recipient] ~ Henrietta Caldwell to Silas Chase, 7 July 1862
  • (5452) [writer] ~ Silas Chase to Unknown, undated
  • (5453) [writer] ~ Silas Chase Statement, undated

People - Records: 3

  • (1560) Chase, Silas is the [aunt/uncle of] (1566) Caldwell, Florence
  • (1563) Caldwell, Henrietta is the [sibling of] (1560) Chase, Silas
  • (1564) Caldwell, Henry A. is the [sibling-in-law of] (1560) Chase, Silas

Places - Records: 2

  • (274) [birth] ~ Ohio
  • (105) [death] ~ Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee

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Regiments - Records: 2

  • (509) [enlisted] [C] ~ 64th Ohio Infantry
  • (511) [enlisted] [H] ~ 15th Ohio Infantry
SOURCES

1850 and 1860 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; Silas Chase to Henry Caldwell and Harriet Caldwell, 30 March 1863, Nau Collection.