Military: CWR: Willey, William Silas of interest in Somerset County, PA

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Willey, William Silas

* Born 1794 
* Died Aug. 1, 1870 
* Buried in Endsley Burial Ground, Addison Twp. Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Private Co. F 159th Regiment 14th Pa. Cavalry 
* Mustered in Nov. 23, 1862 
* Not on muster out roll 
* Served Nov. 23, 1862 - Feb. 19, 1865 - 25 month 26 days 
* Also served in War of 1812
* His home was a stop on the Underground Railroad, and it was said that he 
secreted, fed and sided more fugitive slaves than any other man on the national 
Road.
* During the Civil War he helped with amputations in the field.
* Height - 5' 10"; Hair - Gray; Complexion - Light; Eyes - Gray

SOURCE:
* Cemetery Records, Meyersdale Library 
* Veterans Grave Registration 
* Muster Roster Co. F 
* Soldiers and Sailors System
* Remembering, Old Petersburg / Addison Historical Society