He is often confused with this Silas Nichols. However, he is not the same person.
Silas was part of the Vermont 9th Regiment and is buried in Hampton, Virginia, where he died during the Civil War.
Sources
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 June 2018), memorial page for Silas Nichols (unknown–9 Oct 1863), Find A Grave Memorial no. 115061066, citing Hampton National Cemetery, Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by rodney2k (contributor 47568728) .
The Daily Green Mountain Freeman (Montpelier, Vermont) 23 Oct 1863, Fri Page 3
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