Silas Chandler | |
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 Sergeant A.M. Chandler of the 44th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, Co. F., and Silas Chandler, family slave | |
| Born | 1838 Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | September 1919 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Spouse | Lucy Garvin |
| Children | 12 |
Silas Chandler (1838 – September 1919) was an enslaved African American who accompanied his owners, Andrew and Benjamin Chandler, referred to as a "manservant" in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He was also a carpenter and he helped found and build the first black church in his hometown, West Point, Mississippi.