Arthur M Phillips (1833 - 1862)

Born 1833 in Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died 13 Dec 1862 at about age 29 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Captain Arthur Phillips served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 18 April 1855
Mustered out: 23 Nov 1861
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. B, 177th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers

Capt Arthur Phillips died of disease during the United States Civil War.

Arthur—the son of Riley Phillips and Mary Ann Robeson—was born about 1833 in Pennsylvania, the 8th generation of Phillips in early America. He lived with his parents and sibling in Benton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania during the 1850 U.S. census.^[1]

Arthur Phillips enlisted in the army 18 April 1855 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He was a carpenter, 5'9", with blue eyes. Capt. Bowman enlisted him for 5 years into Co G 9th Infantry. Deserted 1 July 1955.^[2]

Capt. Phillips enrolled 2 November 1862 at Camp Curtin for 9 months; mustered into service 12 November 1862 by Lieut. Brown. He may not have been in combat as he died a month later of "Variola" (smallpox) at a Camp Curtin hospital in Harrisburg on 13 December 1862. He was only 29 years old. 177th

Enlistment

Name: Arthur M Phillips

Birthyear: abt 1834

Birthplace: Abingdon, Pennsylvania, United States

Enlistment Age: 21

Enlistment Date: 18 April 1855^[3]

Register of Deaths of Volunteers

Name: Arthur M Phillips

Death Date: 13 Dec 1862

Death Place: G H Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Enlistment State: Pennsylvania

Rank: Capt

Company: B

Regiment: 177 Pa Vols^[4]

Civil War Muster Roll

Name: Arthur M Phillips

Gender: Male

Age: 29

Birth Year: abt 1833

Enlistment Date: 12 Nov 1862

Enlistment Place: Camp Curtin, Pennsylvania, USA

Muster Date: 12 Nov 1862

Muster Place: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Rank: Captain

Unit Type: Infantry

Regiment: 177th Pennsylvania Drafted Militia

Company: B^[5]

Research Notes

No information found from July 1855 to 1862 when Capt. Phillips re-enlisted.

Sources

1. ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Benton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 793; Page: 218a. 1850 U.S. census, Pennsylvania
2. ↑ U.S., Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Enlistment
3. ↑ U.S., Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Enlistment
4. ↑ U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Death Register
5. ↑ Pennsylvania, U.S., Civil War Muster Rolls, 1860-1869 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Muster Roll

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/101010013/arthur-m-phillips : accessed 12 July 2021), memorial page for Capt Arthur M Phillips (unknown–13 Dec 1862), Find A Grave: Memorial #101010013, citing Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Donald Coho (contributor 47638302).

See also:

• Veternas Legacy Memorial: A M Phillips