Private
Philip
"Philip Holmes"
King
aka Homes
Born in United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Private Philip King served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA
Side: USA
Occupations
- 1863: Hostler
Residences
- 1863: Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (military enlistment)
Military Service
During the Civil War, he served as a Private in Company H of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color. He was about 20 years old, single and working as a hostler when he enlisted on 29 April 1863 from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Mustered out 20 August 1865 with his regiment.
Alias: Philip Ho(l)mes[1]
Projects
- 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
- African American Civil War veterans of Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Sources
- ↑ US Military pension index
- Emilio, Luis Fenollosa. History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Book Co., 1891 (1st ed.) and 1894 (2nd ed.)
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