Edward J Phillips
Before the war
He was 22 years old when he was enlisted (5).
He was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when he was enlisted (5).
During the war
He was enlisted on 2 August 1861, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4, 5). He was mustered into service as a second lieutenant on 20 November 1861, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1, 3, 4, 5, 6 [1st lt]). He served as second lieutenant in company F (1).
He resigned on 4 March 1862, on surgeon's certificate of disability (1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
Sources
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster)
3 regimental descriptive book (EJ Phillips)
4 list of commissioned officers ([Edward] J Phillips)
5 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 6 January 2005 (Edward J Philips)
6 'Camp Chase at Gray's Ferry' Philadelphia Inquirer 19 October 1861 page 8 (E Philips)
7 'Camp Chase', Philadelphia Inquirer 30 November 1861 (EJ Philips)
8 'Departure of Col. Gregory's regiment', Philadelphia Inquirer 22 January 1862 page 2 (EJ Philips)
[I did not find him in the index to pension index cards on <www.ancestry.com> (searched 29 March 2006)]
[I did not find an entry for him in the 1890 veterans' census (searched index on <www.ancestry.com>, 29 March 2006)]
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