Pvt. Seth Phillips

Pvt. Seth Phillips

 
       From the 1860 Census
Name - Seth Phillips
Aged - 14 Years
Born - 1846 in New York
Home in 1860 - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Post Office - Clinton

       From the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois

A Co.     17th Ill. Cav.

   Enlisted Dec. 4, 1863.
   Mustered in Jan. 22, 1864.
   Discharged Dec. 15, 1865, reason not listed.

       From the Database of Illinois Veterans Index
Soldier - Pvt. Seth Phillips
Unit - Co. A       17th Ill. Cav.
Height - 5'   4"
Hair - Sandy
Eyes - Blue
Complexion - Fair
Occupation - Farmer
Born - 1845 in New York
Enlisted - Dec. 4, 1863 in St. Charles, Ill. by H. Hillard for 3 Years
Mustered In - Jan. 22, 1864 in St. Charles, Ill.
Remarks - In Confinement at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas under charge of Mutiny.   Honorably Discharged Jan. 26, 1866 to date Dec. 15, 1865 by Gen. Oakes at Springfield, Ill.
Residence - Elgin, Kane Co., Ill.
Record Source - Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls