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Philip Mathews



Birth Date: March 31, 1828 in Bath, New York.

Date of Death: March 22, 1881 in Columbia, California (52 years of age).

Enlistment Date: September 8, 1862 at Brooklyn, New York to serve 3 years (aged 34 years)

Mustered In: September 9, 1862 as Private

Description:

Company: D

Muster Out Date: Discharged - August 9, 1864 to serve as Hospital Steward, US Army

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Taken Prisoner: Missing In Action - July 1, 1863 at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Returned - To Company on January 15, 1864.

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Subsequent Service: Transferred - Fifth New York Veteran Infantry, Company I on June 2, 1864.

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Occupations: Pharmacist

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  • Source:
    The History of the Fighting Fourteenth by Tevis & Marquis.
    Collection of 43 Letters written by Philip Mathews, family members, Assistant Surgeon and Captain of Co. D.
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