WIA Gettysburg Identified CDV John Phillips July 3rd, 1863 Wounded Three Times!
WIA Gettysburg Identified CDV John Phillips July 3rd, 1863 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry! Captain Phillips could be considered either the luckiest men or most unlucky depending on how you view it. He was wounded in three separate engagements including the battle of Gettysburg where the 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry was positioned under Gen. Kilpatrick, who relieved Gen. Stahel. Marching through Littlestown and Hanover, the regiment formed the rear-guard being attacked by Stuart's force at Hanover. A sharp skirmish ensued which accounted for the absence of the Confederate cavalry from Gettysburg, where it was so greatly needed. On July 3 the 18th was closely engaged at Gettysburg throughout the entire day and in the evening the 1st brigade charged under the leadership of Col. Farnsworth, who was killed and is likely when Captain Phillips sustained his injuries. In the pur-suit which followed the cavalry overtook and captured 1,000 prisoners and 2 pieces of artillery at Monterey Springs. Don’t miss out on this amazing piece of Gettysburg history!
Obituary: St. Louis Dispatch 18 Jul 1896, P. 5.
Judge Phillips’ Death
He was a Gallant Soldier and an Eminent Jurist.
Judge John W. Phillips, of the law firm of Phillips, Stewart, Cunningham, and Eliot, died Friday at Richview, Cal. Judge Phillips was born near Nashville, Tenn., July 1, 1837, and graduated from Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa., in 1860. He formed a company of the Eighteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry in 1861, a week after he married Miss Hanora Pickett, of Andover, O. He was wounded twice during the war and spent three months in Libby Prison.
At the close of the war he studied law in Tennessee and was elected Circuit Judge of Wilson County at 29. He came to St. Louis in 1872 and became A.C. Stewart’s partner. The firm united with Cunningham and Eliot in 1890.
Judge Phillips leaves his widow and three daughters, Mrs. J.M. Cannon and misses Margery and Florence Phillips.
Lt. Col., 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Promoted from Captain, Company B, to regimental Major on April 8, 1864. Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on March 16, 1865. Slight wound in the side at Hanover Courthouse, Virginia, on May 31, 1864. Wounded in action and captured at Cedar Creek, Virginia, on November 12, 1864. Spent three months in Libby Prison but was eventually released and returned to the regiment. Discharged on July 21, 1865 at Cumberland, Maryland.
History:
Enlisted on 11/26/1862 as a Captain.
On 11/26/1862, he was commissioned into "B" Co. Pennsylvania 18th Cavalry.
He was disch on 7/21/1865
He was listed as:
Wounded 7/3/1863 Gettysburg, PA
Wounded 5/31/1864 Hanover Court House, VA
POW 11/12/1864 Cedar Creek, VA
Wounded 3/16/1865 (place not stated)
Promotions:
Major 4/8/1864
Lt Colonel 3/16/1865
Intra-regimental company transfers
4/8/1864 From company B to Field & Staff
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the US: Biographical Sketches
Union Blue: History of MOLLUS