b. 1829 Penn Township Chester County PA

Great G G Grandfather of Joseph Edgar (Pete) Phillips. Grandfather of Mary Elizabeth Phillips (Dolan) who was maried to Edgar Cerner Phillips (Pop).

Civil War soldier 1861 – 1865. Enlisted as Private 21 August 1861. Union Army, 8^th Pennsylvania Calvary, 8^th regiment,(89^th Volunteers) Company A,F

Many battles before Gettysburg and from Gettysburg to Savannah with Sherman i.e ‘March to the Sea’