Josiah Phillips
Medal of Honor recipient
About Josiah Phillips
Lived 1830 – 1894 (aged 63–64).
Private Josiah Phillips (c. 1830 – December 11, 1894) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War for the Union. Phillips served in the 148th Pennsylvania Infantry regiment, a volunteer regiment that was a part of the Army of the Potomac. Phillips received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor. Phillips's medal was won for his capturing of the flag during the Battle of Sutherland's Station on April 2, 1865.
Phillips was born in Wyoming County in New York, and entered service in Ulysses, Pennsylvania, where the 148th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was recruiting.
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Who was Josiah Phillips?
Medal of Honor recipient
When was Josiah Phillips born?
Josiah Phillips was born in 1830 in Wyoming County.
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Josiah Phillips died on 11 December 1894.
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