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Josiah Phillips

Private Josiah Phillips, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on April 2, 1865 at Sutherland Station, Virginia during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War April 2, 1865

Private Josiah Phillips, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on April 2, 1865 at Sutherland Station, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company E, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry. Phillips was about 35 years old.

65 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 10, 1865.

Phillips was born in 1830 in Wyoming County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Ulysses, Potter County, Pennsylvania. Phillips died on December 11, 1894 in Lawrence, Wisconsin, at the age of about 64. He is buried at South Lawrence Cemetery in DePere, Wisconsin.

Phillips is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.

★ Flags & Colors

Official Medal of Honor citation

Capture of flag.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: Battle of Sutherland's Station.

Places

  • Born: Wyoming County — map
  • Buried: Wisconsin — map

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Timeline

  1. 1830
    Born in Wyoming County, New York
  2. April 2, 1865
    Act of valor — Sutherland Station, Virginia
    Age about 35. Company E, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry
  3. May 10, 1865
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. December 11, 1894
    Died in Lawrence, Wisconsin
    Age about 64.
  5. Resting place
    South Lawrence Cemetery
    DePere, Wisconsin

Biography

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. He was honored with the Medal of Honor by President Andrew Johnson on May 10, 1865.

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Also honored for actions on April 2, 1865

AA Abner Peeler Allen Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 AA Andrew O. Apple Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 William J. Babcock Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 JB James Albert Barber Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 EB Eugene Beauharnais Beaumont Major and Assistant Adjutant General · Army Civil War · 1865 William Robert douglas Blackwood Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1865 JB John W. Boutwell Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JB John E. Buffington Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 CC Carlton N. Camp Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JC John Corcoran Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Stephen Potter Corliss First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 JC Josiah M. Curtis Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865

See all 66 recipients for April 2, 1865 →

More Civil War recipients from Pennsylvania

CC Casper R. Carlisle Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Martin E. Scheibner Private · Army Civil War · 1863 JL James Parker Landis Chief Bugler · Army Civil War · 1865 AM Alexander H. Mitchell First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 JW John Henry White Private · Army Civil War · 1862 Thomas R. Hawkins Sergeant Major · Army Civil War · 1864
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.