Jefferson Curle Phillips
Born: September 30, 1821
Birthplace: Hampton, Virginia
Father: Elijah Phillips 1790 – 1848
(Buried: Phillips Family Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia)
Mother: Rebecca Armistead 1780 – 1845
(Buried: Phillips Family Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia)
Wife: Caroline E. Phillips 1827 – 1900
(Buried: Phillips Family Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia)
Children:
Ida Elizabeth Phillips Sinclair 1845 – 1905
(Buried: Sinclair Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia)
Nannie Rebecca Phillips 1854 – 1928
(Buried: Saint Johns Church Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia)
Elijah Curle Phillips 1856 – 1934
(Buried: Phillips Family Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia)
Occupation before War:
Farmer in Hampton, Virginia
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain Company F, 3rd Virginia Cavalry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Major of 3rd Virginia Cavalry Regiment
1862 – 1863: Lt. Colonel of 13th Virginia Cavalry Regiment
1863: Wounded during the Battle of Brandy Station, Virginia
1863: Found guilty of being AWOL and reprimanded in June
1863: Led his Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of Gettysburg
1863 – 1865: Colonel of 13th Virginia Cavalry Regiment
1864: Wounded in the head at the Battle of Ashland
1865: Resigned as Colonel from the Confederate Army, February 11th
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1910: Farmer in Hampton, Virginia
Died: June 6, 1910
Place of Death: Near Hampton, Virginia
Age at time of Death: 88 years old
Burial Place: Phillips Family Cemetery, Hampton, Virginia
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