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 [decorative delimiter] Class of June 24, 1861

Vol. II
p831
1956

(Born Ct.)

Philip H. Remington

(Ap'd Ill.)

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Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1857, to June 24, 1861, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 8th Infantry, June 24, 1861.

Served during the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1861‑66: on Recruiting

(First Lieut., 8th Infantry, Aug. 23, 1861)

service, Oct. 28, 1861, to Mar., 1863; in command of Company at Ft. Columbus, N. Y., Mar.‑Apr., 1863; as Adjutant, 8th Infantry, Apr. 21, 1863, to Oct. 18, 1864; in the Pennsylvania Campaign, June‑July, 1863; in garrison in New York Harbor, pending Draft Riots, July 17, 1863, to Apr. 21, 1864; in the Richmond campaign, May 3 to July 23, 1864, being engaged on Provost Guard duty at headquarters of 9th Army Corps; on sick leave of absence, July 23 to Aug. 3, 1864; on Mustering duty at Boston, Mas., Aug. 3 to Dec. 29, 1864; and as Adjutant, 8th Infantry, Feb. 2, 1865, to Jan. 31, 1866, at Baltimore, Md.

Served: on Recruiting service, Mar. 10 to Aug. 2, 1866; on leave of

(Captain, 8th Infantry, July 28, 1866)

absence, Oct. 1 to Dec. 18, 1866; in garrison at Raleigh, N. C., Dec., 1866, to Jan., 1867, — Smithville, N. C., Jan.‑Feb., 1867, — Raleigh, N. C., Mar. to Nov., 1867, — Fayetteville, N. C., Nov., 1867, — Columbia, S. C., to June 8, 1868 (leave of absence, Jan. 8 to Oct., 1868), — Edgefield, S. C., to Dec., 1868, — and Columbia, S. C., to Mar. 25, 1869; awaiting

(Unassigned, May 3, 1869)

orders, to June, 1869; on Recruiting service, to Jan., 1870; on leave of

(Assigned to 19th Infantry, Dec. 28, 1869)

absence, Jan. to Mar., 1870; in garrison at Baton Rouge, La., to May, 1870, — Ft. Pike, La., May 30, 1870, to May, 1871, — Jackson Barracks, La. to June 18, 1874; on frontier duty, at Camp Supply, I. T., July 4, 1874, to July 2, 1877, — and Ft. Dodge, Kan., July 8, 1877, to July 25, 1879; on leave of absence, to Nov. 9, 1879; on frontier duty at Ft. Garland, Col., to May 6, 1880; on sick leave of absence, to Oct. 1, 1880; on Recruiting service, to Oct. 28, 1881; on delay, to Dec. 14, 1881; on frontier duty at Ft. McIntosh, Tex., to June 15, 1883, — Ft. Duncan, Tex., to Aug. 4, 1883 (on sick leave of absence, to Nov. 14, 1883), — and Ft. Clark, Tex., (on sick leave of absence, May 13 to Nov. 12, 1889), to –––––.

Vol. IV
p133
[Supplement, Vol. IV: 1890‑1900]

(Philip Halsey Remington)

Military History. — Served: At Fort Clark, Tex., to May 12, 1889. — On sick leave to Nov. 12, 1889. — On garrison duty at Fort Davis, Tex., to Dec. 15, 1889, and at Mount Vernon Barracks, Ala., to Jan. 15, 1890, and on sick leave until

Retired from Active Service, for disability in the line of duty, Feb. 20, 1891.

Died Dec. 17, 1891, at Windsor, Ct.: Aged 53.


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