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William Phillips (b. 1826, d. 1863)

William Phillips (son of James B. Phillips and Elizabeth S. Whitworth) was born 1826 in Tennessee, and died 1863 in Mississippi. He married Mary Jane Walker on April 26, 1848 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, daughter of Stephen Walker and Elizabeth Tiffin.

Notes for William Phillips:
Served with the 55th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (McKoin's) Company I, until it merged with 44th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry Company E.

44th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry CONFEDERATE

44th Infantry Regiment, organized at Camp Trousdale, Tennessee, in December, 1861, contained men from Coffee, Grundy, Franklin, Lincoln, and Bedford counties. The unit fought at Shiloh and lost seventy-four percent of the 470 engaged. On April 19, 1862, the 55th (McKoin's) Regiment, which also suffered heavy losses, merged into the 44th. It now had a force of 489 effectives. After fighting at Munfordville and Perryville it was assigned to General B.R. Johnson's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. During November, 1863, the unit was consolidated with the 25th Regiment. It participated in the Battles of Murfreesboro and Chickamauga, was active in the Knoxville Campaign, then joined the Army of Northern Virginia. The regiment went on to fight at Drewry's Bluff, was active in the Petersburg trenches north of the James River, and ended the war at Appomattox. It lost thirty-four percent of the 509 engaged at Murfreesboro and thirty-eight percent of the 294 at Chickamauga. The 25th/44th sustained 95 casualties of the 259 at Drewry's Bluff. This regiment, attached to General McComb's Brigade, surrendered 5 officers and 53 men. The field officers were Colonels John S. Fulton, John H. Kelly, and Coleman A. McDaniel; Lieutenant Colonels John L. McEwen, Jr. and Henry S. Shied; and Majors Gibson M. Crawford, Henry C. Ewin, and James M. Johnson.

Sources:
1. Title: southerland-judy.ged
Author: Judy Mosely
Note: Judy Mosely, judyojudy@aol.com
2: National Park Service Civil War Records 55th Regiment
Film Number: M231 Roll 34
3. National Park Service Civil War Records 44th Consolidated
Film Number: M231 Roll 34

More About William Phillips:
Military service: 1863, Confederate Infantry, killed in battle.

More About William Phillips and Mary Jane Walker:
Marriage: April 26, 1848, Lincoln County, Tennessee.

Children of William Phillips and Mary Jane Walker are:

+Elvira Phillips, b. December 09, 1849, Lincoln County, Tennessee, d. January 02, 1930, Pleasant Grove, Lincoln County, Tennessee.
Martha Elizabeth Phillips, b. August 25, 1852, Tennessee, d. May 02, 1936, Lincoln County, Tennessee.
+William Thomas Phillips, b. March 30, 1855, Tennessee, d. November 07, 1924, Kelso, Tennessee.
Mary Ann Phillips, b. March 1858, Lincoln County, Tennessee, d. October 1934, Lincoln County, Tennessee.
Wesley Gill Phillips, b. 1859, Lincoln County, Tennessee, d. 1936, Pleasant Grove, Lincoln County, Tennessee.