SILVER IDENTIFICATION PIN FOR 104TH ILLINOIS SOLDIER – CHARLES G. PHILLIPS

SILVER IDENTIFICATION PIN FOR 104TH ILLINOIS SOLDIER – CHARLES G. PHILLIPS

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The silver pin is in the shape of a Maltese Cross (5th corps badge) but that is just coincidental as our soldier was in the 14th Army Corps (Acorn-shaped corps badge). Nice silver badge, 1” square, professionally engraved with soldier’s information, “C.G. Phillips / Co. D / 104th / ILL. V. I.”

T-bar pin attached on back (horizontally) with missing catch. Dark silver tarnish on both sides.

Charles G. Phillips was from Ottawa County, Illinois, and was a 23-year-old farmer when he enlisted on 8/14/1862 as a Private in Company D, of the 104th Illinois Infantry. Listed as captured and paroled (not dates). He was Mustered Out on 5/24/1865 at Benton Barracks, MO

The White City Register, April 20, 1916: “Charles G. Phililps was born August 17, 1839 [in] Canada West [Ontario]. Died, April 12, 1916 at Siloam Springs, Ark., age, 76 years, 7 mo. and 26 days. At the age of two years, his parents moved to Ottawa, Ill. At the age of 21 years he enlisted in the Union army, Co. D. 104th Illinois Infantry and he served 2 years and 10 months. At the close of the War he went to Chicago, where he was engaged with his father in the grocery store business. September 16, 1867 he was married to Lauraetta Grannis at West Lake, Ontario. To this union was born five daughters, three of whom are still living. Mrs. W.C. Ferguson and Mrs. L.E. Shamleffer of Kansas City, MO., and Mrs. W.E. Gruber of White City, KS. April 28, 1887 his wife died. August 30, 1886 he was married to Mrs. Annie Knapp of White City, Kansas who still survives him. He was a resident of Morris County nearly 30 years. In May, 1905, he moved to Siloam Springs, Ark., where he resided until death. At the age of 24 years he united with the Second Baptist church of Chicago of which he has been an active member all his life. He leaves to mourn his loss, a wife, three daughters and two grandchildren. He was laid to rest in the White City cemetery.”

Another fine ID pin from the Texas Civil War Museum collection.    [jet][ph:L]

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