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| Name | Philip Snively [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] | ||||
| Born | 1839
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| Gender | Male | ||||
| Residence | Between 1861 and 1865
Massachusetts, USA
[11]
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| Military | 1863
– MilitaryUnit: USCT 55th Massachusetts Infantry, Company H; LengthOfService: 2 Yrs 2 Mos; Rank: Private; ServiceNumber: 25548; SideOfWar: Union; SurvivedWar: Yes | ||||
| Military Enlistment |
– Rank: Private | ||||
| Military Muster | 22 Jun 1863
Maryland, USA
[6]
– Information: Enlisted; MilitaryCompany: H; MilitaryUnit: 967; Regiment: 55th Infantry; RegimentType: Infantry | ||||
| Military Discharge | 29 Aug 1865 [12]
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| Military Muster Out | 29 Aug 1865
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
[6]
– Information: Mustered Out | ||||
| Residence | 29 Aug 1865
Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA
[13]
– Farmer, 29; enlisted 6 Jun 1863; mustered 22 Jun 1863; mustered out 29 Aug 1865. | ||||
| Residence | 1870
Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA
[3]
– 35 Age: 35; CannotRead: Yes; CannotWrite: Yes; MaleCitizenOverTwentyone: Yes; Laborer Occupation: Laborer | ||||
| Residence | 1878
11th street South of State street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[7]
– Occupation: Laborer | ||||
| Residence | 1880
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[2]
– Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self | ||||
| Residence | 1885
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[1]
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| Census | 1890
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[12]
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| Physical Description | At the time of his enlistment Phillip was described as being a light complexted Black man, 5 feet 4 inches tall, with Black eyes and Brown hair. | ||||
| Residence | Jun 1890
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[12]
– EnumerationDistrict: 53 | ||||
| Military Pension | 11 Jul 1890
Pennsylvania, USA
[4]
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| Residence | 1894
8 Cottage Row, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[8]
– StreetAddress: 8 Cottage Row; Occupation: Borer | ||||
| Criminal | 25 May 1895
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[14]
– Samuel Jones arrested for raping daughter of Philip Snively_25 May 1895 | ||||
| Race | Black [3] | ||||
| Veteran | Civil War: Private in Company H of the 55th Massachusetts. [5, 12] | ||||
| Name | George W Anderson [6] | ||||
| Name | Moses Snively [5] | ||||
| Name | Philip Suirely [12] | ||||
| Residence |
Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA
[6]
– Farmer Occupation: Farmer | ||||
| Residence |
Pennsylvania, USA
[4]
– Soldier RelationToHead: Soldier | ||||
| Military Discharge | ServiceNumber: 25548; SideOfWar: Union; SurvivedWar: Yes [6] | ||||
| Died | 29 Feb 1896
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[10]
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| Buried |
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| Notes |
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| Person ID | I1213
SOALsearch Last Modified |
1 Nov 2024 | | ||
| Father | Father Unknown Snively | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Mother Unknown Snively | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F418
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| Family | Sarah Snively b. Abt 1839, Maryland, USA | |||
| Children |
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| Last Modified | 1 Nov 2024 | |||
| Family ID | F417
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