Philip Grove Altland
Philip Grove Altland was born on March 1, 1839, in Pennsylvania to Philip and Catherine Altland. His father was a farmer who owned $7,000 of real estate and $1,800 of personal property by 1860. He grew up and attended school in Warrington, Pennsylvania, before attending college in New York.
He enlisted in the Union army on August 24, 1863, and he mustered in as a private in Company F of the 18th New York Cavalry. The regiment took part in the Red River campaign, and heeventually earned a promotion to sergeant. As one comrade observed, “No man in the Company was more respected.” He died of chronic diarrhea in Marshall, Texas, on July 7, 1865.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (2703) | Altland, Philip Grove | 1839-03-01 | 1865-07-07 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Soldier
- Rank in: Private
- Rank out: Sergeant
- Rank highest: Sergeant
- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (3666) [associated with] ~ William W. Avery to Philip A. Altland, 9 August 1865
People - Records: 2
- (2703) Altland, Philip Grove is the [friend of] (2702) Avery, William W.
- (2704) Altland, Philip A. is the [parent of] (2703) Altland, Philip Grove
Places - Records: 2
Regiments - Records: 1
- (814) [enlisted] ~ 18th New York Cavalry
SOURCES
1850 and 1860 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, available from Ancestry.com; William W. Avery to Philip Altland, 9 August 1865, DL1335, Nau Collection
