Philip A. Altland
Philip A. Altland was born around 1807 in Pennsylvania. He married a woman named Catherine, and they had at least thirteen children: Maria, born around 1831; Daniel, born around 1832; Rebecca, born around 1834; Catherine, born around 1835; Jacob, born around 1836; Samuel, born around 1837; Philip, born on March 1, 1839; Nancy, born around 1840; Leah, born around 1841; Elizabeth, born around 1843; Sarah, born around 1845; John, born around 1850; and George, born around 1862. They lived in Warrington, Pennsylvania, and Altland worked as a farmer. By 1850, he owned $4,000 of real estate. A decade later, he owned $7,000 of real estate and $1,800 of personal property.
 
During the Gettysburg campaign, he later testified, “a body of armed Rebels passesd through his neighbourhood” and took two horses that he valued at $300. The federal government later compensated him for the loss. By 1870, he owned $10,000 of real estate and $1,775 of personal property. A local writer described him as a “wealthy and highly respected citizen.” He served as a justice of the peace for more than thirty years. He died of dropsy in Warrington on August 1, 1891.
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(2704)Altland, Philip A.18071891-08-01
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (3666) [recipient] ~ William W. Avery to Philip A. Altland, 9 August 1865

People - Records: 1

  • (2704) Altland, Philip A. is the [parent of] (2703) Altland, Philip Grove

Places - Records: 2

  • (277) [birth] ~ Pennsylvania
  • (3309) [death] ~ Warrington, York, Pennsylvania

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1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Pennsylvania Civil War Border Claims, 1868-1879, available from Ancestry.com; Adams County (PA) Independent, 8 August 1891