Ira enlisted as a Private at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, on 21 Sep 1861 at the age of 39. He mustered in Co C 4th Iowa Cavalry 25 Nov 1861. Promoted to Third Battalion Quartermaster 25 Dec 1861. Reported "dropped from rolls 18 Apr 1862 as not being a company officer."
The book "Roster Chenoa Post #185 G.A.R. 1905" shows Ira F Phillips buried in Genoa Cemetery, with service as a "musician."
The 1865 and 1866 Chenoa Tax Assessment List shows Ira F Phillips occupation as an Insurance Agent.
Ira's wife, Elvira, filed for his pension in Illinois in 1891.
Ira enlisted as a Private at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, on 21 Sep 1861 at the age of 39. He mustered in Co C 4th Iowa Cavalry 25 Nov 1861. Promoted to Third Battalion Quartermaster 25 Dec 1861. Reported "dropped from rolls 18 Apr 1862 as not being a company officer."
The book "Roster Chenoa Post #185 G.A.R. 1905" shows Ira F Phillips buried in Genoa Cemetery, with service as a "musician."
The 1865 and 1866 Chenoa Tax Assessment List shows Ira F Phillips occupation as an Insurance Agent.
Ira's wife, Elvira, filed for his pension in Illinois in 1891.
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