The death date shown on the monument is incorrect. Chester died on September 23, 1864. The date shown on the monument would be two days after he enlisted and two months before the 29th Regiment mustered in.
The headstone in the photograph is located at Center Cemetery in New Milford, CT, where Phillips was born and lived.
He is buried at Poplar Grove National Cemetery in Petersburg, VA.
This is a cenotaph. View burial and family links at ACTUAL BURIAL HERE.
The headstone in the photograph is located at Center Cemetery in New Milford, CT, where Phillips was born and lived.
He is buried at Poplar Grove National Cemetery in Petersburg, VA.
This is a cenotaph. View burial and family links at ACTUAL BURIAL HERE.
The death date shown on the monument is incorrect. Chester died on September 23, 1864. The date shown on the monument would be two days after he enlisted and two months before the 29th Regiment mustered in.
The headstone in the photograph is located at Center Cemetery in New Milford, CT, where Phillips was born and lived.
He is buried at Poplar Grove National Cemetery in Petersburg, VA.
This is a cenotaph. View burial and family links at ACTUAL BURIAL HERE.
The headstone in the photograph is located at Center Cemetery in New Milford, CT, where Phillips was born and lived.
He is buried at Poplar Grove National Cemetery in Petersburg, VA.
This is a cenotaph. View burial and family links at ACTUAL BURIAL HERE.
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