Harrison Phillips was also known as Harrison Fields, the name he used during the Civil War when he enlisted as a Private in Company B, 117th United States Colored Infantry. He was promoted to Corporal before he mustered out.
Plaque D-118 at the African American Civil War Memorial displays him as "Harrison Fields".
Both Harrison and Sarah were born in Kentucky. They moved to Ohio after the Civil War. He and his wife Sarah were married March 4, 1869 in Greene County, Ohio. Ten children were born to Harrison and Sarah, only 4 survived. Two daughters, Mary Elizabeth(Lizzie) in 1869, Leona in 1892, and two sons, Richard in 1880 and Jesse in 1887. Some of their descendants live in the area today.
117th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
Organized at Covington, KY, July 18 to September 27, 1864. Attached to Military District of Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio, to October, 1864. Provisional Brigade, 18th Corps, Army of the James, to December, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 25th Corps and Dept. of Texas, to August, 1867.
SERVICE.-Duty at Camp Nelson, KY, till October, 1864. Ordered to Baltimore, MD, then to City Point, Va., October 21. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond till March, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Hatcher's Run March 29-31. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Duty at Petersburg and City Point till June. Moved to Brazos Santiago, Texas, June and July. Duty at Brownsville and on the Rio Grande, Texas, till August, 1867. Mustered out August 10,
Harrison Phillips was also known as Harrison Fields, the name he used during the Civil War when he enlisted as a Private in Company B, 117th United States Colored Infantry. He was promoted to Corporal before he mustered out.
Plaque D-118 at the African American Civil War Memorial displays him as "Harrison Fields".
Both Harrison and Sarah were born in Kentucky. They moved to Ohio after the Civil War. He and his wife Sarah were married March 4, 1869 in Greene County, Ohio. Ten children were born to Harrison and Sarah, only 4 survived. Two daughters, Mary Elizabeth(Lizzie) in 1869, Leona in 1892, and two sons, Richard in 1880 and Jesse in 1887. Some of their descendants live in the area today.
117th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
Organized at Covington, KY, July 18 to September 27, 1864. Attached to Military District of Kentucky, Dept. of the Ohio, to October, 1864. Provisional Brigade, 18th Corps, Army of the James, to December, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 25th Corps and Dept. of Texas, to August, 1867.
SERVICE.-Duty at Camp Nelson, KY, till October, 1864. Ordered to Baltimore, MD, then to City Point, Va., October 21. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond till March, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Hatcher's Run March 29-31. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Duty at Petersburg and City Point till June. Moved to Brazos Santiago, Texas, June and July. Duty at Brownsville and on the Rio Grande, Texas, till August, 1867. Mustered out August 10,
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In the 1880 census, they were listed as Herman and Sallie Phillips. During that time period Sallie was a common nickname for Sarah.
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