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Captain Philip Halsey Remington

Captain Philip Halsey Remington

Male Abt 1839 - 1891  (~ 52 years)

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  • Name Philip Halsey Remington 
    Title Captain 
    Born Abt 1839  CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 17 Dec 1891  Windsor, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I12693  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father George Nichols Remington,   b. 15 May 1819, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1 Jun 1850  (Age > 31 years) 
    Mother Charlotte Lavinia Halsey,   b. Abt 1822 
    Married 24 Sep 1838  Windsor, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Family ID F04925  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth "Lizzie" F. Masters,   b. Apr 1852, Orange Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1926, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Married Abt 1873 
    Children 
     1. Wolcott Remington,   b. Oct 1874, Oklahoma Indian Territory Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1 Jan 1920  (Age ~ 46 years)
     2. Philip Remington,   b. May 1876, Oklahoma Indian Territory Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Charlotte Halsey Remington,   b. Abt 1880
     4. Elisabeth Remington,   b. May 1881, KS Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1 Jun 1900  (Age ~ 19 years)
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F04939  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos

    The notation on the photo reads: 1st Lieut & Adjt 8th US Infantry

  • Notes 
    • In the 1880 Federal Census, Philip is living with his wife and three children at Leavenworth Military Reservation, Leavenworth, Kansas. The census record is a bit difficult to read, but I have included the names of his wife and children as best as I could make them out.

      Philip graduated from the US Military Academy 24 June 1861 and was assigned to the 8th Infantry; age at date of admission on 1 July 1857: 18 y 6 m; state of IL (source: Google Books). "Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the US Military" has more details on his military service; also "Annual Reunion" by United States Military Academy Association of Graduates, p 66, has a brief bio.

      After his Civil War service, Philip served with the 19th Infantry in Texas, Kansas, Colorado, and Michigan. Apparently he was not in good health because he had three sick leaves between 1883 and 1889.

      He was commanding officer at Fort Davis from 13 Nov to 15 Dec 1889 (http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/hh/38/hh38ab.htm).

      Note from Randal W. Cooper: "He received his appointment to West Point while he was a resident of Illinois."

      Notes from Bob Cuellar: "He entered West Point in 1857 and graduated 1861. He served during the Civil War and the Indian wars. He was commander of Fort Dodge under the 19th US Calvary from 13 Nov 1889 to 15 Dec 1889. He received a medical retirement in 1891 and died that same year on 17 Dec 1891. After his death his wife Lizzie F. Remington sued the government for back pay. She received something like $2,300, which was a lot of money, at the time."

  • Sources 
    1. [S012696] Federal Census of 1 June 1880.

    2. [S013840] Annual Reunion, (By United States Military Academy Association of Graduates), 66.

    3. [S012896] Email from Randal W. Cooper, 23 November 2003.

    4. [S013858] Barbour Collection: Connecticut Vital Records to 1870, http://www.ctgenweb.org/county/cowindham/records/barbour/barbourpomfretnop.htm.