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2LT Philip Rice

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2LT Philip Rice Veteran

Birth
Death
29 Aug 1862 (aged 39)
Burial
Corinth, Saratoga County, New York, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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RICE , PHILIP.— Age , 35 years. Enlisted, May 7, 1861, at Corinth [NY], to serve two years; mustered in as sergeant, Co. G [30th New York Vol. Infantry], June 1, 1861; second lieutenant, April 5, 1862; killed, August 29, 1862, in action at Groveton, Va. ; commissioned second lieutenant, April 5, 1862, with rank from March 11, 1862, vice W. Cutting, promoted.
RICE , PHILIP.— Age , 35 years. Enlisted, May 7, 1861, at Corinth [NY], to serve two years; mustered in as sergeant, Co. G [30th New York Vol. Infantry], June 1, 1861; second lieutenant, April 5, 1862; killed, August 29, 1862, in action at Groveton, Va. ; commissioned second lieutenant, April 5, 1862, with rank from March 11, 1862, vice W. Cutting, promoted.

Gravesite Details

According to a December 2022 article in the Saratoga Today newspaper, this marker is actually a cenotaph. Lt. Rice was killed in action at Second Bull Run; his remains were battlefield interred then later removed to an oosuary at Arlington.



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