Philip Cribbs

1848-?

Philip Cribbs 1848-? (son of John Cribbs and Peninah Tax, married 1845)

Company C, 13th Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry--1st Rifles (42nd Volunteers "BUCKTAILS") Note: 13th Reserves mustered out 1 June 1864. Veterans and recruits transferred to 190th Regt Pennsylvania Infantry

Private

Enlisted at Greensburg, PA on 3 Aug 1864 for one year.

(substitute for Joseph Grey, Indiana County)

Mustered out ?

Compiled Military Service Record: On file National Archives : (just recruitment data)

Pension Records: None on file at National Archives.

Notes:

Philip - Description at time of enlistment in 1864

Age: 18

Born: Indiana County, Pennsylvania

Occupation: laborer

Height: 5’4’’

Complexion: dark

Eyes: gray

Hair: brown

 

History of 190th Regt Penn Vol Infantry while Philip served:

190th REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY

Organized in the field from Veterans and Recruits of the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps May 31, 1864. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to August, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, to September, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, to June, 1865.

SERVICE--Weldon Railroad August 18-21. Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. Warren's Expedition to Weldon Railroad December 7-12. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Lewis Farm, near Gravelly Run, March 29. White Oak Road March 31. Five Forks April 1. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Washington, D.C., May 1-12. Grand Review May 23. Mustered out June 28, 1865.

1864-1865: Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 43 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 168 Enlisted men by disease. Total 214

 

General References:

U.S. Army Military History Institute

ATTN: Historical Reference Branch

22 Ashburn Drive, Carlisle Barracks

Carlisle, PA 17013-5008

http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/ACWUnits.html

 

Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot, 1993. Vol. 9, pp. 279-304 (13 photocopied pages). E527B32.1993v9. (Brief history and roster of the regiment).

Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Vol. 2. Dayton, OH: Morningside, 1979. Ref. See p. 1623 (1 photocopied page) for a concise summary of the regiment's service.

McBride, Robert E. In the Ranks, from the Wilderness to Appomattox Court-House, the War as Seen and Experienced by a Private Soldier in the Army of the Potomac. Cincinnati, OH: Walden & Stone, l88l. 246 p. E60lM33. Also served with 40th PA Inf.

Sauers, Richard A. Advance the Colors!: Pennsylvania Civil War Battle Flags. Vol. 2. Hbg, PA:

Capitol Preservation Comm, 1991. pp. 492-93 (2 photocopied pages). E527.4S38.1991v2. (Brief unit history with emphasis on the regimental flags).

Urban, John W. Battle Field and Prison Pen: Or, Through the War, and Thrice a Prisoner in Rebel Dungeons.... Phila: Hubbard Bros, l882. 486 p. E60lU7l5. My Experience Mid Shot and Shell and in Rebel Den: A Graphic Recital of Personal Experiences Throughout the Entire Civil War, in Which the Author was Actually Engaged in 25 Battles and Skirmishes, and was Three Times Captured.... Lancaster, PA: For the Author, l882. 633 p. E60lU72. Also served with 30th PA Inf.

Photo Archive includes images of individuals of this unit.

The following pertinent personal papers are in the Institute's Manuscript Archive:

Boyer, John - HCWRTColl-BoyerColl (Enlisted man's letters, May 24, l863-Mar 5, l865)

Thompson, James B. - CWMiscColl (Enlisted man and officer's memoir, l864-l865)

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