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Philip Henry Heater

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Philip Henry Heater Veteran

Birth
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Death
1 Jun 1872 (aged 25–26)
Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Lovettsville, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Philip Heater was a son of John and Margaret Heater.

Philip Heater enlisted in Company "A", Independent Loudoun Virginia Rangers (USA) on Jan. 27, 1863, at Point of Rocks, Md. for three years. He was captured in action at Goresville, Loudoun County, by Mosby's Rangers on Nov. 28, 1864. He was paroled at Aikens Landing, Va. on Feb. 16, 1865.

He was stabbed in an affray with Mason Appell, on Heater's Island on May 31, 1872. Mason died immediately, and Heater died the next day.

Philip Heater was a son of John and Margaret Heater.

Philip Heater enlisted in Company "A", Independent Loudoun Virginia Rangers (USA) on Jan. 27, 1863, at Point of Rocks, Md. for three years. He was captured in action at Goresville, Loudoun County, by Mosby's Rangers on Nov. 28, 1864. He was paroled at Aikens Landing, Va. on Feb. 16, 1865.

He was stabbed in an affray with Mason Appell, on Heater's Island on May 31, 1872. Mason died immediately, and Heater died the next day.


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Son of John and Margaret Heater
died June 1, 1872
aged 25 years, 8 months, 6 days



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