Phineas Solomon, a native of Liverpool, England. At the start of the war, he was residing in Westfield, Massachusetts, as were his brothers, John and Henry, both of whom enrolled in the same company in the 10th Massachusetts Infantry. Phineas did not enroll until March 5, 1863, when he was elected First Lieutenant in the Westchester Light Infantry, a militia unit formed in New York. He was discharged on June 18 of that year and a day later mustered into Company D of the 178th New York Infantry. He continued serving till his muster out on April 20, 1866 as Captain. After the war he returned to Massachusetts and was actively involved in the local militia in Westfield, as well as in local committees and social events in the town. He visited Australia in 1878 and 1879 and on returning to the US moved to South Bend, Indiana, where he lived until his permanent move to Australia in 1884. On entering Australia he had assumed the surname of Thompson for some reason. He was employed in the tobacco industry in Sydney and died there on July 4, 1900.
Phineas Solomon, a native of Liverpool, England. At the start of the war, he was residing in Westfield, Massachusetts, as were his brothers, John and Henry, both of whom enrolled in the same company in the 10th Massachusetts Infantry. Phineas did not enroll until March 5, 1863, when he was elected First Lieutenant in the Westchester Light Infantry, a militia unit formed in New York. He was discharged on June 18 of that year and a day later mustered into Company D of the 178th New York Infantry. He continued serving till his muster out on April 20, 1866 as Captain. After the war he returned to Massachusetts and was actively involved in the local militia in Westfield, as well as in local committees and social events in the town. He visited Australia in 1878 and 1879 and on returning to the US moved to South Bend, Indiana, where he lived until his permanent move to Australia in 1884. On entering Australia he had assumed the surname of Thompson for some reason. He was employed in the tobacco industry in Sydney and died there on July 4, 1900.
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b. 9 Jul 1836. Served in the United States Army during the Civil War. Capt. 178 N.Y. Infantry
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