Philo enlisted on 2 December 1863 to serve with his father, Bvt. Col. Perrin V. Fox, in Company "D" of the 1st Michigan Engineers & Mechanics regiment. During his time in service the regiment participated in, among other actions, Gen. Sherman's "March to the Sea"; the taking of Columbia, S.C.; and the battles of Averasboro and Bentonville in North Carolina.
He married Wilhelmina Dobbertina Baars in Kent, Michigan on 26 October 1869. They had at least two children, Frederick and Marguerite. Philo worked in Michigan variously as a life insurance agent and as a railroad clerk.
Like his father, he joined the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (MOLLUS), created by and for commissioned officers of the Union Army and Navy. It was the first post-Civil War veterans' organization. Philo was a "Hereditary Companion of the First Class," based on his father's service as an officer. His membership medal is shown here.
He married Wilhelmina Dobbertina Baars in Kent, Michigan on 26 October 1869. They had at least two children, Frederick and Marguerite. Philo worked in Michigan variously as a life insurance agent and as a railroad clerk.
Like his father, he joined the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (MOLLUS), created by and for commissioned officers of the Union Army and Navy. It was the first post-Civil War veterans' organization. Philo was a "Hereditary Companion of the First Class," based on his father's service as an officer. His membership medal is shown here.
Philo enlisted on 2 December 1863 to serve with his father, Bvt. Col. Perrin V. Fox, in Company "D" of the 1st Michigan Engineers & Mechanics regiment. During his time in service the regiment participated in, among other actions, Gen. Sherman's "March to the Sea"; the taking of Columbia, S.C.; and the battles of Averasboro and Bentonville in North Carolina.
He married Wilhelmina Dobbertina Baars in Kent, Michigan on 26 October 1869. They had at least two children, Frederick and Marguerite. Philo worked in Michigan variously as a life insurance agent and as a railroad clerk.
Like his father, he joined the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (MOLLUS), created by and for commissioned officers of the Union Army and Navy. It was the first post-Civil War veterans' organization. Philo was a "Hereditary Companion of the First Class," based on his father's service as an officer. His membership medal is shown here.
He married Wilhelmina Dobbertina Baars in Kent, Michigan on 26 October 1869. They had at least two children, Frederick and Marguerite. Philo worked in Michigan variously as a life insurance agent and as a railroad clerk.
Like his father, he joined the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (MOLLUS), created by and for commissioned officers of the Union Army and Navy. It was the first post-Civil War veterans' organization. Philo was a "Hereditary Companion of the First Class," based on his father's service as an officer. His membership medal is shown here.
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