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Amos Phillips's Original Pension Application

In Blenheim House, the attic is filled with the signatures and drawings of hundreds of Union soldiers. At some point during the war, Amos put his name on the wall of Blenheim. Why? His motives can be speculated but not proven. Perhaps he was…

This mentions the date of her death.

This is an image of Blenheim House as it stands today.

An image of the graffiti on the walls at Blenheim.

Phebe writes to the pension bureau requesting an increase.

Graffiti

This resource shows that Phillips was reported wounded (unsigned) at the Battle of Malvern Hill on July 1, 1862. Phillips would later describe this as a gunshot wound, but medical records later in life are inconclusive and sometimes contradictory…

The end of the road for Amos! His death from septicemia, likely caused by paralysis suffered in a fall from a ladder the previous year, brought an end to his personal story of post-Civil War activities.