The Final Roll Call for Col. Thaddeus Phillips
A veteran of the 32nd Illinois Volunteers, who saw hard service at Pittsburg Landing, passes away in Seattle.
Col. Thaddeus Phillips died at his home, 208 Albert street, yesterday morning, of congestion of the lungs. Col. Phillips was 72 years of age and had suffered from lung disease for several years. Col. Phillips was born in Virginia and was a printer by trade. A short time before the war he moved to Illinois and when the war broke out enlisted in Company K, Thirty-second regiment, Illinois volunteers. He was shot in the leg at Pittsburg Landing and returned home until he recovered from his wounds. After serving as captain and later provost marshal, he was promoted to colonel. Col. Phillips was a member of Stevens Post, G. A. R., and also belonged to Eureka Lodge of Masons. He leaves a wife and ten children. The funeral service takes place at 2:30 o'clock today in the Presbyterian church, corner of Third and Madison streets, under the auspices of the G. A. R. and Eureka Lodge of Masons.
“Col. Phillips was born in Virginia and was a printer by trade. A short time before the war he moved to Illinois and when the war broke out enlisted in Company K, Thirty-second regiment, Illinois volunteers.”
Seattle in the 1890s was a city of Civil War veterans. The G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic) acted as a major social and political force for these men, bridging the gap between their wartime service and the rapidly industrializing city they retired to.
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