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Members of the 64th Regiment, New York State Volunteers

Philo W. Sanders

Philo W. Sanders

Philo W. Sanders: Company K, 64th Regiment, NY State Volunteers. Age - 23 years. Enlisted September 14, 1861 at Leon, to serve three years; mustered in as Private, Company K, October 14, 1861; promoted Corporal, December 1, 1862; captured in action, August 25, 1864 at Ream's Station, VA; transferred to Company D, October 13, 1864; died of disease while a prisoner of war, at Salisbury, N.C., January 23, 1865.

Reference: Adjutant General's Report, 1901

He is buried in Leon Cemetery, Leon, Cattaraugus Co., NY.

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