A Guide to the Charles C. Phillips Civil War Papers MS.0327VMI Archives StaffVirginia Military Institute Archives

2015-11-30

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-30 07:03:19 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard Virginia Military Institute Archives Charles C. Phillips Civil War papers Phillips, Charles C. (Charles Coatsworth), 1843-1887 MS.0327 /repositories/3/resources/780 11 items 1862-1865 Manuscripts stacks English Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the message book and diary (in one volume) kept by Charles C. Phillips during the period between April 24, 1864 and July 13, 1864. The diary details Signal Corps activities during this period, and mentions seeing VMI cadets at Hanover Junction on May 23, 1864 (including his brother Samuel Travers Phillips) where they stopped on their way to Richmond, Virginia after the Battle of New Market, Virginia on May 15.

This collection also includes 10 financial documents (1862-1865), including bonds, receipts, and Augusta County, Virginia paper currency (1862) for the amount of 50 cents.

 Biographical / Historical

Charles Coatsworth Phillips was born September 18, 1843 in Urbanna, Maryland. During the Civil War he was a signalman serving with the 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. Following the War he graduated from the University of Maryland Medical School and practiced medicine in Staunton, Virginia. Phillips died in Staunton, Virginia on November 18, 1887 and is buried in Thornrose Cemetery (Staunton).

Charles C. Phillips is the brother of Samuel Travers Phillips, VMI Class of 1867 and New Market Cadet.

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 Preferred Citation

Charles C. Phillips Civil War papers, 1862-1865. MS 0327. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

 United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army—Signal Corps Diaries Soldiers—Virginia—Diaries New Market Cadets Virginia Military Institute—Civil War, 1861-1865 Bonds—Confederate States of America Paper money Augusta County (Va.) Phillips, Samuel T. (Samuel Travers) Message book and diary/repositories/3/archival_objects/52471864 April 24-1864 July 13EnglishScope and Contents

Includes details about Signal Corps activities. Mentions seeing the VMI cadets at Hanover Junction on May 23 (including his brother Samuel Travers Phillips), where they stopped on their way to Richmond after the Battle of New Market on May 15. The message book and diary has been transcribed and many individuals are identified in the footnotes of the transcription.

Soldiers—Virginia—DiariesUnited States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865Financial documents/repositories/3/archival_objects/52481 Folder1862-1865EnglishAugusta County (Va.)Bonds—Confederate States of AmericaPaper moneyReceipts (financial records)Financial recordsFinancial documents/repositories/3/archival_objects/524910 itemsFolder 21862-1865EnglishAugusta County, Virginia paper currency/repositories/3/archival_objects/52501862 May 25EnglishScope and Contents

Fifty cents of currency from Augusta County, Virginia.

Paper moneyFive-hundred dollar Confederate bond/repositories/3/archival_objects/52511864 December 13EnglishScope and Contents

Five hundred dollar Confederate States of American bond issued to Jacob Myers.

Bonds—Confederate States of AmericaFinancial records