Captain Philip Slaughter was born on 4 December 1758 in Catalpa, Culpeper County, Virginia. An original member of the Culpeper Minutemen in 1775, he was commissioned the following year as a captain in the 11th Virginia Infantry, later redesignated the 7th Virginia Infantry. After the Revolutionary War, he remained active in Culpeper County's social and political life and kept ties with James Madison and other prominent leaders. He died on 24 April 1849 in Richmond, Virginia, while visiting his daughter, and was buried in Shockoe Hill Cemetery.
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Philip Slaughter Diary, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.
Philip Slaughter Day Book, MS 6556, Small Special Collections, University of Virginia Library.
Diary of Philip Slaughter, 1808-1816, in Swem Library's microforms area, 1 reel, call number HD1471 .U5 R43.
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Fragment of a diary, 1777, kept by Philip Slaughter probably while serving in the 11th Virginia Regiment which concerns the campaign in Pennsylvania. The diary mentions John Marshall and also includes Slaughter's account for 1837.