Private
Phillip StoopsPhillip Stoops enlisted at New Brighton, Pa on Sept 3 Sep, 1864 at the age of 23. He was 5' 91/2" tall, had blue eyes and dark hair, of fair complexion, and his occupation was a farmer. Mercer Township, Butler County, 23rd District was given credit for Phillips enlistment. He was also given a bounty of $100.00, of which he received $33.33 at the time of mustering in.
As was the case with a lot of the men that were in the 6th PA Heavy Artillery they thought that were enlisting into the 5th PA Heavy Artillery under Col. Gallupe. The 5th PA Heavy Artillery had recruited too many men, so the state created the 6th and then assigned the remaining to that unit. There was a lot of discontent among the men, but once they were taken out of Camp Reynolds and sent to Washington that all changed.
Nothing out of the ordinary was found in his records at the archives. He served his enlistment within the Northern Virginia and Washington City area. He was mustered out of the service with his company on June 13, 1865.
Upon his return from the war he married Eleanor Jane Vogus on June 20, 1866 at the residence of J.R. Coulter, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Information from Pension Declaration - 4 June, 1898). When asked on his Pension Declaration if there was a record of the marriage he stated, "Think Not". The couple had children and they were listed on two different Pension Declaration forms with some discrepancies in dates.
Information from Pension Declaration - 4 June, 1898
Sarah M. - May 11, 1870
John A. - Apr 9, 1872
James H. - Sep 10, 1874
Lottie - Dec 30, 1876
Francis - Mar 4, 1880
Information from Pension Declaration - 26 March, 1915
Loella J. - May 20, 1867 - Dead
Sadie M. - May 11, 1869
John A. - Apr 9, 1871
James H. - Sep 10, 1873
Lottie - Dec 27, 1876
Francis - Mar 4, 1880
Mary E. - May 27, 1885
There was no information about the death of Eleanor or when she passed away. In his request for pension increase in 1927 he stated he was a widower.
Phillip filed for a pension and various increase. In 1897 he lists his aliments as catarah of the head, piles, pain in the spine and right side. It was also stated he couldn't do any manual labor. On Sept 16, 1898, Philip filed for a pension increase while residing in Kalkaska, MI. Then again on Aug 29, 1927 from Benzonia, MI. he filed for a pension increase to $90.00 due to a stroke he had on July 17, 1927. He had total paralysis of left arm and leg from apoplexy. He couldn't sign his name, but could only make his mark. He was 86 years old.
In these pension increases he gives two time lines of where he was at during
his life:
1. Since leaving the service - Manistee Co., MI 1883, Missouri 1894, Kalkaska
Co., MI 1907, Grand Traverse Co. Elk Rapids, R#1 to present (13 Jul 1912)
2. Bankerville, Pa, Washington, Pa, Pierpoint, MI, Paynor - Ripley Co, MO and
Kalkaska, MI