Phillip Morris/Norris
| Rank at enlistment: |
Private |
| Company Assignment: |
L |
| 3/18/1864 |
Died
Memphis, TN
of diptheria.
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Notes:
Phillip Norris enlisted in the 1st AL Cav. USV 25 Sep 1863, as a Private in Co. L in Fayette Co., AL at age 18. He died 18 Mar 1864, of Diphtheria in Memphis, TN, another source states he died 9 Mar 1864. Phillip was born about 1845 in Walker Co., AL. He was the son of Reubin Norris, who died 12 Nov 1862 in Walker Co., AL and Elizabeth Downs, who died 15 Oct 1865, also in Walker Co., AL. One of Phillip's brothers, John Byrd Norris, married Lodusca Darthula Ingle, daughter of Peter Ingle and Catherine Tune. John Byrd Norris died 12 Sep 1863 in Jasper, Walker Co., AL. Another brother, Joseph Zachariah, born 16 Mar 1827 in Nauvoo, Walker County, AL, married Rutha Ingle, who was also a daughter of Peter and Catherine Ingle.
Submitted by Glenda Todd. Buried:
Memphis National Cemetery, Memphis, TN
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Service records compiled by Glenda Todd and used with her permission. This and other information about the history of the First and the men who fought with the unit
can be found in her book, First Alabama Cavalry, USA: Homage to Patriotism.
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