Lt. Col. Philip Kershner

Personal
born:	June 28, 1832	place:	Springfield, Ohio
father:	Jacob Kershner	born:	1777	place:		died:	1853	place:
mother:	Elizabeth Ridenour	born:		place:		died:		place:
pre-war occupation:	carpenter	place:		post-war occupation:	lumber dealer, builder	place:
married:	February 22, 1865	to:	Anna Rebecca Ramsey	place:	Springfield, Ohio
wife born:	December 4, 1834	place:	Springfield, Ohio	died:	June 20, 1920	place:
child:	Charles S.	born:	1866	place:	Michigan	died:		place:
child:	Annie	born:	1873	place:	Michigan	died:		place:
died:	February 3, 1897	place:	Detroit, Michigan	cause of death:

Military Career
90-day service:	April 26, 1861	Captain	Company E	place:
discharged:	August 18, 1861	mustered out with regiment	mustered out with regiment	place:	Columbus, Ohio
3-year service:	August 9, 1861	Major	Field & Staff	place:
promoted:	August 27, 1862	Lieutenant Colonel	Field & Staff	place:
captured:	December 29, 1862			place:	Chickasaw Bayou, Mississippi
wounded:	December 29, 1862			place:	Chickasaw Bayou, Mississippi
imprisoned:	December 29, 1862 thru spring, 1863			place:	Vicksburg, Mississippi; probably in prison bridge, Pearl River, near Jackson, Mississippi; probably Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia
exchanged:	spring, 1863			place:
re-joined regiment:	October 29, 1863	Lieutenant Colonel	Field & Staff	place:	near Carrion Crow Bayou/Vermillion Bayou, Louisiana
discharged:	October 31, 1864	mustered out with regiment		place:

Additional Details


Lt. Col. Philip Kershner believed to be from original album owned by Kershner now split and sold by dealers	Lt. Col. Philip Kershner From tintype owned by Maj. Milton Mills

Despite Philip Kershner's prominent role as an officer in the 16th Ohio and successful business practices after the war in Detroit, Michigan, little information can be found on him. He was a businessman dealing in lumber and construction in Detroit and lived on and around Trumbell Avenue, downtown Detroit, but no other information can be found, including the location of his burial. This website will continue to look for more details on the 16th Ohio's commander.