- He is my Great-Great-Great Uncle
- Brother to Christian Musser (My G-G-G Grandfather)*
- Son of Abraham & Veronica(Cable)Musser
- Born Jan. 6, 1832
- Married ? Apparently because records show his money was returned to his widow after his death during the Civil War by a Lieut. Schrock
- Enrolled out of Somerset, PA on Oct. 16, 1882
- Died June 12, 1863 in Washington, North Carolina
- Rank at Death: Corporal Co. H Regiment 171 Infantry
- Cause of Death: Disease
- Phillip's name is on the monument in front of the Somerset Courthouse
- Buried at the National Cemetery Plot 7 Grave 96
- *Christian may have also served but I have to do more research