| Name |
Philip Monroe Printz |
| Unit of Confederate Service |
Company K "Page Volunteers", 10th Virginia Infantry |
| Birth |
13 Nov 1839, Stony Man, Page Co., Va. |
| Death |
23 Oct 1928, Ida, Page Co., Va. |
| Burial |
Mt. Calvary Ch. Cem, Luray, Page Co., Va. |
| Occupation |
teacher |
| Father |
Jacob Printz |
| Mother |
Catherine Somers |
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RESIDENCES: Resided in Valleyburg, Dist. #3 in 1850/1860.
RECORD OF SERVICE: Enlisted as a private 02 Jun 1861 at Luray in Company K ("Page Volunteers"), 10th Virginia Infantry. Wounded in the arm on 25 May 1862 at the Battle of Winchester. Wounded again at the Battle of Second Manassas 28 Aug 1862. Returned to duty about Jan 1863. POW 12 May 1864 at Spotsylvania C.H. Sent to Pt. Lookout, Md. 18 May 1864; Elmira, N.Y., Aug 1864. Released under Oath of Allegiance, 19 Jun 1865; Sallow complexion, dark hair, blue eyes, 5'5".
OBITUARY: PRINTZ, PHILIP M. - brave civil war veteran & a man whose loyalty & faithfulness were admired by all who knew him, breathed his last at 8 p. m. on Tuesday at the Page Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient for two weeks. If he had lived until next month, the old soldier would have been 89 years old. He had been failing rapidly of late but it was only a few weeks ago that his condition became immediately critical. Brought to Luray by friends he was placed at the hospital where accommodations were accrued for him. Under careful attention he showed some improvement and was able to go around for a time but a relapse came. Death was from causes incident to old age. It is with a feeling of sorrow and regret that the people of this county realize that this true, loyal, kindly old man is no longer among us. His life in peace was one to correspond fittingly with his unstained war record. He was honorable, unflinching, industrious & neighborly in every relation & as law abiding in peace as he had been fearless in time of war. Except his Captain David C. Grayson of Washington, D. C. & F. M. Huffman, of Mound City, Mo. he is probably the last survivor of Co. K. Tenth Virginia Infantry, which gallantly marched out from Luray in June 1861, the first volunteer company contributed by this county to the Confederate Army. In his late years, Mr. Printz lived with his daughter, Mrs. Hubert Miller, at Ida, this county. He had only one other child, Mrs. Laura Ross, who lives in the State of Oregon. He had not brothers & his sisters, Mrs. Isaac Printz, Mrs. Joseph Houser, Mrs. Elias Houser & Mrs. Daniel Jenkins of this county & Mrs. William Comer of Ohio are long since passed away. His wife, who was Miss Isabel Sours, daughter of George Sours, deceased of Valleyburg, died forty or more years ago. For a long time after his wife's death Mr. Printz lived alone in the Valleyburg neighborhood afterwards going to the home of his daughter, Mrs. Miller. He was a son of Jacob Printz & his mother was a sister of the late Isaac Somers of Ida. After returning from the civil war, Mr. Printz followed teaching in the public schools for a number of sessions. Thereafter he was employed by the day by farmers & others. He had no regular calling or occupation but while his health was good was a reliable & trusty hand. He was a man of considerable intelligence & interested in the affairs of the county. For years he served as registrar & was unfailing in his attention to official duties. From his earliest years he was a member of the Lutheran church until death attending every service possible. His faithfulness & reverence in the house of worship were marked & the members of Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church with which he was enrolled will miss him sadly. Mr. Printz took a deep interest in politics, particularly in the fortunes of his old Captain R. S. Parks, who commanded Company K. Mr. Printz was one of the Captain's most outspoken & devoted followers & so continued until death parted them. Mr. Printz retained his activity of body until recently & it has not been so many months since he would walk the nine miles from Ida to Luray & back, spending the night frequently with a friend in town. Usually some motorist picked him up on the road for all were glad to do ‘Uncle Philip" a good turn. It has been the testimony of Confederate soldiers both dead & living that a military record more blameless & honorable than that of Philip Printz would be hard to find. On many battlefields he was under fire, obedient to his officers under the most trying of circumstances, courageous & uncomplaining in the face of many dangers & privations. It has been a tradition that Mr. Printz while acting as sentry at one time during the civil war, stopped Barksdale's entire Mississippi brigade because the general at their head could not give the password. Whether this is true or not, it was characteristic of the discipline & determination of Philip Printz to have done such a thing. He born honorable wounds on his body. When Co. K. was captured in 1864 he was taken to Elmira, NY. with his comrades & there held prisoner till the peace When the half dozen survivors of Rosser-Gibbons Camp disbanded that organization a few months ago, James W. Wood & Philip Printz were of this number & now both have answered the last roll call. The funeral of Mr. Printz was held from Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church on Wednesday afternoon, Rev. A. L. Boliek conducting the services with interment at the church. A committee of Miller-Campbell Post, American Legion attended the services & afterward put flags on the grave. [Page News & Courier - 26 Oct 1928]
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| 1 |
Isabella Sours |
| Marriage Date & Place |
29 Dec 1870 |
| Birth |
15 Oct 1848, Page Co., Virginia |
| Death |
06 Jun 1882, Page Co., Va. |
| Burial |
Mt. Calvary Ch. Cem., Luray, Page Co., Va. |
| Father |
George Sours |
| Mother |
Anna Smith |
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