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Philip Lower

Alias: Louar

Pvt., 73rd Pa. Infantry, Company K

Held as POW at Andersonville

Enrolled Aug. 22, 1861, in Phila. at age 22. Mustered in Sept. 16, 1861. Transferred from 66th Pa. Infantry, Co. K, March 1862. Captured at Missionary Ridge, Tenn., Nov. 25, 1863. Held at Andersonville and survived. Exchanged April 1, 1865. Entered Camp Discharge May 19, 1865. Discharged June 21, 1865, expiration of term.