Philip Hirsh enlisted August 29, 1862 as 1st
Sergeant at the age of 28.
He received a flesh wound in the leg at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania, July 3, 1863.
He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant of Company H on
May 11, 1865, commission dated April 22, 1865, rank March 1, 1865.
Brevetted Captain.