JOHN PHILLIPS' PLACE FAMILIAR LANDMARK--1861

(from the published work, Camp Ferguson Confederate Guerilla, by Thurman Sensing, page 193)

L.W. DUVALL, testifying in the trial of Champ Ferguson relates how a party made up of himself and others took Champ Ferguson and a man named Denton prisoners in the Fall of 1861.
They were traveling from Albany, Ky., along the road leading to Jamestown, Tenn., and met Ferguson and Denton about sundown. After they had disarmed the two and made them their prisoners, he said:
"We then all turned back and came to John Phillips'place, about ten miles from where we took them prisoners. The intention was to take them to Camp dick Robinson. I left them at Phillips and don't know how he got away, but heard later that Ferguson made his escape about the second night after they started for Camp Dick Robinson."
From the manner L.W. Duvall speaks of the Phillips place in foregoing account, indicates that the Phillips Place was a well known landmark in the year 1861. Also from the full account it seems that this meeting and capture took place somewhere between Albany, Ky., and the Tenn-Ky., State line. This state line crosses the Albany-Jamestown road about seven miles from Albany, Ky.
The party was traveling toward Jamestown, Tenn., and after the capture of Ferguson and Denton they all turned back and started in the direction of Camp Dick Robinson which is in Kentucky. They traveled about ten miles and came to JOHN PHILLPS' place. Ten miles would put them beyond Albany and approximately in the vicinity of Highway, Ky.

SUPPORTING INFORMATION THAT THIS IS OUR FAMILY'S JOHN PHILLIPS

(a letter to Mr. Andrew Phillips of Byrdstown, Tenn from Ethan V.B. Phillips dated Feb. 12, 1946, which copy was sent by Ethan VB Phillips to Marion L. Phillips.)

Dear Andrew:
"...My information concerning our great-grandfather John Phillips, borned 1745, is that he lived in the vicinity of Seminary Ky., or Highway Ky., and that he died and is buried at Seminary or Highway, Ky. (he did at one time live down on the old place but died in Ky.) He never came to Tennessee, but his widow, Mary (Stockton) Phillips, (Who is our own great-grandmother) did come to Tennessee and lived in a log cabin near the home of Samuel Phillips, until her death."

Regarding the locations of John Phillips' grave (prior to its replacement by the TVA)

from a letter to Mrs. E.A. Diddle of Bowling Green, Ky from Ethan VB Phillips dated Oct 12, 1963 which copy was sent by Ethan Phillips to M.L. Phillips.

"Reference: John Phillips and Rachel's grave and a note I have:...
"Grave close to Mose Tuggle's place across the creed from place, Seminary Community. Remains of an old Blacksmith shop near graves." My uncle John Phillips once said to my father, "Martin never knew where our grandfather was buried until now while I was at Green Grove, (Ky.) I went to their graves." John Phillips had been, I think, to an old soldiers reunion at the time and was telling my father about visiting these graves. Andrew Phillips, says he visited the two graves, but being no marble marker he could get no names or dates....I have lost my notes on this: I was told one time about some of the family going to these graves and building a fence about them."

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Many of the letters in my collection are from the late Ethan VB Phillips, to whom we owe so much for his lifelong endeavour to preserve the Phillips family history. His heirs should be as proud as we are thankful for his help. Our thanks also to Mrs. E.A. Diddle, Mrs. Mattie Walker, Mrs. Augusta Johnson, Mr. R.N. Smith, and others that contributed to this work.

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