Debbie Mitchell, the great-great-granddaughter of Civil War soldier Joseph A. Phillips, is seen Friday with the Phillips Family Bible. The first entry in the book documents the wedding of Phillips and his bride, Harriet Campbell. Joseph Phillips is interred at Mica Peak Cemetery, where efforts are being made to install an official military marker on his gravesite as well as World War I veteran Elmer Jess.
November 9, 2025
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American Legion working to install military markers for Civil War, WWI soldiers
American Legion working to install military markers for Civil War, WWI soldiers
Soldiers who fought in the Civil War and World War I are buried in the Mica Peak Cemetery without proper markers honoring their military service. Members of the Coeur d'Alene American Legion are working to ensure this is no longer the case. "These guys have languished for quite a while without gravestones or anything," Post 14 Adjutant Jerry Staub said during an Oct. 30 interview. "In one case there's no marker at all."