DR. PHINEAS HARRISON CLEMONS 5 (Alexander 4 – John 3 – John 2 – Isaac l) was born in Sandusky, Ohio, 16 Feb 1832. He graduated in the first class of Antioch College in 1857. He also graduated from Cincinnati Eclectic College of Medicine. When the Civil War broke out, he enlisted as an assistant surgeon in 1862 (99th Ohio Volunteers). Three months after enlistment he was promoted to chief surgeon, ranking as major. On 17 Nov 1862 he was married to Frances Eunice Ransom, who served with her husband and did nurse's duty. She died 16 Mar 1867. On 11 Jan 1872 he married Alice Eugenia Douglas, b. 14 Aug 1851 at Sandusky, Ohio, daughter of Rev. Russell E. Douglas and Temperance Ellis. He established a practice at Sandusky, but later was called to Government service in 1882 and served as a medical expert in the U.S. Pension Office at Washington, D.C., until his death on 2 Nov 1899. Alice Clemons died 28 Oct 1895 at Washington, D.C.

P H Clemons Death Date: 2 Nov 1899 Death Place: Washington, District of Columbia Newspaper: Sandusky (Oh) (Daily) Register, Sandusky, Ohio Newspaper Date: 9 Nov 1899 Newspaper Page: p. 5, col. 5 Years Indexed: 1860's-1932, 1980's, 2000-current Newspaper Repository: Hayes Presidential Library - Fremont, Oh; Hayes Presidential Library - Fremont, Oh Notes: Former Resident Of Sandusky Library Link

20 Aug 1862 Asst Surgeon Ohio
Commissioned an officer in Company S, Ohio 99th Infantry Regiment on 26 Aug 1862.
Promoted to Full Surgeon on 26 Nov 1863.
Mustered out on 26 Nov 1863.
Commissioned an officer in on 26 Nov 1863.
Mustered out on 25 Apr 1866.
Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio

Phineas Harrison Clemons, M. D. Physician and Surgeon, was born, February 16th, 1832, in Sandusky, Ohio, of American parents, and of French and English ancestry. He was at Oberlin for five years, and removed thence to Antioch, where he received his degree of A. B., being in the first class that graduated at that college under Professor Mann, and took the second degree, A. M., under Dr. Thomas Hill, who is now President of Yale College. On leaving Antioch he studied medicine, completing the same in the medical department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and attended an additional course of lectures in Cincinnati. He commenced the practice of his profession at Detroit in 1859, where he remained only for a short time. His health becoming impaired, he broke up his establishment there, and removed to Ohio, locating in Van Wert county, where he practised, and in the adjoining counties, for about two years and a half. In 1862, upon a call being made for surgeons from Ohio, he went to Columbus, where he was examined and approved, and was thereupon assigned to the 99th Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He accompanied that command to Kentucky, and served as Field Surgeon throughout the campaign in that State. While in command of a sick brigade he was taken sick on the road to Louisville; he left his regiment at Jeffersonville, having been ordered by his physician to go North as soon as he was able to travel. He did so, and while convalescing got married, and returned to his regiment immediately afterwards, rejoining the command at Silver Springs, and remained with them until the advance on Murfreesboro', being the only field surgeon with the regiment. While on duty, the surgeon in charge of the 3d Division Hospital sent him a written report stating that the wounded who had previously been under his (Dr. Clemons') charge were the best dressed wounded sent from the battle field. He was subsequently left in charge of the sick of the division, while his regiment marched on Chattanooga with the rest of the army. He was next assigned to the charge of the Division Hospital at McMinnville, and while engaged in his duties there was captured by General Wheeler's cavalry, his wife being with him at the time. He was, however, a prisoner only a few days, as the Union cavalry were soon on hand, and drove the rebels away. He remained there between four and five months, and was then promoted to Surgeon of Volunteers. He was then ordered to Murfreesboro', where he examined some six thousand recruits and assigned them to various branches of the service. After the organization of the colored troops, he was assigned as Surgeon to the 17th United States Colored Regiment. Leaving these in 1865 he was made Post Medical Director of Nashville, and while in that position was present at the execution of the notorious Champ Ferguson, the rebel guerilla. During the engagement at Nashville, he was made Division Surgeon under General Morgan, marching with this command in pursuit of Hood while retreating from Nashville. He was mustered out of the service in April, 1866. He has been engaged in practice altogether about sixteen years. Upon the removal of Dr. Agard from Sandusky, Dr. Clemons succeeded him in his business, and since his residence in that city, owing to his skill as a physician and his past excellent military record as a surgeon, has become one of the leading medical practitioners of Sandusky.