Joseph Hill Sinex
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Philadelphia County
In office
1883–1884
Philadelphia City Council
In office
1861–1861
Personal details
Born(1819-10-07)October 7, 1819
Stanton, Delaware
DiedOctober 6, 1892(1892-10-06) (aged 72)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Resting placeMount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMary C. Duffield
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnion Army
Years of service1861–1864
RankCaptain
Lieutenant Colonel
Commands17th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment - Company D
91st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars

Joseph Hill Sinex (October 7, 1819 – October 6, 1892) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a member of the Philadelphia City Council in 1861 and as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Philadelphia County from 1883 to 1884.

He served as captain in the 17th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment in 1861 and as captain and lieutenant colonel in the 91st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment from 1861 to 1864. He fought in some of the key battles in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War including the Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Gettysburg and was wounded at the Battle of Spotsylvania.

Early life

Sinex was born on October 7, 1819, in Stanton, Delaware. He moved to Philadelphia and married Mary C. Duffield on October 29, 1848. Together they had six children, four that survived to adulthood.[1] He worked as a house carpenter and builder.[2]

Military career

Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Hill Sinex (center, hand on monument) with former members of the 91st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment at the regiment's monument at Little Round Top, Gettysburg National Military Park, c. 1889

He was mustered into service as captain of Company D of the Seventeenth Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment in April 1861 and was discharged in August. He joined the 91st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment in December 1861. He fought at the Battle of Fredericksburg and the Battle of Chancellorsville. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on July 10, 1864[3] and led 258 men at the Battle of Gettysburg and suffered the loss of 3 soldiers and 16 wounded in that battle.[4] He was wounded at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House[2] and was mustered out of service on July 10, 1864[3] due to his wounds.[2]

Political career

He served as a member of the Philadelphia City Council in 1861[2] and as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Philadelphia County from 1883 to 1884.[5]

He worked as a liquor dealer[5] and hotel keeper.[2] He died in Philadelphia on October 6, 1892, and was interred at Mount Moriah Cemetery.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "LTC Joseph Hill Sinex". www.friendsofmountmoriah.org. Friends of Mount Moriah. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Smull, William P. (1883). Smull's Legislative Hand Book. Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart State Publisher. p. 758. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 Bates, Samuel P. (1870). History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, State Printer. p. 193. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Hawks, Steve A. "Monument to the 91st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment". www.gettysburg.stonesentinels.com. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  5. 1 2 "JOSEPH HILL SINEX - Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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