Morton Phillips was commissioned as Third Lieutenant on 21 August 1861; promoted to Second Lieutenant 14 July 1863; First Lieutenant on 15 January 1871 and as Captain on 22 May 1886. He died on 12 March 1899. Note his chapeau and the official USRM sword. From: "RCS - Uniforms" subject file; USCG Historian's Office Special Collections & Library.