Philip Bell was a Veteran of the War of 1812 A number of 1812 pension and bounty land applications for veterans of the War of 1812 are available free of charge at www.fold3.com. The information noted below was abstracted by Randi Richardson from the documents available online for Philip Bell. Consider Phillip was a spelling variant of Philip. Philip Bell volunteered to serve in the War of 1812. He volunteered from what was later known as Harrison County, Indiana. He served as a private and ensign from September 12, 1811, to November 23, 1811. He applied for and received bounty land in 1855 while living in Corydon. At that time he was 66 years old.