Military: CWR: Abbott, Nelson of interest in Somerset County, PA

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Abbott, Nelson

* Private Co. I 54th Regiment Pa. Infantry 
* Transferred to Co. C date unknown 
* Enrolled Jan. 1, 1864 at age 26 in Springfield, Va. 
* Mustered in Jan. 1, 1864 in Springfield, Va. 
* Killed Apr. 2, 1865 at Petersburg, Va. 
* Veteran 
* Height - 5'11"; Hair - Dark; Complexion - Fair; Eyes - Grey 
* Occupation - Cooper 
* Residence at enlistment - Johnstown, Pa. 
* Minor Pension: Applied June 5, 1866, Application #127761, Certificate #86146
* Residence of James A. Abbott, guardian of minor is Oxford, Maine 
* Admitted Nov. 1, 1866 to a pension of $8 per month commencing Apr. 3, 1865 and 
ending Oct. 11, 1875, payable to James F. Abbott. 
* Nelson Abbott minor child of Nelson Abbott was born Oct. 12, 1859 
* His mother, Mary, married Henry D. Smith. 
* No objection to increase of pension to June 4, 1873; widow not a pensioner, 
abandoned the child. 
* Amount of increase is not listed.

SOURCE:
* 1884 County History, Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Muster Roster Co. C 
* Soldiers Monument, Somerset Courthouse, Somerset, Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Veterans Card File 
* Footnote.com
* Widow Pension, Footnote.com [Lists place of death as Ft. Gregg, Va. and 
contains 33 pages of information]
* Military Affairs Register Pa. Volunteers, Roll 295747