Military: CWR: Beal, Jeremiah of interest in Somerset County, PA File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Keith Petenbrink and Meyersdale Public Library. Transcribed and proofread by: Keith Petenbrink. Copyright 2011. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _________________________________________ Introduction and help of Civil War Research may be viewed at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/military/cwr/intro.txt Additional Civil War Research may be viewed at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/military/cwr/cwr.html __________________________________________ Beal, Jeremiah * Born Feb. 9, 1840 * Died Feb. 18, 1906 * Buried in White Oak Cemetery, 4829 Cumberland Hwy. Meyersdale, Somerset Co. Pa. * Private Co. K 2nd Maryland Potomac Home Brigade * Company Muster in Roll lists: Enlisted Sept. 7, 1861 in Cumberland, Md. for 3 years and Muster in date as Oct. 31, 1861 * Company Muster Roll dated Feb. 25, 1862 lists him as absent without leave * Company Muster Roll dated July / Aug. 1862 lists him as absent sick at hospital in Cumberland, Md. * Muster out Roll lists: Due soldier $ 17.24, Due U. S. for arms, equipment etc 10 cents and bounty due $100.00 * Enlisted Sept. 18, 1861 * Discharged Oct. 31, 1864 * Served Oct. 31, 1861 - Oct. 31, 1864 - 36 month * Pension application: Certificate 947,205 at $6; Increased granted to date from Sept. 19, 1900 at $2, Present rate $8 per month; Widow applied for pension; Pension at $12 Act of June 27, 1890 * Invalid Pension: Applied June 9, 1892, Application #1115713, Certificate #947205; Widow Pension: Application #853198, Certificate #642523 SOURCE: * Somerset Co. Pa. Genealogy Web * Somerset Past Vol. 10 No. 4 * Census 1890 Veterans, Larimer Twp. Somerset Co. Pa. * 1906 County History, Somerset Co. Pa. * Muster Roster Co. K * Veterans Grave Registration * H. C. McKinley Ledger page 216, contains additional pension and genealogy info. * Footnote.com * Military Affairs Register Md. Volunteers, Roll 1478071 [Contains additional service information]