Military: CWR: Bird, John Harrison 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 __________________________________________ Bird, John Harrison * Born Aug. 21, 1837 * Died Nov. 27, 1924 * Buried in Addison Borough Cemetery, Addison Twp. Somerset Co. Pa. * Sergeant Co. L 2nd W. Va. Cavalry * Served July 24, 1865 - Aug. 7, 1864 - 11 month 17 days * Invalid Pension: Applied Mar. 9, 1889. Application #692452, Certificate #518559 SOURCE: * Cemetery Records, Meyersdale Library * Somerset Past Vol. 10 No. 4 * Confluence, Somerset Co. Pa. Veterans Reunion, 1910 * Veterans Grave Registration [Lists birth as Aug. 2, 1837] * Footnote.com * Remembering, Old Petersburg / Addison Historical Society