Military: CWR: Bittner, 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 __________________________________________ Bittner, Jeremiah * Born 1841 * Died July 21, 1898 - age 57 years 4 month 28 days * Buried in White Oak Cemetery, 4829 Cumberland Hwy. Meyersdale, Somerset Co. Pa. * Corporal Co. D 87th Pa. Infantry * Drafted * Mustered in June 3, 1864 as Private * Mustered out June 29, 1865 with company * Served June 3, 1864 - June 29, 1865 - 12 month 26 days * Height - 5' 7"; Hair - Dark; Complexion - Fair; Eyes - Blue * Occupation at enrollment - Laborer * Residence at enrollment - Franklin Co. Pa. * Invalid Pension: Applied June 3, 1880, Application #374113, Certificate #352529; Widow Pension: Application #681361, Certificate #472868 SOURCE: * Somerset Co. Pa. Genealogy Web * Meyersdale Area Obituaries & Biographies Web * Somerset Past Vol. 10 No. 3 * Census 1890 Veterans, Larimer Twp. Somerset Co. Pa. * Veterans Grave Registration * Veterans Card File [Lists muster in as being in Somerset, Pa. NOTE: Unit was not mustered in Somerset Pa.] * Muster Roster Co. D * Footnote.com