Military: CWR: Brant, Samuel J. of interest in Somerset County, PA

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Brant, Samuel J.

* Born 1841 
* Died Nov 7, 1916 in Berlin, Pa 
* Buried in Berlin I. O. O. F. Cemetery, Berlin, Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Corporal Co. E 171st Regiment Pa. Infantry 
* Mustered in Nov. 2, 1862 
* Mustered out with company Aug. 7, 1863 
* Served Nov. 27, 1862 - Aug. 6, 1863 - 8 month 9 days 
* Private Co. G 2nd Maryland Potomac Home Brigade
* Enlisted Aug. 16, 1861 in Mount Savage for 3 years 
* Company Muster Roll dated Dec. 31, 1861 lists him as absent without leave 7 
days in December 
* Company Muster Roll dated May / June 1864 lists the remarks: Paid to April 30, 
1864 by Maj. Hewitt 
* Mar. 1862 was Hostler for General Schenck 
* June, Oct. and Nov, 1862 on extra or daily duty 
* Dec. 1862 on extra duty 
* Jan. 1863 Teamster in 2 M. Dept 
* Feb. to Apr. 1863 on extra duty 
* May 1863 on extra or daily duty 
* Jan. to Mar. 1864 was company cook 
* Apr. to Aug. 1864 with R. 2 M - Apr 4, 1864 
* Mustered out Sept. 28, 1864 
* Last paid to June 30, 1864 
* Due U. S. 14 cents 
* Due U. S. for clothing in kind or money advanced $4.77 
* Bounty due $100.00  
* Invalid Pension: Applied July 6, 1880, Application #663204, Certificate 
#597273; Widow Pension: Applied Nov. 15, 1916, Application #1085722, Certificate 
#834029 


SOURCE:
* Somerset Co. Pa. Genealogy Web 
* Somerset Past Vol. 10 No. 4 
* Civil War Veterans Reference by B. J. Ensley 
* 1890 Veterans Census, Allegheny Twp. Somerset Co. Pa. [Lists enlistment as 
Aug. 16, 1861 and lists discharge as Sept. 4, 1864] 
* Veterans Card File 
* Muster Roster Co. E
* Military Affairs Register Pa. Volunteers, Roll 295755 
* Military Affairs Register Md. Volunteers, Roll 1478071 [Contains additional 
service information]