Military: CWR: Dawson, Joseph 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 __________________________________________ Dawson, Joseph * From Connellsville, Pa. * Died Nov. 30, 1901 (hard to read) * Private Co. H 85th Regiment Pa. Infantry * Enlisted Nov. 11, 1861 at age 28 in Connellsville, Pa. * Mustered in Nov. 12, 1861 at Uniontown, Pa. * Discharged July 2, 1862 on Surgeon's Certificate of Disability * Invalid Pension: Applied June 30, 1880, Application #398557, Certificate #350912 SOURCE: * Youghiogheny River Towns * 1906 County History, Somerset Co. Pa. * 1884 County History, Somerset Co. Pa. * Veterans Card File * 1884 County History, Somerset Co. Pa. * Muster Roster Co. H [Lists muster out day as 20th] * Footnote.com [Lists discharge day as 1st]