Military: CWR: Deal, Esau 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 __________________________________________ Deal, Esau H. * Born June 27, 1834 * Died June 18, 1907 * Buried in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Northampton Twp. Somerset Co. Pa * Private Co. H 171st Regiment Pa. Infantry * Enlisted Oct. 24, 1862 at age 28 in Harrisburg, Pa * Mustered in Nov. 1, 1862 in Harrisburg, Pa for 9 months * Mustered out Aug. 8, 1863 with company at Harrisburg, Pa * Served Nov. 1, 1862 - Aug. 8, 1863 * Private Co. E 52nd Pa. Infantry * Drafted * Mustered in Sept. 26, 1864 at age 30 in Chambersburg, Pa. * Discharged June 24, 1865 by General Order * Served Sept. 26, 1864 - June 24, 1865 * Served 18 month 5 days * Disability - Ague * Pension application: Widow applied for pension. * Invalid Pension: Applied Mar. 1, 1890 and Apr. 1, 1907, Application #758593, Certificate #837754; Widow Pension: Application #872456, Certificate #638745 SOURCE: * Meyersdale Commercial, June 4, 1908 * Somerset Co. Pa. Genealogy Web * Somerset Past Vol. 11 No. 3 * Census 1890 Veterans, Northampton Twp. Somerset Co. Pa. * 1906 County History, Somerset Co. Pa. * Veterans Card File * Veterans Grave Registration [Lists date of birth as June 29] * Muster Roster Co. H * Muster Roster Co. E * H. C. McKinley Ledger page 113 * Footnote.com * Military Affairs Register Pa. Volunteers, Roll 295755 * Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards 1777 - 1999