Military: CWR: Eicher, Jacob M. of interest in Somerset County, PA

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Eicher, Jacob M.
                       
* Born in Fayette Co. 
* Private in Captain W. M. Jorden's Co. B 28th Regiment Pa. Infantry 
* Enrolled June 20, 1861 to serve 3 years or the duration 
* Mustered in June 28, 1861 as Private in Philadelphia, Pa. 
* Discharged Feb. 21, 1863 at Convalescent Camp, Virginia, by reason of 
Surgeon's Certificate of Disability. 
* Age 26 
* Height - 5'6 1/2"; Hair - Dark; Complexion - Dark; Eyes - Dark 
* Occupation - Laborer 
* Can not re-enlist 
* Wounded at Antietam 
* Invalid Pension: Applied Mar. 25, 1863, Application #15179, Certificate 
#13288; Widow Pension: Application #713567, Certificate #538936

SOURCE:
* Somerset Past Vol. 6 No. 4 
* Veterans Card File [Lists enlistment as June 21,1861 at age 24 in Mt. 
Pleasant, Pa., Muster out as Feb. 19, 1863] 
* Muster Roster Co. B [Lists Discharge as Feb. 19, 1863 on Surgeon's Certificate 
of Disability] 
* Footnote.com