Military: CWR: Farling, John H. 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 __________________________________________ Farling, John H. * Born 1829 in Dauphin Co. * Died Apr. 27, 1915 in Rockwood, Pa. * Buried in Rockwood I. O. O. F. Cemetery, Milford Twp. Somerset Co. Pa. * Private in Captain Thomas A. Stone's Battery K 212th Regiment 6th Pa. Heavy Artillery * Enrolled Sept. 14, 1864 to serve 1 year or the duration * Mustered in Sept. 14, 1864 * Discharged June 13, 1865 at Fort Ethan Allen, Virginia by reason of General order #53 Hd. Qrs. Mid. Milt. Dev., May 30, 1865 * Mustered out with battery * Age 35 * Height - 5'7 1/2"; Hair - Dark; Complexion - Fair; Eyes - Gray * Occupation - Carpenter * Paid in full June 20, 1865 * Served Sept. 14, 1864 - June 13, 1865 - 8 month 29 days * Disability - Heart and chest ailment * Invalid Pension: Applied Jan. 21, 1886 and Mar. 7, 1907, Application #559699, Certificate #805217; Widow Pension: Applied May 11, 1915, Application #1047116, Certificate #793983 SOURCE: * Somerset Co. Pa. Genealogy Web * Somerset Past Vol. 12 No. 1 * Census 1890 Veterans, Rockwood, Somerset Co. Pa. * Confluence, Somerset Co. Pa. Veterans Reunion, 1910 * Somerset Past Vol. 9 No. 4 * Veterans Grave Registration * Veterans Card File * Muster Roster Battery K * Footnote.com * Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards 1777 - 1999