Military: CWR: Ferguson, Frederick A. 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 __________________________________________ Ferguson, Frederick A. * Born in Denmark * Died Aug. 16, 1864 * Private Co. H 85th Regiment Pa. Infantry * Enlisted Sept. 1, 1861 at age 39 in Somerset, Somerset Co. Pa. * Enrolled Sept. 10, 1861 * Mustered in Nov. 12, 1861 in Uniontown, Pa. * Height - 5'10 1/2"; Hair Light; Complexion - Fair; Eyes - Blue * Wounded Aug. 24, 1863 * Re-enlisted Feb. 20, 1864 at Hilton Head, South Carolina * Killed in action Aug. 16, 1864 at Deep Bottom, Virginia * Widow Pension: Applied Oct. 18, 1864, Application #69224, Certificate #41623; Minor Pension: Application #163522, Certificate #117751 SOURCE: * 1906 County History, Somerset Co. Pa. * Veterans Card File * Soldiers Monument, Somerset Courthouse, Somerset, Somerset Co. Pa. * 1884 County History, Somerset Co. Pa. * Muster Roster Co. H * Youghiogheny River Towns [Lists name as Yurgenson] * Footnote.com [Lists name as Yergason]