Military: CWR: Firestone, John A. of interest in Somerset County, PA

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Firestone, John A.

* From Harnedsville, Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Private Co. H 85th Regiment Pa. Infantry 
* Enrolled Sept. 10, 1861 at age 29 in Harnedsville, Pa. 
* Mustered in Nov. 12, 1861 as Private in Uniontown, Pa. 
* Wounded at Siege of Fort Wagner, Aug. 24, 1863 
* Died Dec. 15, 1863 at Beaufort, South Carolina 
* Mother Pension: Applied Apr. 15, 1869, Application #174158, Certificate 
#181484

SOURCE:
* Youghiogheny River Towns 
* 1906 County History, Somerset Co. Pa. 
* 1884 County History, Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Soldiers Monument, Somerset Courthouse, Somerset, Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Veterans Card File 
* Footnote.com