Military: CWR: Fisher, Tobias S. of interest in Somerset County, PA

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Fisher, Tobias S.
                        
* Born Oct. 15, 1840 in Berlin, Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Died Nov. 9, 1918 
* Buried in Berlin I. O. O. F. Cemetery, Berlin, Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Private Co. F 142nd Regiment Pa. Infantry 
* Enlisted Aug. 20, 1862 at age 21 in Berlin, Pa. by F. A. Edmunds 
* Mustered in Aug. 25, 1862 at Harrisburg, Pa. by Lieutenant Brayton, U. S. A. 
* Discharged June 6, 1865 by General Order at Annapolis, Md 
* Served Aug. 25, 1862 - May 29, 1865 - 33 month 4 days 
* Disability - Heart Disease 
* Prisoner from Aug. 21, 1864 to Mar. 2, 1865 
* Prisoner of war 245 days 
* Survivor of Salisbury, North Carolina prison Camp. 
* Missing after the battle of Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862 
* Eyes - Hazel; Hair - Dark; Complexion - Dark; Height - 5' 6" 
* Occupation at enrollment - Farmer 
* He was taken prisoner at Fredericksburg 
* He was in battle of Wilderness, wounded at Laurel Ridge, taken prisoner at 
Welden R. R. 
* He returned from hospital Aug. 13, 1864 
* Put in Guardhouse Sept. 24, 1862 for using smutty language to the Captain. He 
was drunk and ripped, swore and tore around until they tied him up. 
* May 21, 1863 under arrest at the Provost. 
* Invalid Pension: Applied Dec. 17, 1879, Application #328005, Certificate 
#247077

SOURCE:
* Somerset Co. Pa. Genealogy Web 
* Somerset Past Vol. 12 No. 1 
* Census 1890 Veterans, Berlin, Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Survivors of Salisbury, N. C. prison Camp Web. 
* 1906 County History, Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Veterans Grave Registration 
* Meyersdale Republican July 12, 1934 
* Jacob Zorn Diary page 37, 129 and 180 
* Muster Roster Co. F 
* Heffley's Civil War Diary page 3, 15 and 50 
* Footnote.com
* Military Affairs Register Pa. Volunteers, Roll 295753