Military: CWR: Gebhart, John W. of interest in Somerset County, PA

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Gebhart, John W.

* Buried in Union Cemetery, Somerset, Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Private Co. K 11th Regiment Pa. Infantry 
* Enrolled in Latrobe, Pa. 
* Mustered in Apr. 22, 1861 at age 42 in Harrisburg, Pa. 
* Mustered out Aug. 1, 1861 with company 
* Quarter Master Sergeant 11th Regiment Pa. Infantry 
* Private Co. G 135th Regiment Pa. Infantry 
* Enrolled Aug. 2, 1862 at age 43 in Ligonier, Pa. 
* Mustered in Aug. 16, 1862 as Private in Harrisburg, Pa. 
* Mustered out May 24, 1863 
* Served Sept. 16, 1862 - May 24, 1863 - 9 month 18 days 
* Residence at enrollment - Ligonier, Pa. 
* Detailed as detective police at Washington, D. C., Dec. 13, 1862 by order 
Captain Baker 
* United States Signal Corps 
* Enlisted Feb. 9, 1864 at age 44 in Indiana, Pa. 
* Occupation - Clerk 
* Height - 5' 8 3/4"; Eyes - Grey; Hair - Auburn; Complexion - Dark 
* Discharged Mar. 6, 1864 for disability at Georgetown, D. C.
* Co. G 16th Veterans Reserve Corps 
* Widow Pension: Applied July 17, 1890, Application #439559, Certificate #408165

SOURCE:
* Somerset Co. Pa. Genealogy Web. 
* Somerset Past Vol. 12 No. 2 
* Veterans Grave Registration 
* Veterans Card File 
* Muster Roster Co. G [Lists name as John V.] 
* Footnote.com
* Register of U. S. Enlistments, Ancestry.com 
* Register of U. S. A. Signal Corps, 1861 - 1865