Military: CWR: Greer, James of interest in Somerset County, PA

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Greer, James

* Born 1845 
* Died 1925 
* Buried in Berlin I. O. O. F. Cemetery, Berlin, Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Private Co. B 54th Pa. Infantry 
* Enrolled Jan. 25, 1862 at Camp Curtin, Pa. at age 18 
* Mustered in Jan. 25, 1862 at Camp Curtin, Pa. 
* Height - 5' 11"; Complexion - Dark; Hair - Brown; Eyes - Brown 
* Occupation - Farmer 
* Co. H 54th Regiment Pa. Infantry 
* Invalid Pension: Applied Jan. 4, 1907 and May 31, 1907, Application #1355314, 
Certificate #1131512; Widow Pension: Applied Apr. 20, 1896, Application #632266, 
Certificate #470406

SOURCE:
* Civil War Veterans Reference by B. J. Ensley 
* Muster Roster Co. B 
* Veterans Card File [Lists name as Grier] 
* 1906 County History, Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Footnote.com 
* NOTE: Widow applied for pension 11 years before James applied for invalid 
pension. Numbers of applications and certificates support this.