Military: CWR: Hay, John J. 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 __________________________________________ Hay, John J. * Died Feb. 15, 1894 age 57 years 11 month 23 days * Buried in Husband Cemetery, Somerset Co. Pa. * Private Co. E 171st Regiment Pa. Militia * Enlisted Oct. 24, 1862 at age 27 in Somerset, Pa. * Mustered in Nov. 2, 1862 in Harrisburg, Pa. for 9 months * Mustered out Aug. 7, 1863 with company at Harrisburg, Pa. * Served Nov. 2, 1862 - Aug. 7, 1863 * Disability - Heart Disease and Rheumatism * Invalid Pension: Applied Apr. 11, 1879, Application #278816, Certificate #260096; Widow Pension: Application #591353, Certificate #400772 SOURCE: * 1890 Veterans Census, Somerset Twp. Somerset Co. Pa. * Somerset Co. Pa. Genealogy Web. * Somerset Past Vol. 12 No. 2 * Veterans Grave Registration [Lists birth date as 1807 and date of death as Feb. 15, 1861] * Veterans Card File * Muster Roster Co. E * 1884 County History, Somerset Co. Pa. * 1906 County History, Somerset Co. Pa. * Footnote.com * Military Affairs Register Pa. Volunteers, Roll 295755