Military: CWR: Helsel, Martin of interest in Somerset County, PA

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Helsel, Martin

* Private Co. D 142nd Regiment Pa. Infantry 
* Enlisted Aug 20, 1862 at age 30 in Stoystown, Pa
* Mustered in Aug.  27, 1862 in Harrisburg, Pa 
* Died Jan. 11, 1863 at Washington, D. C. of diesease 
* Burial Record Dec. 24, 1862 - buried in Military Asylum Cemetery 
* Served Aug. 22, 1862 - Jan. 11, 1863 
* Disability - Typhoid Fever 
* Widow Pension: Applied Sept. 11, 1863, Application #32790, Certificate #18155; 
Minor Pension: Application #166426, Certificate #134272

SOURCE:
* 1890 Veterans Census, Paint Twp. Somerset Co. Pa. 
* 1906 County History, Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Soldiers Monument, Somerset Courthouse, Somerset, Somerset Co. Pa. [Lists name 
as Hensel] 
* Meyersdale Republican July 12, 1934 [Lists name as Heisel] 
* Muster Roster Co. D 
* Veterans Card File 
* Footnote.com
* Military Affairs Register Pa. Volunteers, Roll 295753