Military: CWR: Herr, Joseph of interest in Somerset County, PA

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Herr, Joseph

* Born in Lancaster Co. Pa. 
* Died Sept. 5, 1865 of fever at Camp Stanley, Texas 
* Buried 6 miles north of Victoria, Texas 
* Private Co. A 77th Regiment Pa. Infantry 
* Enrolled Mar. 9, 1865 at age 18 in Lancaster, Pa. 
* Mustered in Mar. 9, 1865 as Private in Lancaster, Pa. 
* Served Mar. 9, 1865 - Sept. 5, 1865 - 5 month 27 days 
* Height - 5' 1 1/2"; Hair - Dark; Complexion - Ruddy; Eyes - Hazel 
* Occupation at enrollment - Laborer 

SOURCE:
* Somerset Past Vol. 12 No. 3 
* Veterans Card File 
* Muster Roster Co. A 
* Veterans Grave Registration [Lists the birth and death dates of a different 
Joseph Herr, who would have been 63 at the time of enlistment.]