Military: CWR: Hersch, Oliver 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 __________________________________________ Hersch, Oliver * Born June 5, 1842 * Died Aug. 16, 1909 - Age 67 * Private Co. D 2nd Maryland Potomac Home Brigade * Served Mar. 14, 1865 - May 29, 1865 at Baltimore, Md. * Buried in White Oak Cemetery, 4829 Cumberland Hwy. Meyersdale, Somerset Co. Pa. * Disability - Piles * Pension application: Applied for pension and was rejected * Invalid Pension: Applied July 27, 1886, Application #581173, no certificate number listed. SOURCE: * Somerset Co. Pa. Genealogy Web * Census 1890 Veterans, Northampton Twp. Somerset Co. Pa. * H. C. McKinley Ledger page 186, contains additional pension info * Footnote.com