Military: CWR: Hittie, William 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 __________________________________________ Hittie, William * Born July 4, 1830 in Brunswick, Germany * Died Jan. 17, 1921 in Meyersdale, Somerset Co. Pa. * Buried in Johnsburg Cemetery (new), Northampton Twp. Somerset Co. Pa. * Private Co. F 142nd Regiment Pa. Infantry * Enrolled Aug. 20, 1862 at age 28 in Berlin, Somerset Co. Pa. by F. A. Edmunds * Mustered in Aug. 25, 1862 at Harrisburg, Pa. by Lieutenant Brayton, U. S. A. * Served Aug. 20, 1862 - Sept. 21, 1863 * Served Aug. 25, 1862 - Sept. 12, 1863 - 12 month 17 days * Eyes - Hazel; Hair - Sandy; Complexion - Fair; Height - 5' 4" * Occupation at enrollment - Laborer * He was in the battle of Fredericksburg, after which he lost his speech and was discharged Mar. 16, 1863 * Pension application: Certificate #108,417 at $17'Examined for increase Nov. 7, 1906 * Invalid Pension: Applied Mar. 18, 1870, Application #153881, Certificate #108417 SOURCE: * Somerset Co. Pa. Genealogy Web * Census 1890 Veterans, Northampton Twp. Somerset Co. Pa. * Somerset Past Vol. 12 No. 4 * 1906 County History, Somerset Co. Pa. * Veterans Grave Registration * Meyersdale Republican July 12, 1934 * Jacob Zorn Diary page 182 * Muster Roster Co. F [Lists discharge date as Sept. 12, 1863 on Surgeon's Certificate] * Meyersdale Republican, Jan. 20, 1921 [Lists enrollment day as 22nd and discharge date as Sept. 21, 1863] * Veterans Card File * H. C. McKinley Ledger * Footnote.com [Lists discharge day as Sept. 31, 1863] * Somerset County Leader Jan. 28, 1921 * Military Affairs Register Pa. Volunteers, Roll 295753 [Lists discharge date as Sept 12, 1863]