Military: CWR: Hoffmeyer, Samuel H. 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 __________________________________________ Hoffmeyer, Samuel H. * Born Sept. 1, 1842 in Larimer Twp. Somerset Co. Pa. * Died Aug. 9, 1917 * Buried in Union Cemetery, Meyersdale, Somerset Co. Pa. * Private Co. C 54th. Regiment Pa. Infantry * Enlisted Sept. 4, 1861 at age 19 * Discharged Mar. 11, 1864 in Cumberland, Md. * Re-enlisted in the same company * Discharged May 31, 1865 at Annapolis, Md. * Taken prisoner Apr. 6, 1865 at High Bridge, Va. * Held a prisoner only a few days as the war was ending. * Served Jan. 1, 1864 - May 31, 1865 - 17 month * Disability - Rheumatism and Heart Disease * Pension application: Certificate 354,074 at $6 per month for Rheumatism the result of Typhoid Fever; Increase on account of increased Heart Disease and weakness of ______?; Believes he ought to at least $18; Increase from $6 to $12 dated from Dec. 30, 1891; Sept. 30, 1892, increase for same disabilities, thinks he ought to have $24 per month; Increase granted at $17 per month, Mar. 2, 1900 for Rheumatism and resulting Disease of Heart result of Typhoid Fever * Invalid Pension: Applied June 17, 1879, Application #292609, Certificate #354074; Widow Pension: Applied Aug. 18, 1917, Application #1105925, Certificate #847787 SOURCE: * Somerset Co. Pa. Genealogy Web * Somerset Past Vol. 12 No. 3 * Census 1890 Veterans, Elk Lick Twp. Somerset Co. Pa. * Family History, Meyersdale Library * Veterans Grave Registration [Lists year of death as 1917] * H. C. McKinley Ledger page 82 and 83, contains additional pension info * Meyersdale Commercial Mar. 29, 1900 * Footnote.com [Lists name as Huffmyer and discharge date as Jan. 1, 1864] * Military Affairs Register Pa. Volunteers, Roll 295747 [Lists enlistment date as Jan. 1, 1864 at age 21 in Springfield, Va., mustered in Jan. 1, 1864 in Springfield, Va., veteran and as transferred to Co. H; Co. H lists name as Huffmeyer, enlistment date as Jan. 1, 1864 at age 21 in Springfield, Va., muster in date as Jan. 1, 1864 in Springfield, Va., veteran and as discharged May 31, 1865 by General Order #77 War Department]