Military: CWR: Keller, Josiah P. of interest in Somerset County, PA

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Keller, Josiah P.

* Born in Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Private Co. F 142nd Regiment Pa. Infantry 
* Enrolled Aug. 12, 1862 at age 19 in Berlin, Somerset Co. Pa. by F. A. Edmunds 
* Mustered in Aug. 25, 1862 at Harrisburg, Pa. by Lieutenant Bryton, U. S. A. 
* Captured 
* Died Oct. 19, 1864 at Andersonville, Ga. 
* Buried in Lawton National Cemetery, Millen, Ga. Section A, Grave 274 
* Wounded slightly in face and arm at Gettysburg; Fought at Wilderness; Taken 
prisoner May 8, 1864 at Laurel Ridge. 
* Father pension: Applied Mar. 23, 1869, Application #173266, no certificate 
number listed.

SOURCE:
* 1906 County History, Somerset Co. Pa. [Also lists his name as John] 
* Soldiers Monument, Somerset Courthouse, Somerset, Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Meyersdale Republican July 12, 1934 [Lists him as both Jos. P and John] 
* Jacob Zorn Diary. Page 90 and 182 
* Muster Roster Co. F 
* Veterans Card File 
* Footnote.com
* Military Affairs Register Pa. Volunteers, Roll 295753 
* Remembering the 142nd PVI