Military: CWR: Lohr, Henry "Harry" D. of interest in Somerset County, PA

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Lohr, Henry "Harry" D.

* Born Nov 23, 1837 in Jenner Twp., Somerset Co., Pa
* Died Nov. 29, 1903 in Jenner Twp., Somerset Co., Pa at age 66 years 0 month 6 
days 
* Buried in Horner & Mt. Taber Cemetery, Quemahoning Twp. Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Corporal Co. G 19th U. S. Infantry
* Enlisted Feb. 22, 1862 at age 24 in Johnstown, Pa. as a Private 
* Occupation at enlistment - Farmer 
* Height - 5' 11", Eyes - Black, Hair - Black, Complexion - Dark 
* Nov. 25, 1863 he is ill with general disability and was in the hospital at 
Patterson Park for three months 
* Sept. 20, 1863 he was captured at Chickamauga and served two months in 
Richmond Prison, six months in Danville Prison, four months in Andersonville 
Prison, four weeks in Savannah and one month in Milan 
* He was paroled Nov. 19, 1864 
* Shortly after his parole he was sent on Nov. 25, 1864 to Division Hospital at 
Annapolis, Md. and on Nov. 27, 1864 to Patterson Park Hospital in Baltimore, Md.  
* He was in the following battles: 2nd Bull Run, Seven days fight before 
Richmond, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Stone River, Hoover's Gap 
and Chickamauga 
* He was furloughed for thirty days and returned at the end of the furlough 
* He was detailed for special duty several times. Upon returning to duty he was 
sent to Federal Hill, Md. in February and from there to Cincinnati, Ohio. After 
a few days he is sent to Bedloss, Island, N. Y., to a camp on the Potacalico 
River, South Carolina. In early March he is sent to New York City and then to 
Louisville, Kentucky.  His last assignment was to go to Eastern Virginia to help 
in the transport of wounded soldiers back to Pennsylvania 
* Discharged Apr. 12, 1865 by reason of expiration of term of service at Lookout 
Mountain, Tennessee 
* Served 14 month's in Andersonville Prison 
* Regiment Army, 60th Unassigned 
* Served Aug. 27, 1864 - May 28, 1865 - 9 month 1 day
* He states that while a prisoner in Andersonville my right knee and leg got 
sore and I had to walk with a crutch and sometimes a cane. My left arm and hand 
got sore near about the same time. This was about the latter part of August or 
first of September 1864. I was moved from Andersonville, Ga. to Savannah, Ga., 
and from there to Millen Prison, Ga. The sores resulted in making my right knee 
stiff, not being able to step up. The muscles having contracted and thickened, 
also weak. The left arm and hand being also disabled by the contraction of 
muscles on the left hand making it stiff and not able to open and close. 
* Invalid Pension: Applied Apr. 14, 1879, Application #279462, Certificate 
#179725; Widow Pension: Application #796678, no certificate number listed.

SOURCE:
* Cemetery Records, Meyersdale Library 
* 1906 County History, Somerset Co. Pa. [Lists name as Henry] 
* Laurel Messenger Aug. 2003 
* Veterans Grave Registration 
* Meyersdale Republican Dec. 10, 1903 
* Footnote.com [Lists name as Henry]
* Register of U. S. Army Enlistments, Ancestry.com [Lists name as Henry] 
* Lohr Family of Pennsylvania, internet