Military: CWR: Lohr, Peter 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 __________________________________________ Lohr, Peter * Born June 22, 1836 * Died Nov. 4, 1864 age 28 years * Buried in Bakersville Lutheran Cemetery, Jefferson Twp. Somerset Co. Pa. * Private Co. B 53rd Regiment Pa. Infantry * Drafted * Mustered in Nov. 1, 1862 at age 27 * Served Nov. 1, 1862 - Oct. 5, 1864 - 33 month 4 days * Widow Pension: Applied Dec. 20, 1864, Application #76478, Certificate #93257; Widow Pension: Application #174440, Certificate #155393 SOURCE: * Cemetery Records, Meyersdale Library [Lists year of death as 1861] * Lohr Family History, Roots Web.com * Soldiers Monument, Somerset Courthouse, Somerset, Somerset Co. Pa. * Veterans Grave Registration [Lists year of death as 1861] * Veterans Card File [Lists date of death as Oct. 5, 1864 of Typhoid Fever] * Footnote.com [Lists date of death as Oct. 5, 1864] * Military Affairs Register Pa. Volunteers, Roll 295747 [Lists date of death as Oct. 5, 1864 of Typhoid Fever]