Military: CWR: Metzler, Jacob 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 __________________________________________ Metzler, Jacob * Private Co. A 39th Regiment 10th Pa. Reserves Corps * Enlisted Oct. 10, 1862 at age 43 in Somerset, Pa. * Mustered in Oct. 29, 1862 in Harrisburg, Pa. for 3 years * Transferred to Co. I 191st Regiment Pa. Infantry June 1, 1864 * Mustered in Oct. 29, 1862 * Transferred to Veterans Reserve Corps June 14, 1865 * Co. B 11th Veteran Reserve Corps * Widow Pension: Applied May 24, 1890, Application #423703, Certificate #385458 SOURCE: * 1906 County History, Somerset County, Pa. * Muster Roster Co. A * Veterans Card File * Muster Roster Co. I * Footnote.com * Military Affairs Register Pa. Volunteers, Roll 295755 ------ Metzler, Jacob * Born about 1814 in Somerset Co. Pa. * Co. I 19th Regiment Pa. Infantry * Enlisted Oct. 10, 1862 * Discharged July 25, 1865 at Concord, New Hampshire * Buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Dixon, Lee Co. Illinois * He was in the following battles: Fredericksburg, Chancelorsville, Gettysburg, Bucton Station, Papphanock, Mire Run, Wilderness, Po River, Spotsylvania, N. Anna, Tolpolony, Cold Harbor and Petersburg SOURCE: * Civil War Biographies, Somerset Co. Pa. Genealogy ------- Metzler, Jacob * One dollar fifty cents per Commissioners' note dated Mar. 3, 1864 SOURCE: * Somerset Past Vol. 6 No. 2, Board of Relief Vouchers ------- Metzler, Jacob * One dollar fifty cents per Commissioners' note dated Mar. 3, 1864 * Note endorsed by Samuel Lint SOURCE: * Somerset Past Vol. 10 No. 1, Board of Relief Vouchers