Military: CWR: Poorbaugh, Gideon of interest in Somerset County, PA

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Poorbaugh, Gideon

* Born Jan 26, 1836 in Northampton Twp. Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Died Mar 25, 1924 in Los Angeles, California 
* Served in Illinois during the Civil War
* Corporal Co. A 75th Regiment Illinois Infantry 
* Enlisted Sept. 2, 1861 as Private at age 26 
* Height - 5' 9", Hair - Light, Eyes - Light, Complexion - Light 
* Residence at enlistment - Dixon, Lee Co. Illinois 
* Promoted to Corporal Jan. 15, 1865 
* Mustered out Jan. 12, 1865 in Tennessee 
* Invalid Pension: Applied Aug. 14, 1883 and Mar. 4, 1907, C Application 
#493670, Certificate #825484 
* Widow Pension: Applied May 21, 1924, Application #1219577, Certificate #952736

SOURCE:
* History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, Pa. page 576
* Somerset County Leader Jan 7, 1910 
* Poorbaugh Family Rootsweb.com 
* Lee County Military, Genealogy Trails History Group, internet [Lists name as 
Purbaugh and place of birth as Allegheny Twp. Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Footnote.com [Lists place of death as Monrovia, California]