Military: CWR: Ruppel, Lewis F. 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 __________________________________________ Ruppel, Lewis F. * Born 1847 in Wellersburg, Somerset Co. Pa. * Died Oct. 6, 1931 in Nebraska * Private Co. I 47th Regiment Iowa Infantry * Enlisted 1864 * Invalid Pension: Applied May 17, 1880 and Mar. 5, 1909, Application #367073, Certificate #634597; Widow Pension: Applied Feb. 19, 1932, Application #1712549, no certificate number listed. SOURCE: * Meyersdale Commercial Dec. 20, 1917 * Footnote.com * Compendium of History Reminiscence & Biography of Western Nebraska