Military: CWR: Sellers, Augustus of interest in Somerset County, PA

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Sellers, Augustus

* Born 1844 in Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Died Mar. 30, 1914 in Ursina, Pa. 
* Buried in Ursina Cemetery, Ursina, Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Private Co. F 142nd Regiment Pa. Infantry 
* Enrolled Aug. 11, 1862 at age 19 in Berlin, Somerset Co. Pa. by F. A. Edmunds 
* Mustered in Aug. 25, 1862 at Harrisburg, Pa. by Lieutenant Brayton, U. S. A. 
* Mustered out with company May 29, 1865 
* Served Aug. 25, 1862 - May 29, 1865 - 33 month 
* Eyes - Hazel; Hair - Auburn; Complexion - Sallow; Height - 5' 11" 
* Occupation at enrollment - Farmer 
* He was in the following battles: Fredericksburg; Chancelorsville; Gettysburg, 
where he was wounded; Raid to Bellfield; Hatchers Run and Dabney's Mill 
* Invalid Pension: Applied Oct. 6, 1879 and Feb. 25, 1907, Application #313993, 
Certificate #190491; Widow Pension: Applied Apr. 9, 1914, Application #1025663, 
Certificate #775149

SOURCE:
* Census 1890 Veterans, Ursina, Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Confluence, Somerset Co. Pa. Veterans Reunion, 1910 
* 1906 County History, Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Veterans Grave Registration 
* Meyersdale Republican July 12, 1934 
* Jacob Zorn Diary, page 90 and 185 
* Muster Roster Co. F 
* Veterans Card File 
* Footnote.com

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Sellers, Augustus

* Ursina Post Office 
* Gunshot wound to left foot 
* Monthly pension of 4 dollars.

SOURCE:
* 1883 List of Pensioners, Somerset Co. Pa.