Military: CWR: Shaffer, Alfred 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 __________________________________________ Shaffer, Alfred * Born 1845 in Paint Twp. Somerset Co. Pa. * Died Jan. 14, 1865 in Memphis, Shelby Co. Tennessee * He was in an Iowa unit. * Co. B 4th Regiment Iowa Cavalry * Brother of Ephraim, Christian, Cornelius and Cyrus Shaffer * Christian was the only brother to survive the Civil War. * Father Pension: Applied Sept. 11, 1866, Application #133463, Certificate #124679 SOURCE: * Shaffer File, Meyersdale Library * Rootsweb.com * Footnote.com