Military: CWR: Shaver, Oliver P. of interest in Somerset County, PA

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Shaver, Oliver P.

* Born 1841 in Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Died June 2, 1919 
* Buried in Friedens Cemetery, Friedens, Somerset Co. Pa. 
*1st Sergeant in Captain Noah Bowman's Co. D 142nd Regiment Pa. Infantry 
* Enrolled Aug. 1, 1862 at age 21 to serve 3 years or the duration 
* Mustered in Aug. 22, 1862 
* Promoted to Corporal Aug. 27, 1862 
* Promoted to Sergeant Feb. 1, 1863 
* Promoted to 1st Sergeant Jan. 1, 1865 
* Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, not mustered 
* Mustered out with company as 1st Sergeant 
* Discharged May 29, 1865 with company near Washington by reason of G. O. #26 H. 
Q. A of P May 17, 1865 
* Served Aug. 22, 1862 - May 29, 1865 - 33 month 7 days 
* Age 21 
* Height - 5'11"; Hair - Light; Complexion - Fair; Eyes - Gray 
* Occupation - Farmer 
* Paid in full June 3, 1865 
* Additional bounty paid Aug. 5, 1867 
* Went home on furlough Jan. 6, 1865, on plea of going home to get married. He 
had his cousin Maggie Shaver write him the letter. 
* Invalid Pension: Applied Dec. 24, 1879 and Mar. 12, 1907, Application #331018, 
Certificate #215652; Widow Pension: Applied June 7, 1919, Application #1142228, 
Certificate #874084 
* Wounded at the battle of Wilderness.

SOURCE:
* Somerset Past Vol. 10 No. 3 
* 1906 County History, Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Veterans Grave Registration 
* Meyersdale Republican July 12, 1934 
* Muster Roster Co. D 
* Jacob Zorn Diary page 150 
* Veterans Card File [Lists enrollment date as Aug. 20, 1862 in Stoystown, 
Somerset Co Pa.] 
* Footnote.com 
* 1884 History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, Pa. page 498

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Shaver, Oliver P.

* Friedens Post Office 
* Injury to back 
* Monthly pension of 4 dollars.

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