Military: CWR: Staup, James N. 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 __________________________________________ Staup, James N. * Born Jan. 9, 1840 in Allegany Co. Md. * Died Nov. 16, 1906 * Buried in Salisbury Cemetery, Salisbury, Somerset Co. Pa. * Private Co. C 2nd. Maryland Potomac Home Brigade Infantry * Served Aug. 26, 1861 - Aug. 28, 1864 * Served Aug. 28, 1861 - June 9, 1865 - 45 month 11 days * Disability - Heart Disease * Pension application: Widow applied for pension; Certificate #550,875 at $10; Pension granted at $8 from Jan. 10, 1907 * Invalid Pension: Applied Oct. 18, 1889, Application #734458, Certificate #550875; Widow Pension: Application #861414, Certificate #625961 SOURCE: * Somerset Co. Pa Genealogy Web * Census 1890 Veterans, Elk Lick Twp. Somerset Co. Pa. * Veterans Grave Registration * M. C. Lowry Post G. A. R. Renewal Application 1898 * M. C. Lowry Post, G. A. R. Application, dated 1886 [Lists enlistment date as Aug. 28, 1861 as Private, discharge as Sept. 29, 1864 as Private at Cumberland, Md. by reason of expiration of term of service, occupation - Miner] * H. C. McKinley Ledger, page 35, contains additional pension and geanology info * Footnote.com