Military: CWR: Swartzentruber, Perry of interest in Somerset County, PA

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Swartzentruber, Perry 

* Born in Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Private in Co. B 1st Battalion 2nd Regiment Infantry commanded by R. S. Smith 
* Enlisted Nov. 4, 1861 in Altoona, Pa to serve 3 years or the duration 
* Discharged Jan. 1, 1863 at camp near Falmoth Station, Virginia by reason of 
Surgeons Certificate of Disability 
* Age 20 
* Height - 5'7"; Hair - Brown; Complexion - Fair; Eyes - Brown 
* Occupation - Laborer 
* Paid in full in final settlement Jan. 9, 1863 
* Filed Oath of Identity Aug. 24, 1868 while a resident of Stonycreek Twp. 
Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Private in Captain H. H. Oliphant's Co. G 16th Regiment Pa. Infantry commanded 
by Colonel Robinson 
* Enrolled Sept. 2, 1864 to serve 1 year or the duration 
* Discharged June 15, 1865 at Lynchburg, Virginia by reason of G. O. #83 C. S. 
from War Department 
* Age 23 
* Height - 5'7"; Hair - Brown; Complexion - Dark; Eyes - Brown 
* Occupation - Carpenter 
* June 22, 1865 Paid $33 Bounty 
* Filed Oath of Identity Aug. 24, 1868 while a resident of Stonycreek Twp. 
Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Transferred from Co. B 16th Cavalry to Co. G 16th Cavalry 

SOURCE:
* Somerset Past Vol. 8 No. 1 
* Veterans Card File [Lists name as Swartzentrover, enrollment as Sept. 2, 1864 
at age 23 in Allegheny, Pa., Muster in date as Sept. 2, 1864 as Private in 
Allegheny, Pa. and discharge day as 15th] 
* Muster Roster Co. G [Lists name as Swartztrover]
* Register of U. S. Army Enlistments, Ancestry.com [Lists unit as Co. B 12th U, 
S. Infantry and as discharged for Jan. 15, 1863 near Falmouth, Va.]