Military: CWR: Swartzwelder, James D. 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 __________________________________________ Swartzwelder, James D. * Born Mar. 10, 1835 * Died Apr. 10, 1900 - age 65 years 1 month 0 days * Buried in Salisbury Cemetery, Salisbury, Somerset Co. Pa. * Corporal Co. C 18th Ohio Infantry * Served Aug. 22, 1861 - Aug. 28, 1861 * Sergeant Co. B 1st Regiment W. Va. L. Artillery * Served Nov. 1, 1861 - Jan. 18, 1864 * Sergeant Co. E 1st Regiment W. Va. L. Artillery * Served Aug. 16, 1864 - June 30, 1865 * Service time 41 month 7 days * Pension application: Widow applied for pension; #726,682 * Invalid Pension: Applied June 6, 1876, Application #220493, Certificate #530920; Widow Pension: Application #726682, Certificate #520956 SOURCE: * Somerset Co. Pa. Genealogy Web * Rootsweb.com * Census 1890 Veterans, Upper Turkeyfoot Twp. Somerset Co. Pa. * Veterans Grave Registration * H. C. McKinley Ledger page 226, contains additional pension info * Footnote.com