Military: CWR: Swisher, James S. of interest in Somerset County, PA

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Swisher, James S.

* Born 1845 Born in Hampshire Co. Virginia 
* Died Jan. 8, 1929 in Ocala, Fla. 
* Buried in Husband Cemetery, Somerset Twp. Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Private in Captain William Hall's Co. F 6th W. Va. Infantry 
* Enrolled Nov. 7, 1863 to serve 3 years or the duration 
* Discharged Dec. 31, 1863 at Rowelsburg, West Virginia by reason of re-
enlistment 
* Age 18 
* Height - 5'10 1/2"; Hair - Light; Complexion - Sallow; Eyes - Blue 
* Occupation - Farmer 
* Served Nov. 7, 1861 - Dec. 31, 1864 
* Private in Captain William Hall's Co. F 6th W. Va. Infantry 
* Enrolled Jan. 1, 1864 to serve 3 years or the duration 
* Discharged June 10, 1865 at Wheeling, West Virginia, by reason of orders from 
War Department. 
* Age 18 
* Paid in full including bounty June 21, 1865 
* Served Jan. 1865 - June 10, 1865 
* Residence in 1925 - Somerset, Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Invalid Pension: Applied Mar. 6, 1890, Application #759920, Certificate 
#850734

SOURCE:
* Census 1890 Veterans, Milford Twp. Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Confluence, Somerset Co. Pa. Veterans Reunion, 1910 
* Somerset Co. Pa. Genealogy Web 
* Somerset Past Vol. 12 No. 1 
* Obituary 
* Meyersdale Republican Oct. 15, 1925 
* Footnote.com [Lists year of death as 1928]