Military: CWR: Sources for Civil War Research, 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 __________________________________________ Sources for Civil War Research * 1st West Virginia Cavalry web * 27th Iowa Regiment Roll of Honor * 11th Regimental Kansas Cavalry * 1883 List of Pensioners, Vol. III No. 2 Bedford County, Pa. * 1883 List of Pensioners, Somerset Co. Pa. * 1883 List of Pensioners, Somerset Co. Pa. * 1884 Somerset County History, Somerset County, Pa. NOTE: Seems to list entire company and not only Somerset County, Pa. men * 1890 Veterans Census, Somerset County, Pa. * 1906 Somerset County History, Somerset County, Pa. * A Standard of Kansas and Kansans by W. E. Connelley * Allegheny Township, Somerset County, Pa. Veterans Memorial * Ancestry, Historical Newspapers * Andersonville Prison Records * Board of Relief Vouchers, Somerset Co. Pa. January - March 1864 [Individuals receiving support payments as dependents of Somerset County volunteers serving with the Union army] * Boswell New * Cemetery Records, Meyersdale Library * Cemetery Reference by B. J. Ensley * Charles Cook Papers, Meyersdale Library * Civil War Veterans Buried in Canada * Civil War Veterans Lynn County, Iowa * Civil War Veterans Reference by B. J. Ensley * Civil War medals of West Virginia * Company Muster Rosters * Confluence, Somerset County, Pa. Veterans Reunion, 1910 * County Genweb pages * Descendants of Civil War Veterans, internet * Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler * Deserters and Non Reporting Men, 16th Congressional District (Chambersburg, Pa.) * Elk Lick Township Militia Enrollment August 4, 1862 * Family File Folders, Meyersdale Library * Family History, World Connect, rootsweb.com * Fayette Co. Pa. Genweb, Cemeteries * Find A Grave * Footnote.com (Civil War Pension Index) and (other places as listed on each file) * Glade Star Civil War Centennial Issue * H. C. McKinley Ledger, Meyersdale Library * Heffley's Civil War Diary * Historical Society, Somerset, Somerset Co. Pa. * History of Bedford and Somerset Counties, Volume III * History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, Pa * History of Cambria County, Pa * History of Meyersdale, Pa. by Wm. Welfley * Information from Leon Cary * Internet search * Jacob Zorn Diary * Josiah F. Klingaman "Sketch of My Army Life" * Knepper Burial Records, Meyersdale Library * Latter Day Saints, website * Laurel Messenger, listing old Somerset County, Pa. newspapers * Laurel Messenger, May 2005 * Lee County, Illinois History, Internet * M. C. Lowry Post, G. A. R. Applications, Meyersdale Library * Maryland Dead at Andersonville * Meyersdale Commercial * Meyersdale Republican * Military Affairs Register Md. Volunteers, Rolls #1478071, #1478073, #1478080, #1478081, #1478097, and #1478101 * Military Affairs Register Pa. Volunteers, Rolls #295747, #295750, #295753 #295755, #295756 and #295757 * Minerd.com * Mongst the hills of Somerset Co. Pa. * Muster Roll of Captain James S. Hinchman, Meyersdale, Library * Muster Rolls of 1st Lieutenant George S. Knee, Meyersdale Library * Netscape web search * Obituaries * Online story of The Great Locomotive Chase * Passenger List of the Steamer General Lyon, Internet * Pennsylvania Civil War Biography * Pennsylvania Military Records, rootsweb.com * Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards 1777-1999 * Pennsylvania in the Civil War, website * Poorbaugh Family Rootsweb.com * Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen, Cambria County, Pa. Genealogy * Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen by H. H. Hardesty 1898 * Remembering, Old Petersburg / Addison Historical Society * Rockwood Leader * Roster of U.S. A. Signal Corps 1861-1865 * Rootsweb.com Photo Album * Schrock's Memorial, New Centerville, Somerset Co. Pa. * Soldiers Monument, Somerset Courthouse, Somerset, Somerset County, Pa. * Soldiers and Soldiers System * Somerset County Star - May 5, 1916 * Somerset County Pa. Genweb * Somerset County Leader * Somerset County Star * Somerset Democrat * Somerset Herald * Somerset Past * Somerset Past, Board of Relief Vouchers * Somerset Standard * The Berlin Area 1777 - 1977 * The Times newspaper * Tri-County Genealogy and History by Joyce M. Tice * Topper Tree.org * Turkeyfoot News * U.S. Civil War Draft Registrations 1863-1864 ancestry.com [NOTE: This site has many names that appear to be misspelled due to interpretation of the handwriting. Example - Soah G. Bittner most likely is Noah G. Bittner. The name as listed or the image number will take you to the correct page.] * Veterans Card File * Veterans Grave Registration NOTE: Dates of birth and death are written by hand * Visual Inspection NOTE: In the early 1900's sons of veterans were given a marker and a flag on their tombstone, by the Sons Of Veterans Organization. They never served in the Civil War. * Welfley Scrapbook, Meyersdale Library * Welfley's Obituary Scrapbook * Wikipedia Encyclopedia * Winchester National Cemetery 54th Burials * Youghiogeny River Towns, Meyersdale Library * Younkin Family News Bulletin