Military: CWR: Vansickel, David H. 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 __________________________________________ Vansickel, David H. * Died in Mar. 1886 at the age of 39 * Buried in Jersey Church Cemetery (old), Lower Turkeyfoot Twp. Somerset Co. Pa. * Private Co. D 3rd Maryland Potomac Home Brigade Infantry * Enlisted June 20, 1862 * Enrolled or mustered in June 23, 1862 * Discharged or mustered out May 29, 1865 * Served July 23, 1862 - May 29, 1865 - 34 month 6 days * Captured at the taking of Harpers' Ferry * After his release he was taken with Typhoid Fever and sent to the hospital at Annapolis, Md. * When a relapse of Typhoid Fever came together with Diphtheria and Bronchitis, he was taken to Ellicott Hospital, Maryland * After the was he was wrecked in health but refused to apply for a pension * Widow Pension: Applied Mar. 30, 1889, application #392105, Certificate #363886 SOURCE: * Somerset Co. Pa. Genealogy Web * Census 1890 Veterans, Ursina, Somerset Co. Pa. * Muster Roster Co. D * Footnote.com * Somerset Times Mar. 27, 1886