Military: CWR: Wirsing, Samuel C. 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 __________________________________________ Wirsing, Samuel C. * From Somerfield, Somerset Co. Pa. * Private Co. H 85th Regiment Pa. Infantry * Enlisted Oct. 1, 1861 at age 25 in Somerfield, Somerset Co. Pa. * Mustered in Nov. 12, 1861 in Uniontown, Pa. * Died Sept. 30, 1863 at Beaufort, South Carolina, of disease * Widow Pension: Applied Jan. 25, 1865, Application #80385, Certificate #45585 SOURCE: * Youghiogheny River towns * 1906 County History, Somerset Co. Pa. * 1884 County History, Somerset Co. Pa. * Veterans Card File [Lists name as Wirring] * Soldiers Monument, Somerset Courthouse, Somerset, Somerset Co. Pa. * Muster Roster Co. H [Lists rank as Sergeant] * Footnote.com