Military: CWR: Critchfield, Jesse of interest in Somerset County, PA

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Critchfield, Jesse

* Private Battery K 204th Regiment 5th Pa. Heavy Artillery 
* Enlisted Aug. 29, 1864 at age 28 in Stonycreek by Lt. Snyder
* Mustered in Sept. 1, 1864 in Pittsburgh, Pa by Lt. Williams for 1 year 
* Mustered out June 30, 1865 with battery

SOURCE:
* 1906 County History, Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Muster Roster Battery K
* Military Affairs Register, Pa. Volunteers, Roll 295757

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Critchfield, Jesse

* Born in Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Died Mar. 13, 1917 in Ellerslie, Maryland 
* Buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, Md
* Private Co. F 142nd Regiment Pa. Infantry 
* Enrolled Aug. 21, 1862 at age 21 in Berlin, Somerset Co. Pa. by F. A. Edmunds 
* Mustered in Aug. 25, 1862 at Harrisburg, Pa. by Lieutenant Brayton, U. S. A. 
* Mustered out with company May 29, 1865 
* Eyes - Gray; Hair - Sandy; Complexion - Sallow; Height - 6' 2" 
* Occupation at enrollment - Farmer 
* He was in the following battles: Fredericksburg; Chancelorsville; Wilderness; 
Gettysburg; Laurel Ridge, where he was taken prisoner 
* Invalid Pension: Applied Aug. 8, 1879, Application #302579, Certificate 
#230980; Widow Pension: Applied Apr. 17, 1917, Application #1098627, Certificate 
#835292

SOURCE:
* Meyersdale Republican July 12, 1934 
* Muster Roster Co. F 
* Jacob Zorn Diary page 186 [Lists name as Scritchfield] 
* Veterans Card File [Lists name as Scritchfield] 
* Footnote.com
* Military Affairs Register Pa. Volunteers, Roll 295753 [Lists name as 
Scritchfield] 
* Remembering the 142nd PVI 
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Critchfield, Jesse

* Fifty cents per Commissioners' not dated Feb. 10, 1864

SOURCE:
* Somerset Past Vol. 6 No. 2, Board of Relief Vouchers

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Critchfield, Jesse

* Fifty cents per Commissioners' note dated Apr. 8, 1864

SOURCE:
* Somerset Past Vol. 10 No. 2, Board of Relief Vouchers