Military: CWR: Deeter, Samuel of interest in Somerset County, PA

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Deeter, Samuel
                        
* Born May 22, 1841 in Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Died Feb. 10, 1862
* Private Co. H 2nd Regiment Maryland Potomac Home Brigade Infantry 
* Lost or missing in action
* Company Descriptive Book lists the following: Age - 22, Height - 5' 6",
Eyes - Blue, Hair - Dark, Complexion - Light, Occupation - Farmer, Enlisted Aug. 
24, 1861, Mustered in Aug. 31, 1861 for 3 years of service, Deserted Jan. 25, 
1862 
* Co. H List of Absentees at Special Muster lists the following: Deserted Jan. 
26, 1862 
* Reported as dead by friends and fellow soldiers
 
SOURCE:
* Allegheny Twp. Veterans Memorial, Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Laurel Messenger Nov. 2000 
* Soldiers Monument, Somerset Courthouse, Somerset, Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Deeter Family History, rootsweb.com
* Ancestry.com, military
* Fold 3, Civil War and Later Veterans Pension Index 
* U. S Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records 
* Muster Roster Co. H [Lists him as deserted Jan. 25, 1861]