Military: CWR: Marshall, James M. of interest in Somerset County, PA

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Marshall, James M.

* Born 1834 
* Died 1907 
* Buried in Union Cemetery, Somerset, Somerset Co. Pa. 
* 2nd Lieutenant Co. A 39th Regiment 10th Pa. Reserves Corps 
* Enrolled June 12, 1861 at age 27 in Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Mustered in June 20, 1861 SS, July 21, 1861 FS as Private in Camp Wilkins, 
Harrisburg, Pa. 
* Promoted to 1st Sergeant 
* Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant May 1, 1863 
* Commissioned 1st Lieutenant Sept. 4, 1863 
* Not mustered 
* Resigned Mar. 14, 1864 
* Discharged Mar. 14, 1864 on Surgeon's Certificate of Disability 
* Served Aug. 12, 1862 - May 29, 1865 
* Served June 20, 1861 - Mar. 14, 1864 - 32 month 24 days 
* Disability - Wounded in left thigh and left index finger, frozen feet and 
piles 
* Taken prisoner June 30, 1862, now paroled 
* Height - 5' 10"; Hair - Light Brown; Complexion - Fair; Eyes - Grey 
* Occupation at enrollment - Distiller 
* Residence at enrollment - Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Invalid Pension: Applied Apr. 22, 1864, Application #44377, Certificate 
#33114; Widow Pension: Application #884396, Certificate #643045

SOURCE:
* Somerset Co. Pa. Genealogy Web 
* 1890 Veterans Census, Somerset Twp. Somerset Co. Pa. 
* 1906 County History, Somerset County, Pa. 
* Muster Roster Co. A 
* Veterans Grave Registration [Lists rank as 1st Lieutenant] 
* Muster Roll of Capt. James S. Hinchman, June 30, 1862 - Aug. 31, 1862 [Lists 
rank as Sergeant, enlistment date as July 21, 1861 and as being a prisoner at 
Richmond] 
* Muster Roll of 1st Lieutenant George S. Knee, Aug. 31, 1862 - Oct. 30, 1862 
* Veterans Card File [Lists promotion to 2nd Lieutenant as Mar. 5, 1863 and to 
1st Lieutenant as Feb. 19, 1864] 
* Footnote.com

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Marshall, James M.

* Somerset Post Office 
* Disease 
* Monthly pension of 5 dollars.

SOURCE:
* 1883 List of Pensioners, Somerset Co. Pa.