Military: CWR: Sweitzer, Amos D. of interest in Somerset County, PA

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Sweitzer, Amos D.

* Born Mar. 15, 1840 in Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Private in Captain Thomas H. Morton's Co. C 2nd Battalion 15th Regiment U. S. 
Infantry 
* Enrolled Apr. 1, 1862 to serve 3 years or the duration 
* Discharged by reason of expiration of term of service (cannot read date) 
* Given at Lookout Mountain, Tennessee on Apr. 1, 1865 
* Age 21 
* Height - 5'5 1/2"; Hair - Light; Complexion - Fair; Eyes - Brown 
* Occupation - Farmer 
* Paid in full 
* Was in following engagements: Mission Ridge Nov. 25, 1863, Near Dow Station 
July 4, 1864, (Resca?) Georgia May 15, 1864, Peach Tree Creek and Siege of 
Atlanta July 22, 1864 - Aug. 22, 1864, Battle of Jones Borough Sept. 1, 1864, 
New Hope Church May 25, 1864 and Kenesaw Mountain June 25, 1864 
* Filed Oath of Identity Apr. 19, 1865 while a resident of Somerset Twp. 
Somerset Co. Pa.

SOURCE:
* Somerset Past Vol. 7 No. 2 
* 1884 County History, Somerset Co. Pa. 
* Sweitzer Family File, Meyersdale Library
* Register of U. S. Army Enlistments, Ancestry.com