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 Posted: Wed Aug 17th, 2011 12:55 am
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 I've been working on a history of the 139th PVI for a number of years now.  From another site I see that the vet you are related to is Pvt. Thomas Hershman, Co. I, 139th PVI.

The only info I have on him is from Bates': muster-out roll list his enlistment at age 19 and the Bates' roll states: deserted 6-14-1864-returned 11-18-1864-wounded at Petersburg,Va., 3-25-1865-absent in hospital when the unit was mustered out on 6-21-1865...Pension info just has his year of death as 1913--exact dod, place of death or burial is not stated..

Co. E of the 139th has the most written on it, but Conrad Smith of Co. I, put together a short booklet of his biography, in it there are a few pages devoted to his service in the Civil War.

Google Ron Bardnell and his book Preserve it reader in rememberance of me--his wife was a descendant of George Bellas of Co. E and he had the letters Bellas sent home during the war printed.  Bellas survived the war( died 1898) ; he joined the unit in 1862 and was in all the battles of the 139th.  I have a copy of his book and it was worth the $20 I paid---Hope this helps--any questions give me a call at home  412-548-3323---Al Richardson