WatsonMolyneux

Private
Company L
18th PennsylvaniaCavalry

Contributed byAndy Gappa

Oak Hill Cemetery

Gary
Lake County
Indiana

Enrolled March 24, 1864 at Troy, Pa., age 19. Mustered in March 24, 1864 as private at West Chester, Pa. Height: 5' 4", Hair: Dark, Complexion: Dark, Eyes: grey. Occupation: Farmer. Born: Bradford County, Pa. Residence: Bradford County, Pa.He was transferred out on June 24, 1865 at Cumberland, Maryland The same day he transferred to Company F, 3rd Pa. Provisional Cavalry.Mustered out October 31, 1865. Applied for pension June 4, 1890. Application No. 376,309.Certificate No. 312,195. He is listed as a prisoner of war, but date and place not stated.

Sources:  

Samuel P. Bates. "History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers,1861-1865."
National Archives. "Index to Civil War Pension Files."
Pennsylvania Archives. ARAIS. "Civil War Veterans Card Files, 1861-1865. "
"Our Boys in Blue: Soldiers of Bradford County, PA."