The son of Frederick & Mary Magdalena (Swords) Otstot and the husband of Catherine Amelia (Pelton) Otstot. In 1860, he was a blacksmith presumably living in Fairview Township, York County, Pennsylvania. He stood 5' 4" tall and had light hair and gray eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in York July 28, 1862, and mustered into federal service in Harrisburg August 11 with Co. B, 130th Pennsylvania Infantry, serving at the rank of private until honorably discharged with his company on May 21, 1863. He then went to Illinois where he enlisted in Peoria September 7, 1864, with Co. F, 146th Illinois Infantry, at the rank of private. He received a discharge to enlist in the regular army, which he did on June 12, 1865, in Springfield, Sangamon County. He was assigned to Co. C, 22nd U.S. Inf, and also served with the 13th U.S. He received an honorable discharged at term's end on June 11, 1868.
In 1888, he applied for his disability pension as a resident of Nebraska. On July 1, 1902, he entered the Soldiers' Home in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, but left on August 5, 1902, at his request.
The boys in the 130th Pennsylvania called him "Ottie," but he insisted that his actual first name was "Harry." However, records show that his parents would not have agreed. While it is plain that he preferred "Harry," that name then - in south-central Pennsylvania, at least - was always a nickname.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in York July 28, 1862, and mustered into federal service in Harrisburg August 11 with Co. B, 130th Pennsylvania Infantry, serving at the rank of private until honorably discharged with his company on May 21, 1863. He then went to Illinois where he enlisted in Peoria September 7, 1864, with Co. F, 146th Illinois Infantry, at the rank of private. He received a discharge to enlist in the regular army, which he did on June 12, 1865, in Springfield, Sangamon County. He was assigned to Co. C, 22nd U.S. Inf, and also served with the 13th U.S. He received an honorable discharged at term's end on June 11, 1868.
In 1888, he applied for his disability pension as a resident of Nebraska. On July 1, 1902, he entered the Soldiers' Home in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, but left on August 5, 1902, at his request.
The boys in the 130th Pennsylvania called him "Ottie," but he insisted that his actual first name was "Harry." However, records show that his parents would not have agreed. While it is plain that he preferred "Harry," that name then - in south-central Pennsylvania, at least - was always a nickname.
The son of Frederick & Mary Magdalena (Swords) Otstot and the husband of Catherine Amelia (Pelton) Otstot. In 1860, he was a blacksmith presumably living in Fairview Township, York County, Pennsylvania. He stood 5' 4" tall and had light hair and gray eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in York July 28, 1862, and mustered into federal service in Harrisburg August 11 with Co. B, 130th Pennsylvania Infantry, serving at the rank of private until honorably discharged with his company on May 21, 1863. He then went to Illinois where he enlisted in Peoria September 7, 1864, with Co. F, 146th Illinois Infantry, at the rank of private. He received a discharge to enlist in the regular army, which he did on June 12, 1865, in Springfield, Sangamon County. He was assigned to Co. C, 22nd U.S. Inf, and also served with the 13th U.S. He received an honorable discharged at term's end on June 11, 1868.
In 1888, he applied for his disability pension as a resident of Nebraska. On July 1, 1902, he entered the Soldiers' Home in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, but left on August 5, 1902, at his request.
The boys in the 130th Pennsylvania called him "Ottie," but he insisted that his actual first name was "Harry." However, records show that his parents would not have agreed. While it is plain that he preferred "Harry," that name then - in south-central Pennsylvania, at least - was always a nickname.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in York July 28, 1862, and mustered into federal service in Harrisburg August 11 with Co. B, 130th Pennsylvania Infantry, serving at the rank of private until honorably discharged with his company on May 21, 1863. He then went to Illinois where he enlisted in Peoria September 7, 1864, with Co. F, 146th Illinois Infantry, at the rank of private. He received a discharge to enlist in the regular army, which he did on June 12, 1865, in Springfield, Sangamon County. He was assigned to Co. C, 22nd U.S. Inf, and also served with the 13th U.S. He received an honorable discharged at term's end on June 11, 1868.
In 1888, he applied for his disability pension as a resident of Nebraska. On July 1, 1902, he entered the Soldiers' Home in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, but left on August 5, 1902, at his request.
The boys in the 130th Pennsylvania called him "Ottie," but he insisted that his actual first name was "Harry." However, records show that his parents would not have agreed. While it is plain that he preferred "Harry," that name then - in south-central Pennsylvania, at least - was always a nickname.
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