A Civil War veteran, he served two terms of service:
1. Enlisted at the stated age of twenty-four in Carlisle July 25, 1862, and mustered into federal service at Harrisburg August 15 as a private with Co. G, 130th Pennsylvania Infantry. He claimed that he suffered a shell wound in the right thigh and knee at the battle of Antietam September 17, 1862. While army records provide no evidence of the injury, his body had the scars to prove it. After Antietam he was assigned as hospital cook and was honorably discharged with his company May 21, 1863.
2. Enlisted at the stated age of twenty [sic] in Harrisburg September 8, 1864, mustered into federal service there September 13 as a sergeant with Co. F, 209th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company May 31, 1865.
He married Mary Ellen Wood November 12, 1863, in Fairview Township and fathered Duval (b. 12/12/64), Jacob W. (b. @1866), Cary A. (b. @1868), Kate G. (b. 1870), Susan W. (b. 06/10/76), John M. (b. 03/27/78), Rebecca J. (b. 05/27/80), and Anna M. (b. 04/05/82 - married Charles C. Sperow). In 1890, he was living in Carlisle, Cumberland County, where he was a member of Colwell Post No. 201, G.A.R.
Harrisburg Patriot, Wednesday, April 6, 1892...
The funeral of D.A. Carbaugh, who died of cancer on Saturday night, took place this afternoon, interment being in the old graveyard. He was buried with the honors of war. Captain Colwell post and the Cumberland fire company turned out in a body. The music was furnished by the Cumberland band.
A Civil War veteran, he served two terms of service:
1. Enlisted at the stated age of twenty-four in Carlisle July 25, 1862, and mustered into federal service at Harrisburg August 15 as a private with Co. G, 130th Pennsylvania Infantry. He claimed that he suffered a shell wound in the right thigh and knee at the battle of Antietam September 17, 1862. While army records provide no evidence of the injury, his body had the scars to prove it. After Antietam he was assigned as hospital cook and was honorably discharged with his company May 21, 1863.
2. Enlisted at the stated age of twenty [sic] in Harrisburg September 8, 1864, mustered into federal service there September 13 as a sergeant with Co. F, 209th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company May 31, 1865.
He married Mary Ellen Wood November 12, 1863, in Fairview Township and fathered Duval (b. 12/12/64), Jacob W. (b. @1866), Cary A. (b. @1868), Kate G. (b. 1870), Susan W. (b. 06/10/76), John M. (b. 03/27/78), Rebecca J. (b. 05/27/80), and Anna M. (b. 04/05/82 - married Charles C. Sperow). In 1890, he was living in Carlisle, Cumberland County, where he was a member of Colwell Post No. 201, G.A.R.
Harrisburg Patriot, Wednesday, April 6, 1892...
The funeral of D.A. Carbaugh, who died of cancer on Saturday night, took place this afternoon, interment being in the old graveyard. He was buried with the honors of war. Captain Colwell post and the Cumberland fire company turned out in a body. The music was furnished by the Cumberland band.
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