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TOGA NEWS Issue 6, June, 2002

The men listed below were all in the 138th Regiment of The Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry (PVI) Company D that was mustered into service August 29, and Sept. 2, 1862. This Company saw some furious fighting, and had over half of it's Officers and men either killed or wounded during the war. All of those listed with the exception of Hezekiah, who was a nephew, were cousins of my g-grandfather Emanuel O'Neal. This information is found in the book "History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties Pennsylveaia 1881", The 138th Co. D is found on page 154 –156. All other information found from page 117 to page 169 of this book.

The 138th Pennsylvania was engaged in battles at The Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Cedar Creek, Spotsylvania and others. Of these young Bedford men, Hezekiah O'Neal, John Nycum and Jonathan Snider were killed and did not return to their homes in Bedford. On October 19, 1864 at Cedar Creek, south of Winchester, Virginia, the 138th Pennsylvania, as part of General Sheridan's Army of the Shenandoah, was engaged in battle with General Jubal Early's Confederate Army. By the end of the battle, many thousands of young men had been killed or wounded. Among those wounded was Jonathan Snider, who was wounded in both legs. He died in General Sheridan's hospital at Winchester on October 22. Jonathan was initially buried in a grave in what is now the National Cemetery at Winchester. But Jonathan's final resting place is the family plot at the Ash-Snider Cemetery in Monroe Township, Bedford County. He was returned home and delivered to his final resting place by his cousin, Emanuel O'Neal.