Information from Pension and Military Records:
Born: 1842 in Berwick, PA
Died: 1866 or 1868 in railroad accident.
Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Berwick, PA
Occupation: Laborer, RR Worker
Marital Status: Single
Children: None
Residence: Berwick, PA
Height: 5'9 1/2"
Weight:
Hair: Sandy
Eyes: Gray
Complexion: Fair
Service: Enlisted 9/24/1861 at Eckley at age 19. Re-enlisted 12/23/63 as a Veteran Volunteer.
Discharged: 5/18 or 6/30/1865 at Wash, D.C.
Rank: Private/Corporal
Pension: Dependent Mother Application # 302.947. Pension was denied due to Reuben's death not being service related.
Other: Wounded 6/3/1864 at Cold Harbor - part of hand was shot away. Transferred to Co. A, Veteran's Reserve Corps 10/29/1864. Reuben's parents were Amos and Lydia Andy. Mother Lydia remarried Joseph Bean. Both are buried next to Reuben.
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