James Ira Cargill, Sr.

On 08 Aug 1862, James, a farmer, enlisted in the Civil War at Pittston (Lackawanna) Pennsylvania, mustered in at Harrisburg Pennsylvania , 21 Aug 1862, as a private in Captain David Schooley's Company of Artillery, Pennsylvania Volunteers. From 24 Nov 1862 until his discharge he served in Company F, Battery M, 2nd Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Heavy Artillery (also known as the 112 th Pennsylvania Volunteers). The 2nd regiment Heavy Artillery was assigned garrison duty in the defense of Washington north of the Potomac; moved to Port Royal VA, 27-28 May 1864, thence marched to Cold Harbor 28 May- 04 Jun, participated in battles about Cold Harbor 04 Jun to 12 Jun, thence to Petersburg VA, 15 Jun to 19 Jun, participated in siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond 16 Jun 1864 to 04 Apr 1865; in trenches before Petersburg until 23 Aug 1864, mine explosion, Petersburg, 30 Jul 1864; duty on the Bermuda Hundred front until September; Weldon Railroad 18 -2 1 Aug 1864; Chaffins farm, New Market Heights, 28-30 Sep 18 64; Fair Oaks 27-28Oct; ordered to Bermuda Front 02 Dec 1864 and duty there until April 1865; fall of Petersburg 02 Apr 1865; duty at Petersburg until May 1865, and in counties in lower Virginia. He appears on the muster-out roll at Petersburg VA and was honorably discharged 20 Jun 1865 . He applied for a pension 01 Jul 1891, under the act of 27 Jun 1890, and received fifteen dollars a month. On 01 Feb 1915, while living at the Soldiers and Sailors Home at Bath New York, he requested an increase in his pension amount and on 13 Feb 1915 his pension was increased to thirty dollars a month. He was removed from the pension roll, 01 May 1916, as a result of his death at the Soldiers and Sailors Home.