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PART 12 NPS Listing   (Continued)

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 Pennsylvania 

No. Soldier Name Side Function Regiment Name 
1
Higgins, Albert F
Union 
Infantry 
99th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry 

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 5 vols. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870
  Enlisted as a Private on 20 March 1865
  Enlisted in Company K, 99th Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania 20 March 1865.
  Wounded on 06 April 1865 at Sailor's Creek, VA
  Discharged Company K, 99th Infantry Regiment PA  14 August 1865
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Civil War pension records show Albert F. Higgins of Company "K" 99th Pennsylvania Infantry received an invalid's pension (Application # 193801 & Certificate # 132199) on June 24,1874. He died March 18, 1922 at Atlantic City New Jersey. His wife Mary E. Higgins received a widows pension (Application # 1189573 & Certificate # 925128) on May 25,1922. The widows pension was filed for in New Jersey 

Appears on 1890 Veterans Census Schedule Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey 
Refers to his service as noted above. Disability noted 'gun shot wound, 
                                                                         left hand"

HIGGINS ALBERT F 54 M W PA NJ ATLANTIC 1-WD ATLANTIC 1900
 
HIGGINS ALBERT F 63 M W PA NJ ATLANTIC 1-WD ATLANTIC CITY 1910

Source: One Vast Hospital: The Civil War Hospital Sites in Frederick, Maryland after Antietam; Terry Reimer, National Museum of Civil War Medicine, Inc., 2001
Their website is at http://www.civilwarmed.org/index.cfm  
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General Hospital-Patient #-Last Name-First
Name-Rank-Regiment-Company-Complaint-Date
Admitted-Date Left-Hospital-Comments
B-693-Higgins-Alexander-Private-69th Pennsylvania-E-
  Remittent Fever( Chronic Rheum.)-11/23/1862
-Transferred 02/28/1863-To Gen. Hosp.#1 0(To Baltimore 04/18/1863) 
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http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/infantry/69th/69thcoe.html 
69th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers 
Company E Recruited at Philadelphia
Name-Rank-Date of Muster into Service-Term/Years-Remarks 
Higgins, Alexander Private September 3, 1861 3 
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, June 3, 1863

Civil War pension index shows Alexander Higgins received an invalid's pension (Application # 42323 & Certificate # 133299) on Mar 14, 1864

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 5 vols. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870 
Name: Bernard Higgins 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on April 25 1861 in Company D, 13th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment.
Mustered out on August 06 1861 in Pittsburgh, PA 

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers,1861-5. 5 vols. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870
Name: Charles Higgins 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on April 24 1861 in Company I, 18th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. 
Mustered out on August 07 1861. 

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers,1861-5. 1870 
Name: Charles Higgins 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on August 14 1861 in Company E, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment.
Deserted from on Sep 21 1861.

Civil War pension index shows Charles Higgins applied for an invalid's pension (Application # 193425) on June 11, 1874 for his service in Company "I" 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry . No record of it being granted.

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers,1861-5. 1870 
Name: Charles Higgins 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on April 21 1861 in Company E, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment.
Mustered Out on Jul 31 1861 at Philadelphia, PA.

same soldier as # 9 below

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers,1861-5. 1870 
Name: Charles Higgins 
Service Record: Drafted into Company E, 63rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment as a Private on September 12 1861.Transferred* into 99th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment on Sep 9 1864.
*Service in 99th Pa not noted on this NPS listing.

Civil War pension index shows Charles E. Higgins (Alias Stephen Hitchens) applied for an invalid's pension (Application # 1020838) on May 8, 1891, there is no record of it being granted. The index states he served in Company "E" 63rd Pennsylvania Infantry and Company "E" 105th Pennsylvania Infantry. A widows pension was applied for (Application # 612309), No record of it being granted.

http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~pa91/phiggc1.html 
lists research and sources on this soldier
Also Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 5 vols. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870
Enlisted as a Sergeant on 24 August 1861
Enlisted in Company C, 91st Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 24 August 1861.
Wounded on 18 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA
Mustered out Company C, 91st Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania 
              on 20 September 1864

http://www.interment.net/data/us/pa/philadelphia/philanat/index_hihy.htm 
Philadelphia National Cemetery
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Higgins, Charles, d. 05/07/1903, SGT CO C 91ST PA INF,
           Plot: 362, * 

Civil War pension records show Charles Higgins received an invalid's pension March 29 ,18?1 for his service in Company "C" 91st Pennsylvania Infantry.

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 5
vols. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870 
Name: Charles Higgins 
Service Record: Drafted and mustered as a Private on September 12 1863 in Company E, 105th Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania .
Missing on May 05 1864 at Wilderness, VA 

Source: Under the Red Patch: Story of the Sixty Third Regiment, Pennsylvania By Gilbert Adams Hays Published 1908
CHARLES HIGGINS — Drafted September 12, 1863 in 63rd Pennsylvania. Transferred to Company E, One Hundred and Fifth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. Died since the war.

 -Best census connections-

HIGGINS ALDUS 38 M W NY PA ERIE CONCORD TWP 1860 
    (with 11 year old Charles living in household)

HIGGINS ALDEN 48 M W VT PA ERIE CONCORD TWP 1870 
  (With 21 year old Charles living in Household)

Household:1880
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
 
Aulden HIGGINS Self M Male W 59 NY Farmer CT CT 
Harriot HIGGINS Wife M Female W 59 VT Keeping House VT VT 

Source Information:
Census Place Concord, Erie, Pennsylvania Family History Library Film 1255127 
NA Film Number T9-1127 Page Number 15D 

Household:1880
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
 
Charles HIGGINS Self M Male W 30 PA Laborer NY VT 
Dette HIGGINS Wife M Female W 26 PA Keeping House NY PA 

Source Information:
Census Place Concord, Erie, Pennsylvania Family History Library Film 1255127 
NA Film Number T9-1127 Page Number 15D 

Appears on 1890 Veterans Census Schedule Concord, Erie County, Pennsylvania. Refers to his service as noted above.

HIGGINS AULDIN 79 M W NY PA ERIE CONCORD TWP 1900 
    (Charles' father in 1900)

HIGGINS CHARLES 51 M W PA PA ERIE CONCORD TWP 1900 

Source: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards.
Name: Charles E Higgins
Birth Date: 1850 Death Date: 14 Feb 1937 Age: 87
Military Branch: Army Veteran of Which War: U.S. Civil War
Company "E, 57th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry
Cemetery Name: Pine Grove Cemetery, Corry, Erie County, Pennsylvania.  Section J, Lot # 45, Grave # 1

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 5 vol. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870 
Name: Charles Higgins 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on September 13 1862 in Miller's, Independent Light Artillery Regiment of Pennsylvania. Mustered out on September 24 1862*.

Appears as Charles G J Higgins on 1890 Veterans Census Schedule, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Refers to his service in the above mentioned unit. *States length of service as about Sept 1,1862 to Nov 1864. Residence is noted as 928 Hamilton St. Philadelphia. Under notes it states "was at Antietam, Gettysburg and other battles"

Not on NPS or http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/ database.
It is noted as Miller's Independent Militia Battery Light Artillery - Organized at Harrisburg June 19, 1863. 
Mustered out July 25, 1863 at http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unpaart2.htm#millers

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NPS Listing continued

11
Higgins, Cormick
Union 
Infantry 
16th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry (3 months, 1861) 

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 5 vols. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870  
Name: Cormick Higgins 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on April 26 1861 in Company D, 16th Infantry Pennsylvania Regiment. Mustered out on July 30 1861 in Harrisburg, PA 

-Closest Census match-
HIGGINS CORMICK 35 M W IREL PA SCHUYLKILL TAMAQUA BORO 1870 

-Only Cormick Higgins in 1880 Census-
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace  

Cormick HIGGINS Self M Male W 42 IRE Coal Miner IRE IRE 
Ellin HIGGINS Wife M Female W 38 IRE Housekeeping IRE IRE 
Barnett HIGGINS Son S Male W 19 PA Laborer IRE IRE 
Mary HIGGINS Dau S Female W 16 PA IRE IRE 
Cathrine HIGGINS Dau S Female W 14 PA IRE IRE 
Ellin HIGGINS Dau S Female W 11 PA IRE IRE 
James HIGGINS Son S Male W 9 PA At School IRE IRE 
Hannah HIGGINS Dau S Female W 8 PA At School IRE IRE 
Patrick HIGGINS Son S Male W 5 PA IRE IRE 
John HIGGINS Son S Male W 9M PA IRE IRE 

Source Information:
Census Place Tamaqua, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania Family History Library Film 1255193 
NA Film Number T9-1193 Page Number 104A
 ...
Ellen Higgins is listed on 1890 Veterans Census  Schedule Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania as the widow of Mc Cormick Higgins.It is noted that his discharge papers are lost.

1900 HIGGINS ELLEN 62 F W IREL PA SCHUYLKILL TAMAQUA BORO 
       Cormick's widow 

http://home.ptd.net/~nikki/1regtcc.htm 

Company F 13th Reg't PA Res Inf, 1st PA Rifles, 42nd Vols; "The Irish Infantry"*
Edward L. Higgins; wounded 6/30/1862 Charles City Cross Roads 

*Mustered in May 29, 1861 and if not, first date is muster-in; mustered out June 11, 1864 unless otherwise stated; rank of Private unless otherwise stated; S.C. is discharged on Surgeon's Certificate; S.O. is discharged by Special Order

Original Sources Reference 
Information from History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, Samuel P. Bates, Harrisburg PA, 1869 and History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Alfred Mathews and Austin N. Hungerford, Everts and Richards, Philadelphia PA, 1884.

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Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 5 vols. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on May 29 1861 in Company F, 42nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment .
Wounded on June 30 1862 at Charles City Cross Roads, VA
Wounded on or about May 05 1864 at Battle of Wilderness, VA .Listed as Prisoner of War at Battle of Malvern Hill Hill, VA. Mustered out Company F, 42nd Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on June 11 1864 in Harrisburg, PA 

Civil War pension records show Edward L. Higgins received an invalid's pension (Application # 656292 & Certificate #  925718) on May 24,1888 for his service in Company "F" 42nd Pennsylvania Infantry & Company "F" 190th Pennsylvania Infantry. He died July 21, 1912 at Denmark, Maine.
His wife Sarah F. Higgins filed for a widows pension September 16, 1911. (Application # 993404) Records do not show her pension as being granted. Both pensions were filed for in Maine.

Appears on 1890 Veterans Census Schedule in Limington, York County, Maine .It states his rank as Private in Company F 42nd Pennsylvania Infantry, it also states he re-enlisted in same regiment and continued to serve until June 1865.

- Census Findings -
HIGGINS EDWARD L 66 M W ME ME OXFORD DENMARK 1900 

HIGGINS EDWARD L 76 M W ME ME OXFORD DENMARK 1910 

Maine Death Records
Name: Edward L Higgins Gender: Male Age: 78
Birth Date: abt 1834 Birth Place: Denmark, Oxford County
Death Date: 21 Jul 1912 Death Place: Denmark
Registration Place: Denmark, Oxford County
Father: Edward L Higgins Mother: Mary Richardson
Fathers occupation: Shoemaker Fathers Birthplace: Denmark, Maine

Higgins, Francis

199th Pennsylvania Infantry

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870 
Name: Francis Hagons , Enlistment Date: 9 Sep 1864  
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on September 9 1864 in Company D, 199th Infantry Regiment
Pennsylvania. Mustered Out on Jun 28 1865 at Richmond, VA.
 
Francis Higgins appears on 1890 Veterans Census Schedule Philadelphia Pennsylvania. States service from
September 10,1864 to July 10,1865 in Company "D" 199th Pennsylvania Infantry. 

Civil War pension records show Francis Hagons received an invalid's pension July 8,1890 for his service in
Company "D" 199th Pennsylvania Infantry.
His wife Eliza Hagons received a widows pension in 1917 (Month & day unreadable)

http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~pa91/phiggf1.html 
Francis Higgins
Before the war
He was 22 years old when he was enlisted probably in 1863]). He was born in Wilmington, Delaware He was a painter when he was enlisted . 
Description
He was 5 feet 2-3/4 inches tall, and had a light complexion, blue eyes, and light brown hair 
During the war
He was enlisted and mustered into service as sixth corporal on 21 October 1861 ). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Bell ). He served in company G ). He was reduced to the ranks "of [his] own accord" on 2 July 1862 On 10 August 1863, he returned to his company.
On 30 December 1863, Sinex reported that he was one of 38 men who had less than fifteen months to serve who were unwilling to reenlist (2). On 2 January 1864, he was transferred to the 155th Pennsylvania Infantry, while those eligible were on veterans' leave . He mustered out at camp in the field, near Pegram House, Virginia, on 2 November 1864 when his term expired .  (Sources and other details at link above)

Name: Frank Higgins 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on March 12 1863 in Battery K, 3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery Regiment. 
Dishonorably discharged on October 18 1865 

Unit history at http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/artillery/3dartillery/3dartorg.html

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 5 vols. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870
Name: Franklin Higgins 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on November 02 1862 in Company B, 171st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. Mustered out on August 07 1863 in Harrisburg, PA 

Civil War pension index shows Franklin Higgins received an invalid's pension (Application # 390970 & Certificate # 799980) on June 28, 1880.

Also See George G Higgins biography On Site

Source: Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861 -1865 , Harrisburg, 1868-1871.
29th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers - Company I - Recruited at Philadelphia
Name-Rank-Date of Muster into Service -Term/Years - Remarks
Geo. H. Higgins Musician July 9, 1861 3 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 9, 1863

Civil War pension index shows George Higgins received an invalid's pension (Application # 250154 & Certificate # 159100) on March 11, 1878. His widow applied for a pension (Application # 265577) , No record of it being granted.

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 5 vols. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870

Service Record: Enlisted as a Lieutenant Colonel on April 20 1861.Commissioned in 16th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. Mustered out on July 30 1861 in Harrisburg, PA 

Civil War pension records show George J. Higgins' widow, Catherine Higgins, applied for a widows pension (Application # 421759) for her husbands service as Lt. Colonel of 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, May 3,1890, she also applied for a pension (Application 3 528108) for a minor child (The date is unreadable). No records of them being granted.
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Source: Card Records of Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, ca. 1879- ca. 1903 Microfilm Publication M1845 - Roll # 9

George J. Higgins, Lt. Col., 16th Pennsylvania Infantry died April 29,1863 and is buried in Old Catholic Cemetery in Tamaqua, Schuykill County, Pennsylvania

http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/cavalry/18thcav/18thcavcog.html  
18th Cavalry Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company G
Name- Rank- Date of Muster into Service- Remarks 
Higgins, Henry Private February 17, 1864 Discharged by General Order, July 8, 1865 

HIGGINS HENRY 28 M W PA PA GREENE CENTER TWP 1860
Name Age
Henry Higgins 28
Mary Higgins 26
Eliza J Higgins 2

HIGGINS HENRY 40 M W PA PA GREENE JACKSON TWP 1870
Name Age
Henry Higgins 40
Mary Higgins 37
Eliza Higgins 12
Marion Higgins 9
William Higgins 7

Household:1880 Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace

Henry HIGGINS Self M Male W 49 PA Farmer PA PA
Mary HIGGINS Wife M Female W 45 PA Housekeeper PA PA
Marian HIGGINS Son S Male W 19 PA Farmer PA PA
Wm. E. HIGGINS Son S Male W 16 PA Farm Hand PA PA
Rhoda DEVOLL Other S Female W 19 PA Servant PA PA
Source Information Census Place Jackson, Greene, Pennsylvania Family History Library Film 1255133 NA Film Number T9-1133 Page Number 232D

Appears on 1890 Veterans Census Schedule Jackson, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Refers to his service as noted above. Civil War pension records show Henry Higgins applied for an invalid's pension May 11,1881,no record of him receiving it.  His wife Mary M. Higgins received a widows pension November 3,1892.

HIGGINS MARION 40 M W PA PA GREENE JACKSON TWP 1900
Name Age
Marion Higgins 39
Mary M Higgins 65

William  E. Higgins is living next door

http://www.interment.net/data/us/pa/greene/higgins/index.htm
Higgins Cemetery - Holbrook, Greene County, Pennsylvania - Jackson Township
Lat: 39° 50' 35"N, Lon: 80° 21' 39"W

Higgins, Henry, d. 10 Sep 1892, Aged 61y 7m 24d, Co. A 18th PA Cavalry, GAR Flag Marker, (Private), (Also has a single stone)
Higgins, Mary M., b. 1834, d. 1909, s/w Henry

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers,1861-5. 5 vol Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870  
Name: Henry Higgins 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on September 24 1861 in Company D, 97th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. 
Mustered out on September 23 1864. 

Source: History of the Ninety-seventh regiment: Pennsylvania volunteer infantry - By Isaiah Price - Published By The Author For The Subscribers. 1875. (Link to this book at Google Books)

- Company D - Concordville Rifles -
Priv. Higgins, Henry, 18 yrs., farmer, Oxford; mus. Sept. 24, '61, for 3 yrs.; wd. in right hand on picket, James Island, S. C., June 26, '62; mus. out Sept. 23, '64, at exp. of term

Source: Civil War Pension Index states Henry Higgins received an invalid's pension for his service as a Private in Company "D" 97th Pennsylvania Infantry on Sept 18, 1867. (Application # 128703 & Certificate # 169787)
His widow Annie F. Higgins received a pension Oct 16, 1892.
(Application $ 563114 & Certificate # 364876)
 

Sources: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865
Name: Henry A Higgins
Enlistment Date: 11 Feb 1862 Rank at enlistment: Private
Service Record: Enlisted in Company K, Pennsylvania 173rd Infantry Regiment on 02 Nov 1862. Mustered out on 18 Aug 1863 at Harrisburg, PA.

http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/173rd/173dorg.html

Civil War pension index shows Margaret Higgins, widow of Henry A. Higgins, received a widows pension (Application # 274865 & Certificate # 431331) on June 30, 1880 for her husbands service as noted above.

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35
Higgins, Jacob
Union 
Cavalry 
1st Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry (15th Reserves)
   Also See #38

http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/infantry/125th/125thorg.html 
125th Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers 
In July, 1862, Jacob Higgins, a citizen of Blair county, who had served in the Mexican War, in the three months' service, and as Lieutenant Colonel of the first Pennsylvania Cavalry, until January preceding, received authority from Governor Curtin to recruit a regiment for nine months service.
(Same person as # 35)
-Only Jacob Higgins on Blair County Pennsylvania in these Census-

View 1860 PA Census Scan HIGGINS JACOB 33 BLAIR ALLEGHENY TWP 
View 1870 PA Census Scan HIGGINS JACOB 44 M BLAIR HUSTON TWP 
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Click here to read a report written by Colonel Higgins
http://aotw.org/exhibit.php?exhibit_id=343  
Col Jacob Higgins' Official Report Report of September 22, 1862
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Appears on 1890 Veterans Census Schedule Cambria, Johnstown , Pennsylvania
                refers to his service as noted.

Image & Bio from source: History of the One hundred and twenty-fifth regiment, Pennsylvania 1862-1863 by THE REGIMENTAL COMMITTEE - PRINTED BY J. B LIPPINCOTT COMPANY,
PHILADELPHIA - 1906


COL. JACOB C. HIGGINS.

Colonel Jacob C. Higgins was born March 7th, 1826, in Williamsburg, Huntingdon County, Pa., now Blair County, Pa. (Son of John and Mary R. Higgins.) He served in the Mexican War in Company M, Second Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry, under General Scott, and was severely wounded inside the gates of the City of Mexico, at its capture. Was mustered out July 2ist, 1848. At the outbreak of the Rebellion, in 1861, he was at Portage Iron Works, at Duncansville, Pa., and promptly responded to the first call for troops by Governor Curtin, who telegraphed him to come to Harrisburg at once. He was then Colonel of the First Regiment, Fourth Brigade, Eleventh Division, Pennsylvania Militia. On April 20th, 1861, he was commissioned Captain and Quartermaster of the Second Brigade (General Wynkoop's) under General Patterson. In July, 1861, he was mustered out of service, and at once recruited Company G, First Pennsylvania Cavalry, and was commissioned Captain August 1st, 1861. On September 27th, he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel of the First Pennsylvania Cavalry, and commanded five companies. At the battle of Drainesville, December 20th, 1861, he led the first charge into the town. He resigned in 1862, and helped to recruit the " I25th Regiment," Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and was commissioned its Colonel, August i6th, 1862. He was at South Mountain, but not engaged in battle; was at the battle of Antietam, September 17th, during the whole day, the regiment sustaining a heavy loss. Was with the regiment en route to Fredericksburg, and was at Chancellorsville, Va. In that five days' battle he commanded the left wing, Second Brigade, Geary's Division, Twelfth Army Corps, and while General T. L. Kane was temporarily disabled, he was in command of the Second Brigade. When the term of the regiment expired, he was mustered out at Harrisburg, May 18th. 1863. In June, 1863, just before the Battle of Gettysburg, he was ordered by Major General Couch and Governor Curtin to take command of all troops in southwestern Pennsylvania, to head off General Imboden, who was at Hancock with orders from General Lee to move on Altoona, burn up the shops, tear up the Pennsylvania Railroad and gather supplies, which a large force of volunteers and militia prevented. Colonel Higgins then assisted in recruiting a battalion of five cavalry companies, which formed part of the Twenty-second Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry.

As Colonel of the Regiment he participated in the Shenandoah Valley and mountains of West Virginia, and commanded the Brigade most of the time, also General Stahl's Division for some time, and after the surprise and capture of the post at New Creek he was ordered by General Sheridan to march at once to New Creek, assume command and put it in fighting condition. His command was the Second Brigade, Second Division, Department of West Virginia, with three field batteries, one fort, and 3,000 or 4,000 troops, covering Hancock, Mel., to Piedmont, W. Va., with headquarters at New Creek. He remained there until the close of the war, and was mustered out July 21st, 1865. He was a member of the U. V. L. No. 60, and Emery Fisher Post No. 30, G. A. R., Johnstown, Pa., until his death, which occurred June 1, 1893. He was buried in the cemetery of Johnstown, Pa.

Source: Card Records of Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, ca. 1879-ca. 1903 Microfilm Publication M1845 - Roll # 9

Jacob M. Higgins, Colonel, 125th Pennsylvania Infantry died June 1, 1893 and is buried in Hendrick Cemetery in Conemaugh Pennsylvania.

His pension files also note service during the Mexican War of 1846-48.

Civil War pension records show Colonel Jacob Higgins received an invalid's pension  (Application # 967368 & Certificate # 750952) on December 17, 1890. His date of death is noted as June 1, 1893 at Johnstown, Pennsylvania. His widow, Mary S. Higgins, received a pension October 10,1893.  (Application # 583954 & Certificate # 427097) 

Source: Statutes of the United States of America

CHAP. 272.—An Act To increase the pension of Mary S. Higgins. February 20, 1897.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place upon the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the general pension laws, the name of Mary S. Higgins, the widow of Jacob Higgins, who was a Mexican veteran of Pennsylvania and colonel of the One hundred and twenty-fifth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry and the Twenty-second Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry in the war of the rebellion, and pay her a pension of thirty dollars per month, in lieu of that which she is now receiving.  -  Approved, February 20, 1897.

Source: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/cambria/news/higgins-jacob-d.txt  

 NEWS: Monument for Col. Jacob Higgins, CW vet,  buried Cambria County, PA
 Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Judy  Banja
 
 Copyright 2004. All rights reserved.
 http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm 
 http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/cambria/ 
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 PLAN MONUMENT FOR COLONEL J. HIGGINS
 Comrades Will Erect Fine Shaft for Blair County  Soldier and Wife
 
 A monument for Col. Jacob Higgins, of the 125th Regiment of Pennsylvania volunteers is to be erected in the near future. A meeting of the Monument committee of the Regimental association was held in the office of  J. D. Hicks yesterday afternoon. Comrades Carl, Dunn and Speelman reported they had visited Johnstown and could secure a fair sized granite shaft for $375.
 In view, however, of Mrs. Higgins also being buried along side of her husband, it was thought best to try and secure some additional [sic] money and erect a monument to cost not less than $500. The Union bank trustee of the fund reported $248.50 in bank. Comrade Carles suggested that a letter be sent at once to the survivors of the regiment requesting them to purchase the few remaining histories on hand and that our patriotic people be requested to send contributions to the Union bank. The committee will promptly fill orders for the history of a nominal price per volume and the Union bank will acknowledge, in the daily papers, contributions.
 Colonel Higgins was a Blair county soldier, a veteran of the Civil war as chaplain for three months and as a colonel of the 125th Infantry and 22 Cavalry. Mrs. Higgins was a patriotic woman, frequently visiting the regiment and worked in the regimental and brigade hospitals at Louden and Acqua Creek.
 The committee is composed of H. V. Carles, Thomas Miller, James Dunn, William R.   Speelman and J. D. Hicks.
  Altoona Tribune, Saturday morning, August 10, 1918,  page 12  
...
Col Jacob Higgins' Official Report Report of September 22, 1862

http://www.delcohistory.org/ashmead/ashmead_pg118.htm 
Original Source: History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania
By Henry Graham Ashmead  Philadelphia: L. H. Everts & Co 1884

Twenty-sixth Regiment Pennsylvania. (Three-Years' Service). 
Company K. - Privates.
James Higgens, must. in May 31, 1861; killed at Bull Run Aug. 29, 1862

Civil War pension index shows a widows pension was given (Application # 6606 & Certificate # 19248) on November 21, 1862. A pension for a minor was also given. (Application # 133609 & Certificate # 86387)

Source: Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War Veterans,
Margaret Higgins is listed as the widow of James Higgins, who was a Private in Company "K" 26th Pennsylvania Infantry. She received 8 dollars a month which commenced August 30, 1862.

Source: Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War Veterans (NARA)
A pension claim for the minor children of James R. Higgins and Margaret Higgins (nee Mousley) was made on March 22, 1864. James R. Higgins had received a gunshot wound at the 2nd Battle of Bull Run, Virginia on August 28, 1862. He died of his wound on August 29, 1862 near Centerville, Virginia. They had been married on April 5, 1855 at the Upland Baptist Church in Delaware County, Pennsylvania by Rev. William Wilder. The children's names were Thomas H. Higgins, born December 9th, 1856 & Anna Mary Higgins, born April 16, 1860. James Higgins' widow received her pension until her remarriage to James McKenna on October 2nd, 1865. A man named George Baker, a resident of Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania was appointed guardian of the minor children.

See letter notifying Mrs. Higgins of the death of her husband. The letter describes the nature of the wound that mortally wounded him.
Page 1 & Page 2

HIGGINS-JAMES-27-M-W-PA-PA-DELAWARE-S-WD-CHESTER-1860
1860; Census Place: Chester South Ward, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1105; Page: 216; Image: 219
Name Age
James Higgins 27
Margt Higgins 27
Thos Higgins 4
Sarah E Higgins 2
Anna M Higgins 5/12
Sarah Higgins 24

http://athens.pop.psu.edu/cw/c1.cfm?quest=%22peters%22  
Name Regiment Company Rank Notes 
James Higgins 69 B Sergeant 
Wounded at Antietam, Md. on September 17, 1862 - Petersburg, Va., 1864 - promoted to Sergeant on June 10, 1865 - mustered out with Company on July 1, 1865

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 5 vols. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870  
Name: James Higgins 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on March 10 1862 in Company D, 109th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment.
Deserted on November 26 1862. 

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 5 vols. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870  
Name: James Higgins 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on August 22 1862 in Company E, 121st Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 22 August 1862 
(no further record at above source)

http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/infantry/121st/121stcoe.htm  
(Orig Source: Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865, Harrisburg,1868-1871)
121st Regt Pa Vol. Infantry - Company E
Name - Rank - Date of Muster Into Service - Remarks  
Higgins, James Private August 22, 1862 , Transferred to U. S. Navy, April 19, 1864 

Source: History of the 121st regiment Pennsylvania volunteers By Pennsylvania infantry. 121st regt., 1862-1865 - William W. Strong - Published 1906
James Higgins; age, 29; enlisted August 22, 1862; transferred to United States Navy April 19, 1864

HIGGINS JAMES 37 M W NY PA LUZERNE FELL TWP 1860 

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 5 vols. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on March 10 1864 in Company I, 50th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. 
Discharged on May 22 1865 

http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/infantry/50th/50thcoi.html 
50th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company I Recruited in Luzerne County 
Name-Rank-Date of Muster Into Service-Remarks  
Higgins, James C. Private March 10, 1864 
Discharged by General Order, May 22, 1865 

Civil War pension records show James C. Higgins received an invalid's pension (Application #  87463 & Certificate # 189221) on September 7 1885? for his service in Company "I" 50th Pennsylvania Infantry.
His wife Lucy Higgins received a widows pension January 11,1897. (Application # 189221 & Certificate # 646796)

HIGGINS JAMES 46 M W NY PA LUZERNE 2-WD SCRANTON 1870 

Household:1880 Census

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace 
James C. HIGGINS Self M Male W 56 NY Loading Coal NY PA 
Lucy HIGGINS Wife M Female W 48 PA House Keeping PA PA 
Almeron HIGGINS Son S Male W 29 PA Laborer NY PA 
Ella HIGGINS Dau S Female W 13 PA At Home NY PA 
Charles HIGGINS Son S Male W 11 PA At Home NY PA 
Bertha HIGGINS Dau S Female W 10 PA At Home NY PA 
John HIGGINS Son S Male W 8 PA At Home NY PA 
Mary HIGGINS Dau S Female W 3 PA At Home NY PA 

Source Information:
Census Place Dickson City, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania Family History Library Film 1255138 
NA Film Number T9-1138 Page Number 247A 

Source: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards.
Name: James C Higgins
Birth Date: 1841 Death Date: 1892 Age: 51
Veteran of Which War: U.S. Civil War, Company "I", 50th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry
Cemetery Name: Priceburg Cemetery, Dickson City, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

  http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/artillery/1startillery/1startbatterya.html 
1st Light Artillery Pennsylvania Volunteers
Battery A Muster Roll
Recruited at Chambersburg, Franklin County
Name-Rank-Date of Muster into Service-Term/Years-Remarks 
Higgins, John Private May 29, 1861 3 Mustered out with battery, July 25, 1865; Vet 

Appears on 1890 Veterans Census Schedule New York, New York. Refers to service in 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery from August 9,1861 to August 9,1869.

Civil War pension records show John Higgins received an invalid's pension (Application # 988132 & Certificate # 886460) on January 29,1891 for his service in Company "A" 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery as well as Company "D" 2nd U.S. Cavalry.

Same soldier on /n-cw4a.htm
      92-Higgins,John
           Union-Cavalry-2nd Regiment,
         US Cavalry (Regular Army)

14th Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry (159th Volunteers) http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/cavalry/14thcav/14thcavcoa.html   
14th Cavalry Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Company A
Name Rank Date of Muster into Service Remarks 
Higgins, John Private March 12, 1864 Not on muster-out roll 

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870 
Name: John Higgins 
Service Record: 
Enlisted as a Private on April 27 1861 in Company E, 16th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. 
Mustered out on July 30 1861 in Harrisburg, PA 

also
http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/infantry/16th/16thcoe.html OFF SITE
16th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers -Company E
       Recruited at Silver Creek, Schuylkill County

Source: Card Records of Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, ca. 1879-ca. 1903 Microfilm Publication M1845 - Roll # 9 
John Higgins, Private, Company "E" 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, died July 16,1868 and is buried in Henderson Cemetery, Woodward Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.

http://home.ptd.net/~nikki/67regtcc.htm 
67th PA Volunteers* Company A 
John Higgins; captured 6/15/1863 Winchester; term 

*Mustered August 28, 1861 and if not, first date is muster-in; mustered out July 14, 1865 unless otherwise stated; rank of Private unless otherwise stated; term is mustered out on expiration of term (3 years); S.C. is discharged on Surgeon's Certificate

Original Source: Reference Information from History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, Samuel P. Bates, Harrisburg PA, 1869 and History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Alfred Mathews and Austin N. Hungerford, Everts and Richards, Philadelphia PA, 1884.
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Civil War pension records show John Higgins received an invalid's pension May 27,1887 for his service in Company "A" 67th Pa. Inf. Regt.

Appears on 1890 Veterans Census Schedule Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Refers to his service as Private Company "A" 67th Pa. Inf. from Aug.10,1861 to Sept. 2,1864.Under notes it states "prisoner at Andersonville ?* Months" *possibly 8

His pension file notes his date of death as October 10,1916.

Source: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards.
John Higgins, Company "A" 67th Pennsylvania Infantry
St Jerome's Cemetery. Mahoney Street, Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Report on the battle of Murfreesboro', Tenn., by Major Gen. W. S. Rosecrans, U.S.A., United States. Army. Dept. of the Cumberland. SEVENTY-SEVENTH PENNSYLVANIA REGIMENT Wounded Company C
John Higgins - face  HEADQUARTERS 77TH REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS, In Camp, January 8, 1863. SIR: The following is a correct list of the casualties of the 77th regiment Pennsylvania volunteers, in killed, wounded and missing, in the battles before Murfreesboro,' Tennessee, December 31, 1862:
Wounded Company C: John Higgins, left index finger off

Jul 06, 1864 The Franklin Repository
-Casualties of the 77th-
We are indebted to Capt. John A. Walker, Company A ,77th Pennsylvania Volunteers, for the following list of killed and wounded of that gallant regiment to the 5th of June. It has participated in every skirmish and engagement during the present campaign.
From the list Company "C" (From Huntingdon) Wounded -
   Private John Higgins  slightly wounded in arm.

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers,1861-5. 5 vols. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870 
Name: John C Higgins 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on August 14 1862
in Company K, 132nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment.
Mustered out on May 24 1863 in Harrisburg, PA .

Civil War pension records show John C. Higgins received an invalid's pension Aug 9,1888 or 1898 for his service in Company "K" 132nd Pa. Inf. & Company "C" 203rd Pa. Inf. His pension file notes his date of death as February 5,1912. 

Appears on 1890 Veterans Census Schedule South Abington, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Refers to his service as Sergeant in Company "K" 132nd Pa Inf.

Source: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards.
Name: John C Higgins
Birth Date: 1843 Death Date: 5 Jun 1900* Age: 57
Military Branch: Army Veteran of Which War: U.S. Civil War
Company "K" , 132nd Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry
Cemetery Name: Clarks Green Cemetery, Clarks Green, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania - Section # 60
* Differs from pension records

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 5 vols. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870 
Name: John C Higgins 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Sergeant on September 05 1864 in Company C, 203rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. Mustered out on June 22 1865 in  Raleigh, NC. 

Source: History of Luzerne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming Counties, Pa: With Illustrations - By W.W. Munsell & Co
John C. Higgins, Tailor, Clark's Green, was born in Minisink, N.Y. October 22, 1822 and married Miss Mary Churchill of Herrick, Pa. Mr. Higgins served as Sergeant in the 203rd Pennsylvania Volunteers.

http://www.salisburyprison.org/PApowd.asp 
THE SALISBURY CONFEDERATE PRISON , SALISBURY, NC 
Last Name First Name Middle Initial Rank Company Regiment State DOB DOD 
Higgins Joseph Pvt. H 8th PA Cav. PA 12/18/1864 
. . .
http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/cavalry/8thcav/8thcavcoh.html  
8th Cavalry Pennsylvania Volunteers
Company H Recruited at Philadelphia 
Name- Rank- Date of Muster into Service- Term/Years Remarks
Higgins, Joseph Private August 31, 1861 3 Captured;
   died at Salisbury, North Carolina, December 18, 1864; Vet 

Source: Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War Veterans (NARA)
Sarah Higgins, the mother of Joseph Higgins and a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, filed for a pension June 12, 1865 after the death of her son who had died as a Prisoner of War December 17, 1864 at Richmond, Virginia*. Cause of death given as chronic diarrhea. His father, James Higgins, had died August 10, 1864 as a result of intemperance. Joseph Higgins was a Private in Company "H", 8th Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry. His occupation prior to his enlistment was as a boiler maker. The mother, Sarah Higgins died January 7, 1866 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Joseph's surviving sisters, Sarah McDonnell (previously Sarah Cosgrove) and Mary J. Yates, then requested a pension for their brothers service. No further record this source.
* another page in file states he died in Salisbury, North Carolina and yet another page states he died at Andersonville, Georgia.

HIGGINS-JAMES-42-M-W-WARD_6-PA-PHILADELPHIA-1850

1850; Census Place: Spring Garden Ward 6, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_819; Page: 286B; Image: 442
Name Age
James Higgins 42
Sarah Higgins 39
Sarah A Higgins 15
Mary J Higgins 12
Joseph Higgins 6

COSGROVE-LEWIS-32-M-W-IREL-PA-PHILADELPHIA-1-WD-PHILADELPHIA-1860 Image 1 & 2
1860; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 1 Precinct 4, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1151; Page: 270; Image: 274
Name Age
Lewis Cosgrove 32
Sarah Cosgrove 26
William Cosgrove 9
Mary J Cosgrove 6
Emma Cosgrove 3
Sarah Cosgrove 2
James Higgins 51
Sarah Higgins 45
Joseph Higgins 17

Source: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index
Name: Sarah Higgins Birth Date: abt 1814
Birth Place: Ireland Death Date: 7 Jan 1866
Death Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Age at Death: 52 Burial Date: 10 Jan 1866
Burial Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gender: Female Race: White Occupation: Widow
Street Address: 644 Hay St Residence: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cemetery: Cathedral Marital Status: Married

 http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/cavalry/17thcav/17thcavcoh.html 
17th Cavalry Pennsylvania Volunteers Company H Recruited in Berks County
Name Rank Date of Muster into Service Remarks 
Higgens, Joseph Private August 29, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865

Appears on 1890 Veterans Census Schedule Brisbin, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.
Refers to service in Company "H" 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry from August 29, 1864 to June 16,1865. Disability noted: "Injured in groin by horse being shot"

Civil War pension records show Joseph Higgins received an invalid's pension July 31,1890. His date of death is noted as September 30,1925. His wife Mary Ann Higgins received a widows pension October 10,1925.

Source: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards
Name: Joseph Higgins
Death Date: 1 Oct 1925*
(*Pension records state September 30, 1925)
Military Branch: Army Veteran of Which War: U.S. Civil War
Card states service " Company H, 17th, Regt"
Cemetery Name: IOOF Memorial Cemetery, Brisbin, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania

http://www.interment.net/data/us/sc/beaufort/beaunat/index_hehok.htm  
d. 03/16/1862,Corporal, Company "G" 76th PA INF, March 16 1862, Plot: 38 4327,   Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, Beaufort County, S. C.
...
Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 1870 
Name: Joseph Higgens 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Corporal on October 31 1861 in Company G, 76th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. Received a disability discharge on Mar 9 1862.

Civil War pension index shows a pension for a minor (Application # 700834) was applied for June 19, 1899. No record of it being granted.

 http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/infantry/110th/110thcoe.html 
110th Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers Company E
Recruited at Philadelphia 
Name-Rank-Date of Muster into
Service-Years-Term/Years-Remarks 
Higgins, Joseph B. Private 3 Not on muster-out roll 

He received an invalid pension March 12, 1863 (application # 13349 certificate # 213868)
Died Nov 2, 1888

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 5 vols. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870
Name: Joseph R Higgins , 
Residence: Blair County, Pennsylvania 
Enlisted and Commissioned as a Lieutenant 1st Class on August 11 1862 in Company B, 125th Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania . Mustered out on May 18 1863 in Harrisburg, PA

Civil War pension records show Joseph R. Higgins' wife
Anne C. Higgins filed for a widows pension July 15,1890, for her husbands service in Company "B" 125th Pennsylvania Infantry.T here is no record that it was granted.

-Closest match-
HIGGINS JOSEPH R 51 M W PA PA BLAIR 1-WD ALTOONA 1870 

Anna Higgins appears as the widow of Joseph Higgins on 1890 Veterans Census Schedule Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania. Refers to service as a Private(rank differs from service record above) in Company "B" 125th Pennsylvania Infantry.
No other details available, widow lost discharge

Source: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards.
Joseph R. Higgins, Company "B" 125th Pennsylvania Infantry
Lutheran Cemetery, Williamsburg, Pennsylvania

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 5
vols. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870 
Name: Joshua S Higgins 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on August 14 1862 in Company D, 119th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment.
Deserted on October 16 1862. 

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 5 vols. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870 
Name: Lee Higgins 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on September 18
1862 in Company G, 143rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment.
Wounded on May 06 1864 at Wilderness, VA
Discharged on June 12 1865. 

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 5 vols. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870 
Name: Martin Higgins 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on June 19 1863 in Company G, 27th Pennsylvania Militia Infantry Regiment. 
Mustered out on August 01 1863. 
Information on Pa. Militia Troops http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/1863militia/1863militiaindex.html

http://home.sc.rr.com/pa115th/allreg.htm  
Roster of All Soldiers, 115th Pennsylvania Volunteers Source: Bates, History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, Vol. 6 (1870)
Name-Rank-Date of Muster into Service- Yrs.- Remarks 

Higgins, Matthew Corp. 01/02/62 3 Tr. to Co. F, 110th Regiment, P.V., June 22, 1864--Vet.

Source: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards
Matthew Higgins, Company "F" 110th Pennsylvania Infantry
Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, Glenside, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Section: D, Plot 23, Grave # 6

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90
Higgins, Mathew
Union 
Infantry 
115th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry
(transferred into 24th from 115th)
Also See 91

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91
Higgins, Matthew
Union 
Infantry 
24th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry (3 months, 1861) 

Same soldier as #89 & #90

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 5 vols. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870.
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on May 01 1861 in Company I, Pennsylvania 24th Infantry Regiment.
Mustered out August 10 1861 in Philadelphia, PA 

Matthew Higgins received an invalid's pension January 7,1871 for service in Company "I" 24th & Company "F" 110th ,& Company "F" 115th Pennsylvania Infantry. It list his date of death as November 1, 1910.
His wife Mary Higgins received a widows pension November
10,1910.

Other service: 
Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 5 vols. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870.
Enlisted as a Corporal on January 02 1862 in Company F, 115th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment.
Transferred out of 115th Pennsylvania Infantry
Regiment on June 22 1864 and into Company F, 110th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, as a Sergeant, on June 22 1864.Mustered out on June 28 1865 in Washington, DC

Source: U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
His enlistments are noted;
Date - Rank - Company & Regiment - Time & Place of discharge - Cause of discharge - Disability - where contracted
1) May 1861, Pvt, Co. I,24th Pa, Inf, Aug 1861, Expiration of service
2) June 1862 Philadelphia, Pa, Pvt, Co. F, 115th Pa Inf, Feb 18, 1864 at Brandy Station, Va, Re-enlistment,
3) Feb 19, 1864 Brandy Station, Va, Sgt. Co F, 110th Pa Inf, July 28, 1865, Washington D.C., Order of war dept, Gunshot wound, forearm at Petersburg, Va 1864.

Admitted to Home August 17, 1904 discharged Jan 10, 1906 Roseburg Branch Hampton Virginia
Personal Details: Born Ireland, age 70 at admission,5 Ft 10 Tall, dark complexion, Blue eyes, dark hair, cannot read or write, Catholic, By oocupation a laborer, Residence subsequent to discharge is Philadelphia, Pa.,Married. Nearest relative is his wife Mary Higgins, her address was 3063 N. Hutchison St. Philadelphia, Pa.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~srgp/military/vets073.htm  
Surname First Middle Title Date/Place of Birth Date/Place of Death War Branch Rank Unit Serial Nr Cemetery Township 
HIGGINS Mervin P. 1841 20 Feb 1864; Salisbury Prison, NC Civil USA Sgt Co G, 50th Regt, Penna Volunteer Infantry Orwell Valley Orwell Twp Bradford PA 
Cemetery address
Orwell Orwell Township 149 717-744-2434 Orwell Cem. Assoc Mrs. Winola Casselberry, Scty RR2, Box 77 LeRaysville, PA 18829 Orwell Hill, TR 768. 

http://www.joycetice.com/church/detty281.htm
ORWELL VALLEY CEMETERY
Higgins James Died Aug. 6, 1892, aged 88 yrs
Higgins Eliza (wife of James) Died Oct. 11, 1909, aged 94 yrs.
Addie (daughter of James & Eliza) Died Sept. 21, 1908, aged 64 yrs
Higgins Mervin P. (son of James & Eliza Higgins) Company G, 50 Penna. Infantry Died in Salisbury prison, N.C., Feb. 20, 1864, aged 23 yrs.
Charles O. (son James & Eliza Higgins) Died April 2, 1854, aged 5 yrs 7 mos.
....
Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 5 vols. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870
Name: Merwin Higgins 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on September 26
1861 in Company G, 50th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment.
Promoted to Sergeant. Listed as Prisoner of War. Died on December 10 1864 

1850; Census Place: Orwell, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_757; Page: 127B; Image: 8.
Name Age
James Higgins 45
Eliza Higgins 33
Chester Higgins 13
Franklin Higgins 11
Merwin Higgins 9
Adaline Higgins 6
Emeline Higgins 4
Oliv Higgins 1

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 5 vols. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870.
Name: Michael Higgins 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on March 16 1865 in Company B, 69th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment.
Mustered out on July 01 1865 in Ball's Cross Roads, VA

Civil War pension records show Michael Higgins received an invalid's pension in what appears to say March 30,1892.His wife Margeret Higgins received a widows pension in what appears to say November 17, 1905. 

Other Higgins' in this Company are James & Patrick

Appears on 1890 Veterans Census Schedule Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Refers to service as noted above. Gives an address of 919 Passyhunk (sp) Phil. Pa.

1890 City Directory
Name: Higgins Michael - Profession: shoes Address: 919 Passy'k av

Same soldier as # 98

Civil War pension records show Noah Higgins received an invalid's pension May 3,1887 for his service in Company "C" 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry & Company "E" 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry.
His wife Mary J. Higgins
received a widows pension December 7,1901?.

Source:
History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 5 vols.
Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870.

Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on February 14 1865 in Company C, 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment on February 14 1865.
Transferred on July 24 1865 to Company E, 161st* Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment.
(*16th Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry (161st Volunteers))
Mustered out Company E, 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment on August 11 1865 in Richmond, VA

-Best Census Connections-
HIGGINS NOAH 25 M W PA PA LUZERNE LEHMAN TWP 1860 
        Image 1           Image 2

HIGGINS NOAH 35 M W PA PA LUZERNE LEHMAN TWP 1870 

Household:1880

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace 
Noah HIGGINS Self M Male W 45 PA Farmer NY PA 
Mary J. HIGGINS Wife M Female W 45 PA Keeping House PA PA 
Sheridan HIGGINS Son S Male W 9 PA PA PA 
Blanch HIGGINS Dau S Female W 5 PA PA PA 
Phineas CULVER FatherL W Male W 79 PA PA PA 

Source Information:
Census Place Lehman, Luzerne, Pennsylvania 
Family History Library Film 1255148 
NA Film Number T9-1148 
Page Number 105B 

HIGGINS NORAH 65 F W PA PA LUZERNE LEHMAN TWP 1900*
   *Obviously a transcribers error- 
Image reads Noah Higgins aged 65 years 
with wife Mary J. Higgins aged 64 years

His pension record states his date of death as November 28,1901.

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98
Higgins, Noah
Union 
Cavalry 
16th Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry (161st Volunteers)
   Same As #97 Above

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99
Higgins, Patrick
Union 
Cavalry 
16th Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry (161st
Volunteers)

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100
Higgins, Patrick
Union 
Infantry 
16th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry (3 months, 1861)

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101
Higgins, Patrick
Union 
Infantry 
24th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry (3 months, 1861)

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102
Higgins, Patrick
Union 
Infantry 
50th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry

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103
Higgins, Patrick
Union 
Infantry 
51st Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry

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104
Higgins, Patrick
Union 
Infantry 
69th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry 

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 5 vol.Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870
Name: Patrick Higgins , 2nd 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on October 31 1861 in Company B, 69th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment.
Listed as POW on May 12 1864 at Spotsylvania Court
House, VA. Wounded on May 12 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
Mustered out on July 01 1865 in Ball's Cross Roads, VA 

Other Higgins' in this Company are James & Michael

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105
Higgins, Patrick
Union 
Infantry 
69th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry 

http://www.69thpenn.co.uk/page8.html 
Private Patrick Higgins Co. B. Plot M-3-51-M. Died Camp Observation 14th Oct. 1861. Aged 22.
Buried Old Cathedral Cemetery (Our Mother of Sorrows R. C. Church) Philadelphia. PA
Note: This cemetery is situated at 49th and Lancaster Ave. in Philadelphia Originally buried Old Methodist Cemetery Poolesville MD
It is known that some soldiers remains were removed from this site back to Philadelphia where some of them came from. This is true of Privates Higgins ...now buried in the Old Cathedral Cemetery in Philadelphia

Source for service record: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 5 vols. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870
Enlisted as a Private on 24 August 1861 in Company B, 69th Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 24 August 1861.
Died Company B, 69th Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 14 October 1861 in Camp Observation, MD

another source: 
http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/infantry/69th/69thcob.html  
69th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers-Company B-Recruited in Philadelphia

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 5 vols. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870

Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on February 25 1865 in Company A, 104th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
Mustered out Company on August 25 1865 in Portsmouth, VA 

Listed on roster as Patrick Higins, at http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/infantry/104th/104thcoa.html 
104th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Company A Recruited in Bucks County

Civil War pension records show Patrick Higgins' wife Mary Higgins received a widows pension September 13,1888 for her husbands service in Company "A" 104th Pennsylvania Infantry. The pension was filed for in New Jersey.

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 1870
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on August 23 1861 in Company F, 82nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment.
Mustered Out on Sep 16 1864.

Appears on 1890 Veterans Census Schedule Philadelphia
Pennsylvania. Refers to his service as noted above.

Civil War pension records show he received an invalid's pension January 2,1894, (Application # 1155550 & Certificate # 1009618) for his service in Company "F" 82nd Pennsylvania Infantry. He died April 15, 1903.

Source: One Vast Hospital: The Civil War Hospital Sites in Frederick, Maryland after Antietam; Terry Reimer, National Museum of Civil War Medicine, Inc., 2001
Their website is at http://www.civilwarmed.org/index.cfm  
....
General Hospital-Patient #-Last Name-First Name-Rank-Regiment-Company-Complaint-Date Admitted-Date Left-Hospital-Comments

3-250-Higgins-Samuel F.-Private-71st Pennsylvania-C
    -Wounded in Hand & Thigh-10/01/1862  
   -Transferred-12/26/1862-Presbyterian Hospital
   -(To Conv. Hosp., Alexandria Va*)
    *Source: MDO Book (To Baltimore)

http://www.rootsweb.com/~pajuniat/161regju.htm  
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY FIRST REGIMENT, SIXTEENTH CAVALRY, JUNIATA COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. -  COMPANY F, JUNIATA COMPANY
Private ,THOMAS T. HIGGINS, mustered in 25 Feb 1865, mustered out with company 11 Aug 1865.
(Middle initial different from list information-please
verify before assuming connection) 

Source: Card Records of Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, ca. 1879-ca. 1903 Microfilm Publication M1845 - Roll # 9

Thomas Higgens, Private in Company "H" 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry 
died July 27,1879 
Buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA

...
Civil War pension records show Elizabeth Kane applied for a widows pension May 29, 1889 for her husband Thomas F. Higgins' service in 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry. 
No record of it being granted.

Source: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. 5
vols. Harrisburg: State Printer, 1870
Name: William Higgens 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on April 24 1861 in Company C, 10th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment.
Mustered out on July 31 1861 in Harrisburg, PA. 

http://www.pa-roots.com/~pacw/infantry/10th/10thcoc.htm 
10th Regiment-Pennsylvania Volunteers-Company C
Recruited at Tamaqua, Schuylkill County
Last Name-First Name-Rank-Date of Muster Into Service-
Remarks Higgens William Private April 24, 1861 Mustered out July 31, 1861

11th Pennsylvania Reserves 40th Regiment Volunteers Company I
Recruited in Westmoreland County
Name Rank Date of Muster into Service Term/Years Remarks  
Higgins, William Private July 29, 1861 3 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, July 1, 1863

Source: Civil War Pension Index
William Higgins received an invalid's pension July 19, 1879 (Application # 298935 & Certificate # 245941) for his service in Company "A' 41st Wisconsin Infantry. (also states service in Company "I" 40th Pennsylvania Infantry, & unassigned Veteran Reserve Corp). He died April 7, 1887. His widow's (Name not given) (application # 508031 & Certificate # 349658) pension was granted date not given.

http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/82nd/82dcoc.html
Name-Rank-Date of Muster Into Service-Remarks
Higgins, William Private August 12, 1861. Died at Newark, Ohio, date unknown; Vet

Sources: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865
Name: William Higgins
Enlistment Date: 8 Dec 1861 Rank at enlistment: Private
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company C, Pennsylvania 82nd Infantry Regiment on 12 Aug 1861.

Civil War pension index shows William Higgins' mother applied for a pension (Application # 255607) on December 9, 1879. No record of it being granted.

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Higgins, William
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99th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry

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Higgins, William
Union 
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116th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry

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Higgins, William V
Union 
Infantry 
11th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry (3 months, 1861)