Abraham Thomas fought in the Civil War in Company O, 6th regiment, (West) Virginia Volunteers.
He enrolled 2/16/1862 at the age of 17 in Oakland, MD and was discharged 6/15/1865 in Wheeling, WV, at the close of the War.
On 8/24/1886 at Oakland, MD, he applied for compensation from the Federal government, and on the form was noted to be 41 years old, 5 foot 9 inches tall, having fair complexion, light hair, and gray eyes.
At this time, he was living near Cranesville, WV.
During his service at Clarksburg, VA during the Spring of 1864, he contracted a disease of the liver and heart from "exposure and hard service," and was hospitalized in Maryland in April 1864.
He stated that since this time, he was partially disabled to perform the manual labor of farming.
On June 4, 1898, in Friendsville, MD, he applied for a military pension.
