Like many other young men in Upper Turkeyfoot Twp, Simon answered the Union's call to arms. He was mustered into Co. C 142nd PA Infantry on Aug 25, 1862. Regimental records end his record of service as Missing in Action at the Battle of Wilderness.
According to Government records and his mother's pension though, Simon was captured at the Battle of Wilderness on May 5, 1864 and taken to the Prisoner of War camp in Florence, SC. It was there that Simon died on October 25, 1864 and it is there that he was buried.
Below is a picture of the cemetery in Florence, SC where Pvt. Nicola and thousands of other Union Veterans are buried.
A special THANK YOU to Donna D'Agostino for information about Pvt. Nicola
