Paul Scharf was hired as a substitute and joined Co I of the Pa. 102nd Regiment in the fall of 1864.  He served with the regiment in the third Battle of Winchester and the battle of Fisher's Hill.

Private Scharf was severely wounded in the left thigh during the battle of Cedar Creek on October 19, 1864.  His leg was amputated and he was transported to the Newton Army Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland where he died on October 29, 1864.

Paulus is buried in the Loudon Park National Cemetery outside Baltimore.  His headstone erroneously reads "Sharp Powell".  The reason for the misspelling may have been due to the fact that Paul spoke German and very little English.

Paulus Scharf was born in the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1824.  He and his wife, Barbara, Emigrated to the United States in the spring or summer of 1862.  They lived in Pittsburgh, Pa.

                    PHOTO: PAULUS SCHARF AND HIS 7 YEAR OLD SON, GEORGE

It is interesting to note that, Paul Scharf and Lewis W. Holmes served in the same company of the same regiment, and in two more generations, their family lines would join.

Grave of Paulus Scharf Loudon Park National Cemetery

Paulus Scharf is the Great-great great grandfather of Steven Simonson of Chester, Virginia, who has generously provided this information.