Descriptive roll entries
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[source: Descriptive book, company H, 91st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, National Archives and Records Administration]
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[NAMES] Chas Sherman
[AGE.] 43
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 10 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Light
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Grey
[WHERE BORN.] Augusta Maine
[OCCUPATION.] [blank]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Nov 29
[WHERE.] Phila
[BY WHOM.] C L Zinn
[TERM.] 3 years
[REMARKS.]
one Rifle No 38
Discharged for disability at Alexa
[NAMES] Daniel M Grennig
[AGE.] 18
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 6 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Light
[EYES.] Light
[HAIR.] Light
[WHERE BORN.] Phila Penny
[OCCUPATION.] [blank]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Decmr 2
[WHERE.] Phila
[BY WHOM.] C L Zinn
[TERM.] 3 years
[REMARKS.]
" [sc. Discharged] By order of Court Phila
[NAMES] Patrick McDonough
[AGE.] 27
[HEIGHT.] 5 4 1/2 [?--the number of inches is written over another number]
[COMPLEXION.] Darkish
[EYES.] Grey
[HAIR.] Dark
[WHERE BORN.] Phila Pa
[OCCUPATION.] [blank]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] " [sc. Decmr] 2
[WHERE.] Phila
[BY WHOM.] Lieut Black ['Lieut' is written above a crossed-out 'Capt']
[TERM.] 3 years
[REMARKS.]
one Rifle no 39
" " [sc. Discharged at] Camp Stanton
[NAMES] How. [?] Kurk Seddenger
[AGE.] 27
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 8 inches
[COMPLEXION.] light
[EYES.] light
[HAIR.] light
[WHERE BORN.] Phila Pa
[OCCUPATION.] [blank]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] " [sc. Decmr] 2
[WHERE.] " [sc. Phila]
[BY WHOM.] C L Zinn
[TERM.] 3 yrs
[REMARKS.]
[NAMES] Andrew Bloom
[AGE.] [blank]
[HEIGHT.] [blank]
[COMPLEXION.] [blank]
[EYES.] [blank]
[HAIR.] [blank]
[WHERE BORN.] [blank]
[OCCUPATION.] [blank]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Nov 24
[WHERE.] [blank]
[BY WHOM.] [blank]
[TERM.] [blank]
[REMARKS.]
Deserted at Camp Chase Nov /61
[NAMES] Geo H Savage
[AGE.] [blank]
[HEIGHT.] [blank]
[COMPLEXION.] [blank]
[EYES.] [blank]
[HAIR.] [blank]
[WHERE BORN.] [blank]
[OCCUPATION.] [blank]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] " [sc. Nov] 24
[WHERE.] [blank]
[BY WHOM.] [blank]
[TERM.] [blank]
[REMARKS.]
[blank]
[NAMES] Samuel Sweeney
[AGE.] 38
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 7 1/2 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Blk
[WHERE BORN.] Melton, Ireland ['Melton' is written above a crossed-out word]
[OCCUPATION.] Lab[orer]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Decmr 11
[WHERE.] Phila
[BY WHOM.] C L Zinn
[TERM.] 3 years
[REMARKS.]
one Rifle No 65
Killed in action at [?] Petersburg Va June 18th /64
[NAMES] George W Black
[AGE.] 13 [sic]
[HEIGHT.] 4 feet 5 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Black
[HAIR.] Lighesh [?]
[WHERE BORN.] Phila Pennsylvania
[OCCUPATION.] Dru[mmer]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] December 12
[WHERE.] Phila
[BY WHOM.] Cap O Brown
[TERM.] 3 years
[REMARKS.]
Discharged by expiration of Term
[NAMES] Patrick Donnoly
[AGE.] 18
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 7 1/2 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Dark
[WHERE BORN.] Ireland, Tyrone [sic]
[OCCUPATION.] Lab[orer] [?]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Decmr 12
[WHERE.] Phila
[BY WHOM.] " " [sc. Cap O Brown]
[TERM.] 3 years
[REMARKS.]
No one Rifle [crossed-out '155'] 37
Deserter from July 8 1864
[NAMES] Alma Denis
[AGE.] 18
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 7 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Dark
[HAIR.] do [sc. Dark]
[WHERE BORN.] New York
[OCCUPATION.] Black[smith]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] " [sc. Decmr] 12
[WHERE.] [blank]
[BY WHOM.] [blank]
[TERM.] [blank]
[REMARKS.]
No of Rifle 14
Deserter since ---
[NAMES] William Miller [?] [this name--but not the rest of the entry--is crossed out, and another entry is written below it]
[AGE.] 17
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 2 inches
[COMPLEXION.] light
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] light
[WHERE BORN.] Delaware, Pennsyl
[OCCUPATION.] Farmer
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Dec 25
[WHERE.] Phila
[BY WHOM.] C L Zinn
[TERM.] 3 years
[REMARKS.]
Discharged by order of Court
[NO.] [blank] [this entry is written between 91 and 92]
[NAMES] Thomas Crozier
[AGE.] 29
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 6 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Light
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Light [this is written over another word, and hard to read]
[WHERE BORN.] Ireland
[OCCUPATION.] Leather [worker?]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Dec 28
[WHERE.] " [sc. Phila]
[BY WHOM.] " [sc. C L Zinn]
[TERM.] " [sc. 3 years]
[REMARKS.]
[blank]
[NAMES] George P Finny
[AGE.] 34 [the last digit is written over another number and is hard to read]
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 6 1/2 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Dark
[HAIR.] Dark
[WHERE BORN.] Philadelp Pennsylvania
[OCCUPATION.] Printer
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Decmr 26 [?[ [the second digit is very hard to read]
[WHERE.] Phila
[BY WHOM.] Lieut Henry
[TERM.] 3 years
[REMARKS.]
[NAMES] Patrick Lanahan [This is written below a crossed-out 'Hugh Logue [?]']
[AGE.] 44
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 9 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Light
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Grey
[WHERE BORN.] Ireland
[OCCUPATION.] Lab[orer]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Dec 11th
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt Brown
[TERM.] 3 years
[REMARKS.]
Discharged for Disability
[NAMES] Andrew Boyd
[AGE.] 44
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 5 1/2 inches
[COMPLEXION.] light
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Grey
[WHERE BORN.] Derry Ireland
[OCCUPATION.] Labo[rer]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Jan 1st
[WHERE.] " [sc. Phila]
[BY WHOM.] Capt Black
[TERM.] " [sc. 3 years]
[REMARKS.]
No. Gun 35
[NAMES] John Mann
[AGE.] [blank]
[HEIGHT.] 6 feet [blank] inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Dark
[HAIR.] Dark
[WHERE BORN.] Phila Pa
[OCCUPATION.] Quary [?]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Dec 2d
[WHERE.] " [sc. Philadelp]
[BY WHOM.] Lt Black
[TERM.] 3 yrs
[REMARKS.]
no Gun 639
[NAMES] Myles Finigan
[AGE.] 28
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 5 1/2 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Hazel
[HAIR.] Dark
[WHERE BORN.] Marion, Ireland
[OCCUPATION.] Shoe[maker] [?]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Jan 21 [the '1' is written over a '2']
[WHERE.] Phila
[BY WHOM.] Left Black
[TERM.] 3 years
[REMARKS.]
Died at Alexandria Va
[NAMES] William Egan
[AGE.] 33
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 7 inches
[COMPLEXION.] light
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Sandy
[WHERE BORN.] Dublin " [sc. Ireland]
[OCCUPATION.] [illegible]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Jan 20 [the last digit may be a '2']
[WHERE.] " [sc. Phila]
[BY WHOM.] " [sc. Left Black]
[TERM.] " [sc. 3 years]
[REMARKS.]
Discharged [?]
[NAMES] Emmet Egan
[AGE.] 18
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 4 1/2 inches
[COMPLEXION.] light
[EYES.] " [sc. Blue]
[HAIR.] " [sc. Sandy]
[WHERE BORN.] New York, New York
[OCCUPATION.] [illegible ?]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Jan 23
[WHERE.] " [sc. Phila]
[BY WHOM.] Chas L Zinn
[TERM.] " [sc. 3 years]
[REMARKS.]
Discharged for Disability
[NAMES] David Jamison
[AGE.] 20
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 9 inches
[COMPLEXION.] light
[EYES.] Hazel
[HAIR.] " [sc. Sandy]
[WHERE BORN.] Scotland Scotland [sic]
[OCCUPATION.] " [sc. ?]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Jan 20
[WHERE.] " [sc. Phila]
[BY WHOM.] " [sc. Chas L Zinn]
[TERM.] " [sc. 3 years]
[REMARKS.]
[blank]
[NAMES] Jacob Fisher
[AGE.] 25
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 9 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Dark
[HAIR.] dark
[WHERE BORN.] Philadelphia Pennsylvania
[OCCUPATION.] Ship [the rest is lost in the binding]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] July 3rd
[WHERE.] Alexandria Va
[BY WHOM.] Capt Henry
[TERM.] 3 years
[REMARKS.]
Mustered at Washington by Capt Dodge July 29 /62
Bounty + Premium Paid 29.00
Deserted at Camp near Clouds Mills Va Aug 26th 62