I believe he did not serve in the 91st Pennsylvania.
(a) Neither Bates nor any of the regimental records I currently have refer to him.He was born on 11 September 1840, in New Hanover, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (2, 3, 5 [69 in 1910]).
He served in company B of the 91st Pennsylvania Infantry (1, 2) or in the 97th Pennsylvania Infantry (3), or in company G of the 191st Pennsylvania Infantry (4). He served from 2 March 1865 through 10 July 1865 (2) or 19 March 1865 through July 1865 (4).
In 1872/73, he married Mary A [unknown family name] (5). In 1910, she reported having had four children, all of whom were alive (5). This was apparently the second marriage for both of them (5).
In 1890, he was living in Douglass Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (4).
On 14 March 1898, he applied successfully for a pension (1).
On 23 March 1907, he again applied for a pension (1).
In 1910, he was living in Douglas Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (5). He was living with his wife Mary, and a boarder (5). He was a farmer, on a general farm (5).
On 29 May 1912, he died, in New Hanover, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (1, 2, 3). He was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Boyertown, Colebrookdale Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (2, 3).
On 19 June 1912, his widow applied successfully for a pension (1).
1 pension index, by unit (91st PA, co. B) (Joshua Brendlinger)
2 Pennsylvania veterans burial records, available on Ancestry (transcribed 21 December 2010) (Joshua H Brendlinger)
3 Find a grave, memorial 30972709, added 29 October 2008 (accessed 21 December 2010)
4 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Douglass Township, supervisor's district 8, enumeration district 192, page 1 (Joshua Brendlinger alias John Brendlinger)
5 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Douglas Township, supervisor's district 3, enumeration district 77, microfilm series T624, film 1377, page 222 = 8 B handwritten (Joshua Brendlinger)
line | 55 | 56 | 57 |
street | |||
house nr | |||
dwelling nr | 160 | ||
family nr | 177 | ||
name | Brendlinger, Joshua | - Mary A. | Keller, Howard |
relationship | Head | Wife | Boarder |
sex | M | F | M |
color | W | W | W |
age | 69 | 66 | 50 |
marital status | M2 | M2 | S |
#years present marriage | 37 | 37 | |
mother of # children |   | 4 | |
mother of # living children | 4 | ||
birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
immigrated | |||
naturalized/alien | |||
speaks English | English | English | English |
occupation | Farmer | None | Laborer |
nature of industry etc. | General Farm | General Farm | |
employer etc. | Emp | W | |
out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No | ||
# weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | ||
can read | yes | yes | yes |
can write | yes | yes | yes |
school since 1 Sep 09 | |||
owned/rented | O | ||
owned free or mortagaged | F | ||
farm/house | F | ||
nr on farm schedule | 67 | ||
civil war vet | [blank] | ||
blind | |||
deaf & dumb |