He was born in 1809/10 (4 (44 in 1862), 8 [50 in 1860]). He was born on the Island of Malta (4, 8).
In 1860, he was living in ward 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (8). He was living with Margaret (presumably his wife), George, Thomas, John, James, Robert, and Margaret (presumably their children (8). he was a laborer (8).
When he enlisted, he was a carpenter (4).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 7 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, gray eyes, and light hair (4).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 1 or 9 August 1862 (1 [9 Aug], 4 [1 Aug], 7 [9 Aug]). He was enlisted for three years, by Lieutenant Gregory [?], at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4). He was a private in company F (1, 9).
His clothing was issued by the Adjutant General's Department at Harrisburg Pennsylvania (4).
He was discharged at camp in the field on 13 February 1863 on surgeon's certificate of disability (1 [13 Feb 62], 2 [12 Feb 63], 3 [13 Feb 63], 4, 7 [13 Feb]). He was a private, in company F (9).
On 10 March 1863, he applied unsuccessfully for a pension (6, 7).
He died on 1 June 1881 (5, 7). He was buried in the Philadelphia National Cemetery, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster)
2 consolidated morning report, 13 February 1863
3 company F, register of men discharged (Robert Carrick)
4 company F, descriptive roll, #103 (Robert Carrick)
5 Interment.net: Cemetery transcription library: Philadelphia National Cemetery (searched 29 December 2005) (Robert Carrick)
6 pension index, by name (Robert Carrick)
7 pension index, by regiment (Robert Carrick)
8 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 1, microfilm series M653, film 1151, page 556 = 90 handwritten (Robert Carrick)
9 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Robert Carrick)
| line | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| Dwelling number | 539 | |||||||
| Family number | 703 | |||||||
| Name | Robert Carrick | Margaret | George | Thomas | John | James | Robert | Margaret |
| Age | 50 | 40 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M | M | M | F |
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| Occupation | Laborer | Brickmaker | Carder | " | " | |||
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| Place of birth | Isle of Malta | Ireland | Phila | " | " | " | " | " |
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| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |