91st PA: Frederick Denninger or Deininger

During the war

He enlisted and was mustered into service on 15 November 1861. He enlisted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was mustered in, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as a private in company I. [sources: 1, 2, 3, 4]

He was discharged on 10 May 1862 on surgeon's certificate of disability. He was a private, in company I. [sources: 1, 2, 3, 4]

After the war

On 24 January 1899, he died, at Odd Fellows Home, 17th and Tioga, ward 38, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died of senile debility. He was a laborer. He was widowed. On 27 January 1899, he was buried in Mt Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Members of the Guttenberg Lodge, Number 106, International Order of Odd Fellows, were invited to the funeral. [sources: 5, 6]

Sources

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) (Fred'k Deininger)

2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 28 March 2005 (Fred'k Deininger [rolls have 'Frederick Denninger'])

3 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Frederick Deininger)

4 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Frederick Dieninger)

5 death certificate, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, #16738, 24 January 1899 (Frederick Derringer (sic))

6 death notice, Philadelphia inquirer Friday 27 January 1899, page 12 (Frederick Dievinger [sic])

Sources checked unsuccessfully

pension index, by name: Ancestry index (accessed December 2006)
Pennsylvania, veterans burial cards, 1777-1999: Ancestry index (accessed 27 January 2015)
records of headstones of deceased Union soldiers, 1879-1903: FamilySearch index (accessed 27 January 2015)
headstones applications for US military veterans, 1925-1949: FamilySearch index (accessed 27 January 2015)

index to compiled service records

[index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania]
[transcribed 26 Mar 2014, from Fold3]

Deininger Frederick
Co. I, 91 Pennsylvania Inf.
Pvt | Pvt
See also [blank]

GENERAL INDEX CARD.

[card 2, transcribed 28 March 2014]

Dieninger Frederick
Co. I, 91 Pennsylvania Inf.
Pvt | Pvt
REFERENCE CARD.
Original filed under
Deininger Frederick

GENERAL INDEX CARD.

death certificate

[death certificate, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, #16738, 24 January 1899, Frederick Derringer (sic)]
[transcribed 27 January 2015, from FamilySearch]

16738
RETURN OF A DEATH IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.
PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE.
1. Name of Deceased, Frederick Derringer [sic]
2. Color, White
3. Sex, Male.
4. Age, 83 years.
5. Widower
6. Date of Death, January 24, 1899.
7. Cause of Death, Senile Debility
Frank C. Hammond M.D.
Residence, 1420 Tioga Street.

UNDERTAKER'S CERTIFICATE IN RELATION TO DECEASED.
8. Occupation, Laborer
9. Place of Birth, Germany
10. When a Minor, [blank]
11. Ward 38"
12. Street and Number, Odd Fellows Home 17th + Tioga
13. Date of Burial, January 27" 1899
14. Place of Burial, Mt Moriah Cemetery
Martin Evoy Undertaker.
Residence, 2809 Diamond St

death notice

[death notice, Philadelphia inquirer Friday 27 January 1899, page 12]
[transcribed 27 January 2015, from GenealogyBank]

DIEVINGER [sic].--On January 24, 1899, Frederick Dievinger, aged 83 years. The relatives and friends of the family, also Guttenberg Lodge, No. 106, I.O.O.F., and the Managers of the Odd Fellows' Home, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Friday afternoon, at 1 o'clock, from Odd Fellows' Home, Seventeenth and Tioga streets. Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.

Frederick Denninger or Deininger

Before the war