He was born in 1832/33 (2 (28 in 1861), 4 [26 in 1860]). He was born in Ireland (4).
In 1860, he was living in ward 2, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4). He was a salesman, and owned $500 in personal property (4). He was living with Kate (presumably his wife) and Nancy (presumably their daughter) (4).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 8 November 1861 (1, 2). He enlisted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2). He was mustered in as a private, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2). He was a private in company B (1, 5).
He deserted, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3). He was a private, in company B (3 (co.D), 5 (co.B)).
He was not on the muster-out roll when the regiment mustered out (1, 2).
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) (Patrick Diamond)
2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 28 June 2004 (Patrick Diamond)
3 company D, register of deserters (Patrick Diamond)
4 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 2, microfilm series M653, film 1152, page 265 = 265 handwritten (Patrick Diamond)
5 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Patrick Diamond)
| line | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Dwelling number | 1849 | ||
| Family number | 2022 | ||
| Name | Patrick Diamond | Kate " | Nancy " |
| Age | 26 | 25 | 1 |
| Sex | M | F | " |
| Color | |||
| Occupation | Salesman | ||
| Value of real estate owned | |||
| Value of personal estate | 500 | ||
| Place of birth | Ireland | " | Pa |
| Married within year | |||
| Attended school within year | |||
| Cannot read & write | |||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |