He was born in 1825/26 (3 (35 in 1861), 6 [28 in 1860]). He was born in Ireland (3, 6).
In 1860, he was living in ward 24, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (6). He was living with his wife Julia (6). He was a day laborer, and owned $75 in personal property (6).
When he enlisted, he was a laborer (3).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 4 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, gray eyes, and dark hair (3).
He was enlisted and mustered into service on 3 October 1861 (1, 3). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Pierce (3). He was a private in company F (3, 7).
He was discharged at Carroll Hill Barracks, on 16 April 1862 on surgeon's certificate of disability (1, 2, 3 from US Hospital, Philadelphia, PA]). He was a private, in company F (7).
On 27 February 1864, his widow, Julia Farrell, applied unsuccessfully for a pension (4, 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) (Patrick Farrell)
2 company F, register of men discharged [2 entries] (Patrick Farrell)
3 company F, descriptive roll, #51 (Patrick Farrell)
4 pension index, by name (Patrick Farrell)
5 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company F (Patrick Farrell)
6 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 24, precinct 1, microfilm series M653, film 1175, page 541 = 214 handwritten (Patrick Farrel)
7 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Patrick Farrell)
line | 14 | 15 |
Dwelling number | 1000 | " |
Family number | 1121 | " |
Name | Patrick Farrel | Julia " |
Age | 28 | 28 |
Sex | M | F |
Color | ||
Occupation | Day Laborer | |
Value of real estate owned | ||
Value of personal estate | 75 | |
Place of birth | " [sc. Ireland] | " |
Married within year | ||
Attended school within year | ||
Cannot read & write | ||
Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |