He was born in 1838/39 (5 [22 in 1861], 6 [24 in 1863?]). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5).
When he enlisted, he was a printer, and was living in Philadelphia (5, 6 ['Printed']).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 4 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, blue eyes, and dark hair (5, 6).
He enlisted and was mustered into service as a private on 10 December 1861, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5, 6). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Gilbert (5). He was a private in company A (1, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14).
He fought at the Battle of Gettysburg (7).
He reenlisted as a veteran volunteer, and was mustered in (apparently) on 26 December 1863, at Bealton, Virginia (1, 6).
On 20 June 1864, he was detailed by General Griffin for duty in the provost guard at division headquarters (2, 4). He was still there in September [?] 1864 (4).
On 27 June 1865, he was promoted to corporal, effective 1 May 1865 (1, 3, 6).
He mustered out on 10 July 1865, with his company (1, 6). He was a corporal, in company A (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14).
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) (Thomas Hannon)
2 special order 60, HQ 91st PA, 20 June 1864 (Thomas Hanna)
3 special order 38, HQ 91st PA, 27 June 1865 (Thomas Hannan)
4 [list of detailed men, probably from Sept 1864] (Thomas Hanna)
5 company A descriptive roll, entry 81 (Thomas Hannan)
6 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 5 May 2004 (Thomas Hannon)
7 Pennsylvania Memorial, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (Thomas Hannon)
8 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Thomas Hanah)
9 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Thomas Hamah)
10 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Thomas Hannoh)
11 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Thomas Hannah)
12 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Thomas Hannon)
13 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Thomas Hanna)
14 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Thomas Hannan)