He was born in 1836/37 (5 (24 in 1861), 6 [23 in 1860]). He was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (5, 6).
In 1860, he was living in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (6). He was living with John Colchower and his family (6). He was a master wheelright (6).
When he enlisted, he was a wheelw[right] (5).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 9-3/4 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, grey eyes, and brown hair (5).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 17 September 1861 (1, 4, 5, 7). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Smith (5). He was mustered into service as second corporal, in company G (1, 4, 9).
He was promoted to fifth sergeant on 1 May 1862 (4).
He died of typhoid fever on 6 November 1862 at Sharpsburg, Maryland (1, 2 [9 Nov], 3 [6 Nov], 4 [6 Nov], 5 [6 Nov], 7 [6 Nov]). He was then a sergeant, in company G (1, 4, 9). He was buried in the Lower Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, in Eagleville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (2, 7, 8).
His belongings were inventoried on 25 November 1862 (3).
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) (Nathan Heyser)
2 Lower Providence Baptist Church Cemetery records, on http://www.thefinalwalt.com (thanks to Amy Waltz!) (Nathan Heyser)
3 company G, register of deaths (Nathan Heyser)
4 company G, list of non-commissioned officers (Nathan Heyser)
5 company G, descriptive roll, entry 7 (Nathan Heyser)
6 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Upper Providence Township, microfilm series M653, film 1145, page 573 = 145 handwritten (Nathan Heiser)
7 Pennsylvania veterans burial records, available on Ancestry (transcribed 12 March 2011) (Nathan Heyser)
8 Find a grave, memorial 44151333, created by pat callahan, added 10 November 2009, accessed 14 March 2011 (Nathan Heyser)
9 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Nathan Heyser)
| line | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Dwelling number | 947 | |||||
| Family number | 1053 | |||||
| Name | John Colchower | Sarah " | Frances " | Peter " | Martha J " | Nathan Heiser |
| Age | 52 | 52 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 23 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | F | M |
| Color | ||||||
| Occupation | Farmer | Master Wheelright | ||||
| Value of real estate owned | 2,450 | |||||
| Value of personal estate | 250 | |||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penn] | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | |||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |