He was born in 1845/46 (2 (18 in 1864)). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2).
When he enlisted, he was a paper hanger, and was living in South Whitehall, Pennsylvania (2).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 4 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair (2).
He was enlisted and mustered into service at Norristown, Pennsylvania, on 2 August 1864 (1, 2). He was a private in company C (1, 2, 3 [unknown company]).
He was discharged on 31 May 1865, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2--note that the discharge date and place are handwritten on this otherwise typed card). He was a private (3 [unknown company]).
He was not on the muster-out roll when the regiment mustered out (1).
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) (John Horn)
2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 15 July 2004 (John Horn)
3 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John Horn)