He was born in 1818/19, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. [sources: date: 8 (42 in 1861), 9 (44 in 1863), 10 (44 in 1863), 13 (47 in 1860), 16 (60 at death in 1879), 22 (60 in 1879). place: 8, 10, 13]
He married Susan [unknown family name]. She was born in 1819/20, in Pennsylvania. They apparently had at least these children:
[sources: 13, 14]
In 1860, he was living in the 14th ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a bartender, and owned $200 in personal property. He was living with his wife Susan, and (presumed children) Laura, Harry, Maria, Newell, Thomas [?], and Amos. [source: 13]
When he enlisted, he was a bookkeeper, and was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [sources: 8, 9 (clerk), 10]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 5-1/4 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, dark eyes, and dark hair. [sources: 8, 9 (5'6-1/2"), 10]
He was mustered into service on 11 September 1861. He enlisted on 13 January 1862. According to the Pennsylvania Archives cards, he enlisted and was mustered in on 16 December 1861. (I do not know which dates are correct.) He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Sinex. He was mustered into service by Captain Sellers. He was a private, in company D. [sources: 1, 8, 9, 20]
On 6 January 1863, he and about five hundred other sick and wounded soldiers arrived in Philadelphia. Most had been wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburg. They were taken to the Chestnut Hill Hospital. [source: 19]
On 18 March 1863, he returned to duty from being absent sick. [source: 4]
He was promoted to corporal when Thomas Hallowell was killed, on 13 December 1862. [source: 7]
He fought at the Battle of Gettysburg. He was a corporal. [source: 11]
He was promoted to fifth sergeant on 27 October 1863, replacing William Carpenter. [sources: 2, 5, 6 (26 Dec 63), 10 (to date from 26 Dec 63)]
He reenlisted as a veteran volunteer on 26 December 1863. He was reenlisted for three years, at Bealton, Virginia, by Lieutenant Carpenter. [sources: 1, 10]
He was promoted, and on 1 January 1864, Isaac Thomas replaced him as fifth sergeant. [source: 3]
He was wounded on 18 June 1864 at Petersburg, Virginia. [sources: 1, 9]
He was mustered in on 26 December 1864, by Lieutenant Swan, but the descriptive roll doesn't say why he was mustered in then. [source: 10]
He was absent, in hospital, at muster out. He was a sergeant in company D. [sources: 1, 9, 15, 20]
On 13 August 1869, he applied successfully for a pension. [sources: 12, 15]
In 1870, his wife, Susan Mooney, was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was a dressmaker. She was living with (presumably her children) Maria, Newell, Amos, and Mary, and with Jane Smith and her family. [source: 14]
In fall 1874, his widow, Susan S Mooney, was living at 1210 Carlisle Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [source: 17]
In the fall of 1879, Susan Mooney was living at 909 Ontario Street. Amos H Mooney, a clerk, and Newell F Mooney, a painter, were also living there. [source: 17]
He died on 24 May 1879, at Philadelphia Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died of phthisis. On 27 May 1879, he was buried, in Mechanics Cemetery, Philadelpha, Pennsylvania. [sources: 16, 21 (1873), 22]
On 16 April 1884 [?], his widow, Susan S Mooney, applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension. [sources: 12, 15]
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)
2 special order 103, HQ 91st PA, 27 October 1863
3 special order 3, HQ 91st PA, 1 January 1864
4 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 18 March 1863 (Amos Mooney)
5 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 28 October 1863 (Corp Mooney)
6 company D, list of non-commissioned officers (Amos M Mooney [in "reorganization" list])
7 company D, list of non-commissioned officers (Amos M Mooney)
8 company D, descriptive roll, corporals, entry 3 (Amos M Mooney)
9 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 30 July 2004 (Amos M Mooney)
10 company D, second descriptive roll, entry 3 (Amos M Mooney)
11 Pennsylvania Memorial, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (Amos M Mooney)
12 pension index, by name (Amos M Mooney)
13 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 14, microfilm series M653, film 1164, page 107 = 107 handwritten (Amos Mooney)
14 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, microfilm series M593, film 1414, page 417 = 152 handwritten (Susan Mooney)
15 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company D (Amos M Mooney)
16 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 24 May 1879 (Amos M Mooney)
17 1880 Gopsill's Philadelphia city directory, page 1219 (Susan Mooney)
18 1875 Gopsill's Philadelphia city directory, page 1083 (Susan Mooney)
19 'Arrival of sick and wounded soldiers' (Philadelphia Inquirer 7 January 1863 page 6) (A M Mooney)
20 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Amos M Mooney)
21 records of headstones provided for deceased Union Civil War veterans, 1879-1903 (Amos M Mooney)
22 Mechanics Cemetery records, in Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records, reel 209 (Amos M Mooney)
Two facts count against identifying the Amos M Mooney who died on 24 May 1879 with the Amos M Mooney who served in the 91st. First, the headstone records (entry 21 above), which explicitly mention his service in the 91st, claim he died on 24 May 1873. Second, the 1875 city directory lists Susan S Mooney as the widow of Amos.
Nevertheless, I have assumed he died in 1879. First, no Amos Mooney is listed in the Philadelphia city death records as having died in 1873. (I also could not find a death notice for him in 1873 in the newspapers available on GenealogyBank (accessed 21 January 2015)--but I couldn't find one in 1879 either.) Second, the day and month (24 May), and cemetery (Mechanics) are the same in both records. Third, the Mechanics cemetery records (entry 22 above) report him as dying in 1879 (and do not have an Amos Mooney dying in 1873). Fourth, Amos was not living with Susan in the 1870 census (entry 14 above). The year on the headstone records could simply be a mistake; I do not know whether Susan is listed as a widow in the city directories by mistake or because Amos had abandoned her and she (perhaps) thought he was dead.
Susan's pension certificate file should determine definitively whether he did die in 1879.
| line | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| Dwelling number | 684 | |||||||
| Family number | 779 | |||||||
| Name | Amos Mooney | Susan " | Laura " | Harry " | Maria " | Newell " | Thos [??] " | Amos " |
| Age | 47 | 40 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 10/12 |
| Sex | f [sic] | f | f | m | f | m | m | m |
| Color | ||||||||
| Occupation | Bartender | |||||||
| Value of real estate owned | ||||||||
| Value of personal estate | 200 | |||||||
| Place of birth | Penna | " | Phila | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Dwelling-house number | 1024 | |||||||||
| Family number | 1147 | 1148 | ||||||||
| Name | Smith Jane | John | Thomas | Ann | Elizabeth | Mooney Susan | Maria | Newell | Ammos [sic] | Mary |
| Age | 40 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 50 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 9 |
| Sex | F | M | M | F | F | F | F | M | M | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Tailoress | Paper Factory | N. [?] | Dress Maker | " | Apprentice Painter | ||||
| Real estate value | 45,00 [sic] | |||||||||
| Personal estate value | ||||||||||
| Birthplace | Ireland | Penn | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Father foreign born | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Mother foreign born | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Birth month if born within year | ||||||||||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||||||||||
| Attended school past year | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Can't read | ||||||||||
| Can't write | 1 | |||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | ||||||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| PERMITS. | DATE. | [May] 31 |
| No. | 10673 | |
| Case. | [blank] | |
| NAME. | Amos M Mooney | |
| AGE | 60 Yrs. | |
| [line on page] | 12 | |
| RESIDENCE. | Phila Hospital. | |
| DATE OF DEATH | [May] 24 | |
| DISEASE. | Phthisis | |
| [page] 183 Right | ||
| PHYSICIAN. | A B [?] Kellar | |
| VAULT. | [blank] | |
| [line on page] | 12 | |
| DATE OF INTERMENT. | 1879 [May] 27 | |
| WHERE INTERRED. | Div. A Sec. 16 Lot. 17 Grave. 4 Depth 7 | |
| DISINTERMENTS AND REMOVALS FROM AND TO THE CEMETERY. | [blank] | |