He was born in 1841/42 (3 (19 in 1861)).
He enlisted and was mustered into service, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 8 October 1861 (1, 3, 4). He was mustered in as a private, in company D (1, 3, 5).
He deserted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 9 December 1861 (1, 3) or 15 [?] October 1861 (2). He was a private, in company D (5).
In 1890, his widow, Mary Mooney, was living at 911 North 11th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4).
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 Mooney Jr)
2 company D, register of deserters (John Mooney)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 9 August 2004 (John Mooney Jr)
4 1890 US census, veterans schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 403, page [1] (image 901 on Ancestry), line 11 (J Mooney)
5 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John Mooney)