He was born in 1835/36 (2 (29 in 1865), 5 (29 in 1865), 6 (29 in 1865)). He was born in Ireland (5).
When he enlisted, he was a boatman (6).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 6 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair (5, 6).
He was a substitute for A G Bowman (1, 2, 5, 6). He enlisted and was mustered into service, at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on 2 February 1865 (1, 2, 5, 6). He was enlisted for one year, by Captain Stoeus [?] (5, 6). He was mustered in as a private, in company K (1, 2, 5, 9). His service was credited to the ninth congressional district (5, 6).
He deserted (1). He never reported to his company (2, 4, 8).
He was assigned to company K on 28 April 1865 (4).
On 30 April 1865, he was reported absent sick (7). He was a private, in company K (9).
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) (Daniel Murphy)
2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 9 August 2004 (Daniel Murphy)
3 company K, register of deserters, entry 38 (Dan Murphy)
4 company K, [second] register of deserters, entry 10 (Dan'l Murphy)
5 company K, third descriptive roll (Daniel Murphy)
6 company K, fourth descriptive roll (Daniel Murphy)
7 company K, monthly report, April 1865 (D [?] Murphy)
8 monthly return, company K, June 1865 (Danl Murphy)
9 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Daniel Murphy)