He was born in 1830/31 (3 (34 in 1865)).
He enlisted and was mustered into service, at West Chester, Pennsylvania, on 9 January 1865 (2, 3). He was mustered into service as a private in company K of the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry (1, 2, 3).
On 2 June 1865, he was transferred from the 118th Pennsylvania to the 91st Pennsylvania (1, 2, 3 [1 Jun 65]). He was a private in company F of the 91st Pennsylvania (1, 4).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 3). He was a private, in company F (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) (Richard Oliver)
2 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'One hundred and eighteenth regiment', volume 3, page 1341. (In the roster) (Richard Oliver)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 19 January 2005 (Richard Oliver)
4 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Richard Oliver)