He was born in 1820/21 (2 (41 in 1861), 3 (72 in ?1871), 4 (87 in ?1871 or ?1886), 5 (81 in 1880)). He was born in England (3, 4, 5).
When he enlisted, he was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2).
He enlisted and was mustered into service, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 8 October 1861 (1, 2 [12 Oct]). He was mustered in as a private, in company B (1, 2, 6).
He was discharged in April 1862 on surgeon's certificate of disability (1, 2). He was a private, in company B (6). He had served for six months (3, 4).
On 3 January 1871, he was admitted to the National Soldiers Home (3). He had epilepsy, but was not receiving a pension (3, 4).
In 1880, he was in the Hospital at the National Military Home, Montgomery County, Ohio (5). He had asthma (5). He was widowed or divorced (5).
In 1882, he was present at the Central Branch of the National Soldiers Home (3).
He died on 28 March 1886, at the Central Branch of the National Soldiers Home (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) (Edward Owens)
2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 29 June 2004 (Edward Owens)
3 Annual report of the Board of Managers of the National Soldiers Home, 30 December 1882 [for the fiscal year ending 30 June 1882]. Serial Set volume 2115, session volume 1, 47th Congress, 2nd Session, House Miscellaneous Document 13, page 378 (Edward Owens)
4 Report of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1886. Serial Set volume 2488, session volume 1, 49th Congress, 2nd Session, House Miscellaneous Document 1, page 195 (Edward Owens)
5 1880 US census, Ohio, Montgomery County, National Military Home, supervisor's district 2, enumeration district 169, microfilm series T9, film 1052, page 615 = 62 handwritten (Edward Owens)
6 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Edward Owens)
| line | 47 |
| street name | Ohio Avenue |
| house number | Home Hospital |
| dwelling visit # | [27] |
| family visit # | [27] |
| name | Owens Edward |
| color | W |
| sex | M |
| age | 81 |
| month born if born in year | |
| relationship | Disabled Soldiers |
| single | |
| married | |
| widowed/divorced | 1 |
| married during year | |
| occupation | Soldier |
| months unemployed | 12 |
| currently ill? | Asthma |
| blind | |
| deaf/dumb | |
| idiotic | |
| insane | |
| disabled | 1 |
| school this year | |
| can't read | |
| can't write | |
| birthplace | England |
| father's birthplace | England |
| mother's birthplace | England |