He was born in 1818/19 (3 (42 in 1861)). He was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania (3).
When he enlisted, he was a paper dealer (3).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 9-1/2 inches tall, and had a light complexion, blue eyes, and gray hair (3).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 25 November 1861 (1, 3). He was enlisted for three years, by Lieutenant Weeks, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3). He was a private, in company G (1, 5-6).
He was transferred on 4 December 1861 to company F (1, 4).
He was discharged from Cliffborn [?] Hospital, at Washington DC, on 27 November 1862 on surgeon's certificate of disability (1, 2, 3). He was a private, in company F (5-6).
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) (James Reed)
2 company F, register of men discharged (James Reed)
3 company F, descriptive roll, #89 (James Reed)
4 company G, register of men transferred (James Reed)
5 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (James Read)
6 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (James Reed)