He was born on 6 September 1835 (4, 5; 2 (18 in 1861), 3 (18 in 1861)). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3).
When he enlisted, he was a baker (3).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 4 inches tall, and had a light complexion, dark eyes, and dark hair (3).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 23 or 24 September 1861 (1, 2, 3 [24 Sep]). He was enlisted for three years, by Captain Fetter, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2, 3). He was mustered in as a private, in company F (2, 3).
He was transferred to company D when Gregory's and Wallace's regiments were consolidated (3; 1 (co.D only), 6 (co. D only)).
On 5 July 1863, he died, at Newbern, [Craven County,] North Carolina (4, 5). He was a private, in company D (6). He was buried in Newbern, [Craven County,] North Carolina (5). A stone was placed in the Stroudsburg Cemetery, Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania (4).
He was not on the muster-out roll when the regiment mustered out (1).
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) (George H Smith)
2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 4 August 2004 (George H Smith)
3 company F, descriptive roll, #25 (George A Smith)
4 Pennsylvania veterans burial records, available on Ancestry (transcribed 2 April 2012) (George H Smith)
5 Find a grave, memorial 57064931, created by Cheryl Bayer Teke, added 14 August 2010, accessed 2 April 2012 (inscription, which is pictured, reads: 'GEORGE H. SMITH BORN SEPT. 6, 1835. DIED AND INTERRED AT NEWBERN N.C. JULY 5, 1863 AGE 27 YRS, 9 MO. & 29 DAYS.') (George H Smith)
6 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (George H Smith)