He was born in 1824/25 (2 (36 in 1861)).
He enlisted and was mustered into service, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 20 October 1861 or 21 November 1861 (1, 2 [12 Nov], 3 [21 Nov]). He was mustered in as a private, in company H (1, 2, 4-5).
He was transferred on 4 December 1861 to company D (1, 2, 3).
He was discharged on 15 December 1862 on surgeon's certificate of disability (1). He was a private, in company D (4-5).
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) (William Stewart)
2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 10 August 2004 (William Stewart)
3 company H, register of men transferred (William Stewart)
4 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (William Stuart)
5 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (William Stewart)