He enlisted under the alias John D Finney (6, 7).
He was born in 1840/41 (3 (21 in 1862), 4 (21 in 1862), 8 (36 in 1880), 9 (26 in 1870)). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (4, 8, 9).
When he enlisted, he was a teleg[raph operator] (4).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 8 inches tall, and had a light complexion, hazel eyes, and brown hair (4).
He also served in company I of the 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry (6, 7).
He enlisted and was mustered into service, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 19 September 1862 (1, 3, 4, 5). He was enlisted for three years, by Lieutenant Colonel Reiff (3, 4, 5). He was mustered in as a private, in company C (1, 3, 10).
He was discharged by general order (of the Secretary of War) at Camp near Falmouth, Virginia, on 27 January 1863, to enable him to enlist in the U.S. Military Telegraph (1, 2, 3, 4, 5). (This was a civilian bureau attached to the Quartermaster's Corps [www.civilwarhome.com/telegraph.htm, viewed 4 July 2004].) He was a private, in company C (10).
In 1870, he was living in the 6th ward of Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi (9). He was a telegraph operator, and owned $400 in personal property (9).
In 1880, he was living in Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi (8). He was living with his wife Emily and son George (8). He was a deputy sheriff (8).
On 18 June [?] 1894, his widow, E E Tinney, applied successfully from Mississippi for a pension (6, 7).
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) (John D Tinney)
2 company C, register of men discharged, number 11 (John D Tinney)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 4 July 2004 (John D Tinney)
4 company C, descriptive roll, entry 111 (John D Tinney)
5 company C, untitled list, probably of status at muster out, entry 60 (John D Tinney)
6 pension index, by name (John D Tinney)
7 pension index, by regiment (and second card), 91st PA Infantry, company C (John D Tinney alias John D Finney)
8 1880 US census, Mississippi, Warren County, Vicksburg, ward 2, supervisor's district 3, enumeration district 71 [?], microfilm series T9, film 667, page 352 = 11 A handwritten (John D Tinney)
9 1870 US census, Mississippi, Warren County, Vicksburg, ward 6, microfilm series M593, film 751, page 277 = 6 handwritten (J D Tinney)
10 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John D Tinney)
line | 7 |
Dwelling-house number | 56 |
Family number | 56 |
Name | Tinney, J. D. |
Age | 26 |
Sex | M |
Color | W |
Occupation | Telegraph operator |
Real estate value | |
Personal estate value | 400 |
Birthplace | Pa |
Father foreign born | |
Mother foreign born | |
Birth month if born within year | |
Marriage month if married within year | |
Attended school past year | |
Can't read | |
Can't write | |
Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | |
Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 |
Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
line | 45 | 46 | 47 |
street name | |||
house number | |||
dwelling visit # | 67 | ||
family visit # | 68 | ||
name | Tinney John D | - Emily | - George |
color | W | W | W |
sex | M | F | M |
age | 36 | 35 | [blank] |
month born if born in year | Jany | ||
relationship | Wife | Son | |
single | |||
married | 1 | 1 | |
widowed/divorced | [blank] | ||
married during year | |||
occupation | Depty Sheriff | ||
months unemployed | |||
currently ill? | |||
blind | |||
deaf/dumb | |||
idiotic | |||
insane | |||
disabled | |||
school this year | |||
can't read | |||
can't write | |||
birthplace | Pa | England | Miss. |
father's birthplace | Pa | England | [blank] |
mother's birthplace | Pa | England | England |