See also officers' furloughs November 1864-July 1865, and enlisted men's furloughs, October 1864-July 1865.
[Note: I need to go back through the earlier letters and orders, and to add other men absent on furlough when the regiment mustered out]
On 13 January 1865, Sellers ordered that applications for furlough be made to company commanders, who will forward only urgent cases, where "the applicant can be recommended for punctually good conduct and soldierly qualities". The applications had formerly been made directly to the regimental headquarters. [special order 5, HQ 91st PA, 13 Jan 65]
Men going home on furlough were sometimes used as couriers. For example, Andrew Brown (C) mentions in a letter that he sent it with Ambrose Baker, and that his family could send a penknife and small carpenter's axe back with Baker if they hadn't already sent it.
- Richard Quinlan (A) Mar or Apr 62; never returned
- Benjamin Tayman (F&S) 31 Oct 62, 20 days, through 16 Nov 62
- Charles Henry (H) 1 Feb 63, 5 days
- John Weeks (F) on sick leave 7 Feb 63, extended
- Benjamin Tayman (F&S) granted leave 4 Feb 63 because of "important private business", on leave on 7 Feb 63 (the earliest consolidated morning report), was reported absent without leave on 21 Feb, and returned on 26 Feb
- Stephen Godfrey (A), 10 Feb 63, 10 days, ret'd by 22 Feb 63
- Ambrose Baker (C), 10 Feb 63, 10 days, reported awol 22 Feb, returned 26 Feb
- William Carpenter (D), 10 Feb 63, 10 days; returned by 21 Feb 63
- Samuel Griffith (E), 10 Feb 63, 10 days; returned by 21 Feb 63
- John Donnel (I), 10 Feb 63 [?]
- Theodore Parsons (C), due to sickness, 11 Feb 63, 15 days
- Henry Francis (F) returned 25 Feb 64
- Eli Sellers (G), 3 Mar 63, 10 days
- Archibald McKain (E), 5 Mar 63-12 Mar 63, awol on 13th, returned on 14th
- George Black (H), on leave 6 Mar 63, returned 15 Mar 63
- Francis Gregory (A), 17 Mar 63, 8 days, ret'd 26 Mar 63
- John Casner (K), on sick leave 6 Mar 63 to 21 Mar
- John Keys (H), began 10 Mar 63, returned 21 Mar 63
- JW Molyneaux (B) returned 12 Mar 63
- Joseph Andrews (A), on leave 8 Mar 63
- Joseph Everhart (C), on leave 15 Mar 63 to 25 Mar 63
- Charles Leipold (A), 15 Mar 63 for 9 days, returned 25 Mar
- Joseph Sinex (D) 8-day leave starting 17 Mar 63, ret'd 26 Mar 63
- Robert Reese (K) returned 18 Mar 63
- David Mansfield (F) on furlough 19 March 1863
- David Lentz (hq), 10 [?] days, starting 20 March 1863
- John L Graham (E) 29 Mar 63-3 Apr 63 (probably)
- James Gordan (A), furloughed from hospital, returned to regiment 2 Apr 63
- Charles Thompson (F), 3 Apr 63
- Edgar Gregory (hq) sick leave 9 May 63-*
- Morris Kayser (B) on 2 day leave 23 May 63
- William Michaels (F), 5 days leave, 24 May 63
- Isaac Knight (hq), 5 days leave, 25 May 63, returned 2 or 3 June
- John Anorson (C), 5 days, 28 May 63, did not return 3 June, ret'd between 4th and 9th
- Benjamin Tayman (F&S), sick leave, starting 23 Sep 63, 20-day extension 23 Oct 63
- Matthew Hall (A), sick leave July-Sep 63, expired 4 Oct 63, 10-day extension on 5 Oct 63
- Andrew Friend (C), leave, probably 5 days from 17 to 21 Aug 63, returned 26 Aug
- Edward Maguigan, leave of absence, 19 Aug 63 (received 24 Aug 63), 20 days
- Isaac Knight, sick leave extended 20 days 1 Oct 63, ret'd by 23 Oct 63
- John Brass, leave of absence, granted 2 Oct 63
- Edward Gamble (B), furlough, 6 Oct 63
- Joseph Gilbert (C), 10-day furlough, 9 Oct 63, ret'd by 23 Oct 63
- Martin Blake (E) on leave 29 Oct 63
- John Connelly (C) returned from furlough 18 Dec 63 (but the previous reports don't have anyone in co.C on furlough!?)
- Howard Shipley (G), leave of absence, granted 14 Dec 63, on leave 16 Dec to 26 Dec 63
- James Closson (G), leave of absence, on leave 16 Dec to 26 Dec 63
- Benjamin Tayman (F&S) 15 Dec 63, 20 days, for severe rheumatism
- David Lentz (F&S), sick leave for 20 days beginning 24 Dec 63
- William Carpenter (D), extended 20 days 18 May 64 by surgeon's certificate
- George Kite (G), 7-day furlough, 24 Mar 64
- David Baird (E), 10 Apr 64, reported awol 18 Apr 64, returned 19 Apr 64
- Samuel Edwards (B), 17 Apr 64
- Thomas Carrick (F), 19 Apr 64
- Montgomery Burr (D), William McGlency (D), and Wilfred Bywater (K) on ten-day furlough, 27 Apr 64
- William Adams (D), from Harwood General Hospital Washington DC, 30-day furlough, 6 June 1864 (from which he never returned)
- William H Andrews (H) on furlough in Philadelphia on 2 Jul 64
- Joseph Jones (H) sick leave extended 20 days on 7 Jul 64
- Isaac Thomas (F) sick leave extended 2 months on 9 Jul 64
- Adam Murphy (G) ? - 12 Jul 64
- William Kier, 3 Aug 64, 7 days
- Joseph Jones, 8 Aug 64, 30 days, on surgeon's certificate
- Aaron Varnasdale (D), 9 Aug 64, medical, ordered to report to Medical Director Philadelphia
- Henry Francis, 3 Sep 64 (received order 4 Sep 63)
- Samuel Conrad (E) 9 Sep 64 10 days (returned by 23 Sep 64)
- William McNally (C) 20 Sep 64 10 days
- Justus Gregory, 23 Sep 64, 10 days
- John Blum (K) 10 Oct 64, did not return
- William Carpenter (D), requested 20-day leave on 15 Oct 1864
- Robert Earnest (E) 10-day furlough starting 17 Oct 64
- John Donnell (I) absent with leave starting 23 Oct 64
- John O'Neill (C), leave 21 Feb 65 to 8 Mar 65, returned 11 Mar 65
- Benjamin Price (118th PA, 91st co.I), 20-day furlough from 1 Jun 65; returned 21 Jun 65
- Samuel Laforge (B) was absent on furlough when the regiment mustered out
- George Rodearmel (D) on furlough to visit Philadelphia Pennsylvania, because his mother was sick, 14 Feb 65-24 Feb 65
- John Buzby (G) on furlough; absent since 2 Jun 65; deserted 25 [?] June [?] 65
- William Carpenter (D) requested leave to visit Philadelphia because of serious family illness, 13 June 1865
- Anthony Gally (B) on furlough when regiment mustered out
- James Nugent, 24 June 1865 (expired 9 July 1865)