Descriptive roll entries
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[source: Descriptive book, company A, 91st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, National Archives and Records Administration]
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[NAMES] Austin Samuel C
[AGE.] 26
[HEIGHT.] 5 Feet 4 Inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Hazel
[HAIR.] Dark
[WHERE BORN.] Philada Pa.s
[OCCUPATION.] Brass Turner
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Aug 21st /61
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Col Reiff
[TERM.] 3 Years
[REMARKS.]
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate of Disability [the date follows, but is too light for me to read]
[The next entry is not numbered, and is written between the first two entries.]
[NAMES] Andrew Benjamin
[AGE.]
[HEIGHT.]
[COMPLEXION.]
[EYES.]
[HAIR.]
[WHERE BORN.]
[OCCUPATION.]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Nov 22
[WHERE.] Phila
[BY WHOM.] Lt Hamburg [?]
[TERM.] 3 yrs
[REMARKS.]
Discharged by order Judge Allison [?] Jan 8 /62 as being a minor
[NAMES] Agnew Johnson
[AGE.] 19
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 7 1/2 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Light
[EYES.] Gray
[HAIR.] Light
[WHERE BORN.] Philada Pa
[OCCUPATION.] Brick M [the rest is lost in the binding]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Sept 23d
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Col Reiff
[TERM.] 3 Years
[REMARKS.]
Discharged by reason of expiration of term of Service Dec. 8/ 64
[NAMES] Browning Jacob
[AGE.] 19
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 6 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Light
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Light
[WHERE BORN.] Philada Pa
[OCCUPATION.] Mould
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Sept 23d
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt Smith
[TERM.] 3 years
[REMARKS.]
Absent wounded [probably when the regiment mustered out on 10 July 1865]
[NAMES] Barnes John H [the 'H' is written over another letter]
[AGE.] 38
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 6 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Light
[EYES.] Grey
[HAIR.] Light
[WHERE BORN.] Philada Pa
[OCCUPATION.] Teamst[er]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Sept 16th
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt Smith
[TERM.] 3 Years
[REMARKS.]
[blank]
[NAMES] Bernstine, Gustavus J
[AGE.] 18
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 5 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Light
[EYES.] Grey
[HAIR.] Light
[WHERE BORN.] Saxon Germany
[OCCUPATION.] Coch [sic; sc. 'Coach'] Ma [presumably 'Maker']
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Sept 9th
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt McArthur [?]
[TERM.] 3 Years.
[REMARKS.]
Died at Indianna [sic] Hospital Washington D. C. April 13th 1862
[NAMES] Blake George
[AGE.] 22
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 10 1/2 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Light
[EYES.] Grey
[HAIR.] Brown
[WHERE BORN.] Millville New Jersey
[OCCUPATION.] Glass Blo[wer]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Sept 27th
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt Starr
[TERM.] 3 Years
[REMARKS.]
Transferred to Vet. Res. Corps April 1st 1865 by order of Secretary of War
[NAMES] Collins Newton
[AGE.] 26
[HEIGHT.] [blank]
[COMPLEXION.] [blank]
[EYES.] [blank]
[HAIR.] [blank]
[WHERE BORN.] [blank]
[OCCUPATION.] [blank]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Sept 28th
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt Dye ['Dye' is written over something]
[TERM.] 3 Years
[REMARKS.]
Transfered to Co. I Capt Carrie December 4th 1861
[NAMES] Coster John
[AGE.] 44
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 7 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Light
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Brown
[WHERE BORN.] Philada Pa
[OCCUPATION.] Tobacconi[st]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Sept 19th
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt Smith
[TERM.] 3 years
[REMARKS.]
[blank]
[NAMES] Chemin Eugene T
[AGE.] 22
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 6 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Light
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Light
[WHERE BORN.] Parris [sic] France
[OCCUPATION.] Guilder
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Sept 12
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt Starr
[TERM.] 3 Years
[REMARKS.]
[This is crossed out.] Reported missing in Campaign in Pennsylvania and ordered to be dropped from rolls by order of Genl Garrard July 9th /63
Discharged June 9th 1865 for Disability by I. [?] H. Taylor [?] Surg. U.S. Vols.
[NAMES] Elbertis Philip C
[AGE.] 20
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 5 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Light
[EYES.] Grey
[HAIR.] Light
[WHERE BORN.] Middeton Pa
[OCCUPATION.] Druggist
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Aug 21st
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Col Reiff
[TERM.] 3 Years
[REMARKS.]
Promoted to Hospital Steward of Regt
transf to Reg [??] USA Date not known
[NAMES] Eyre Benjamin B
[AGE.] 23
[HEIGHT.] [blank]
[COMPLEXION.] [blank]
[EYES.] [blank]
[HAIR.] [blank]
[WHERE BORN.] [blank]
[OCCUPATION.] [blank]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Aug 20th /61
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt Starr
[TERM.] 3 Years
[REMARKS.]
Promoted to 2d Lieut Co I December 2 /61
[NAMES] Eyre George W
[AGE.] 29
[HEIGHT.] [blank]
[COMPLEXION.] [blank]
[EYES.] [blank]
[HAIR.] [blank]
[WHERE BORN.] [blank]
[OCCUPATION.] [blank]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Aug 20th
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt Starr
[TERM.] 3 Years
[REMARKS.]
Promoted to 1st Lieut and Qr Master of Regt. October 4 /61
[The name is crossed out]
[NAMES] Fritzinger James
[AGE.] 40
[HEIGHT.] [blank]
[COMPLEXION.] [blank]
[EYES.] [blank]
[HAIR.] [blank]
[WHERE BORN.] [blank]
[OCCUPATION.] [blank]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Sept 28th
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt Dye [?]
[TERM.] 3 Years
[REMARKS.]
Deserted between Aug 2nd 1861 and 31st Oct 1861
[NAMES] Fox Thomas R
[AGE.] 23
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 5 1/2 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark ['Dark' seems to be written over 'light']
[EYES.] Dark
[HAIR.] Black
[WHERE BORN.] Philada Pa
[OCCUPATION.] Clerk
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Sept 23rd
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt Smith
[TERM.] 3 Years.
[REMARKS.]
Discharged for Disability. Date not known
[NAMES] Fox Edward W [?]
[AGE.] 18
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 7 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Grey
[HAIR.] Light
[WHERE BORN.] Philada Pa
[OCCUPATION.] Clerk
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Aug 20th
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt Starr
[TERM.] 3 Years
[REMARKS.]
Discharged by reason of Expiration of term of service August 31st 1864
[NAMES] Forsyth Penrose
[AGE.] 19
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 5 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Light
[EYES.] Grey
[HAIR.] Light
[WHERE BORN.] Philada Pa
[OCCUPATION.] Farmer
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Sept 17th
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt Smith
[TERM.] 3 Years
[REMARKS.]
[crossed out: ] Reported missing in campaign in Pennsylvania and dropped from Rolls by order of Genl Garrard July 9th /63
Absent Sick [presumably when the regiment mustered out]
[NAMES] Fraters Fredrick
[AGE.] 30
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 8 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Dark
[HAIR.] Dark
[WHERE BORN.] Philada Pa
[OCCUPATION.] Machinist
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Sept 12th
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt Starr
[TERM.] 3 Years
[REMARKS.]
Absent Sick [when the regiment mustered out on 10 July 1865]
[NAMES] Fisher Jacob P
[AGE.] 31
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 6 1/2 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Light
[EYES.] Grey
[HAIR.] Light
[WHERE BORN.] Philada Pa
[OCCUPATION.] Butcher
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Sept 9th
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt McArthur
[TERM.] 3 Years
[REMARKS.]
[blank]
[NAMES] Faries Francis A
[AGE.] 24
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 8 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Light
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Light
[WHERE BORN.] Philada Pa
[OCCUPATION.] Brick Lay[er]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Aug 23
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt Starr
[TERM.] 3 Years
[REMARKS.]
Discharged for expiration of term of Service Aug 23 /64
[NAMES] Godfrey Stephen
[AGE.] 23
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 8 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Light
[EYES.] Grey
[HAIR.] Light
[WHERE BORN.] France
[OCCUPATION.] Cabnet M[aker]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Sept 17th
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt Smith
[TERM.] 3 Years
[REMARKS.]
Discharged Sept 30 /64 by expiration of term of service