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[source: Descriptive book, company C, 91st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, National Archives and Records Administration]
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[NAMES] Ross Robert
[AGE.] 35
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 11 1/2 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Fair
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Brown
[WHERE BORN.] Philada Pennsylvania
[OCCUPATION.] Driv[er]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Sept 21st
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Captain Lentz
[TERM.] 3 yrs
[REMARKS.]
very heavy scar on left fore arm
arm crooked from compound fracture
Transferred to co I
[NAMES] Schiefer, William G.
[AGE.] 25 ['22' is crossed out]
[HEIGHT.] 6 feet 3 5/8 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Fair
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Brown
[WHERE BORN.] Bellfonte [?] Pennsylvania
[OCCUPATION.] Pai [the rest is illegible in the binding]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Sept 16th
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt Smith
[TERM.] 3 yrs
[REMARKS.]
[blank]
[NAMES] Shinkel, Edward
[AGE.] 34
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 7 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Brown
[HAIR.] Brown
[WHERE BORN.] Philada Pennsylvania
[OCCUPATION.] [illegible]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Aug 29th
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt McArthur [?]
[TERM.] 3 yrs
[REMARKS.]
Missing
[NAMES] Simpson, Samuel C.
[AGE.] 27
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 5 1/2 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Fair
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Sandy
[WHERE BORN.] Philada Pennsylvania
[OCCUPATION.] [illegible]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Aug 20th
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Col Reiff
[TERM.] 3 yrs
[REMARKS.]
Marks from Small Pox
Discharged time out
[NAMES] Simpson, William H.
[AGE.] 19
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 8 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Fair
[EYES.] Hazel
[HAIR.] Brown
[WHERE BORN.] Philada Pennsylvania
[OCCUPATION.] Cigar [the rest is illegible in the binding; presumably 'cigar maker']
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Aug 20th
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Col Reiff
[TERM.] 3 yrs
[REMARKS.]
Scar on underlip
Discharged time out
[NAMES] Smith, William H.
[AGE.] 40
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 8 1/2 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Mixd
[WHERE BORN.] Philada Pennsylvania
[OCCUPATION.] Carp [the rest is lost in the binding; perhaps 'Carpenter'?]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Aug 24th
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Col Reiff
[TERM.] 3 yrs
[REMARKS.]
Mole on right side of nose
[NAMES] Smith William
[AGE.] 41
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 9 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark ['Dark' seems to be written over something]
[EYES.] Grey [?] [something may be written over 'grey']
[HAIR.] Grey
[WHERE BORN.] [illegible] Ireland
[OCCUPATION.] [illegible; it may begin 'Far' or 'Fam']
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Aug 29th
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt McArthur
[TERM.] 3 yrs
[REMARKS.]
[NAMES] Stevens, John
[AGE.] 27
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 10 1/2 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Fair
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Brown
[WHERE BORN.] Danvers Mass
[OCCUPATION.] [illegible]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Sept 9th
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt Starr
[TERM.] 3 yrs
[REMARKS.]
J.S. on right arm
Nose broken
[NAMES] Stewart, George F.
[AGE.] 21 ['18' is crossed out]
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 2 1/2 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Fair
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Brown
[WHERE BORN.] Philada Pennsylvania
[OCCUPATION.] Cigar [the rest is illegible in the gutter; presumably 'cigar maker']
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Sept 16th
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt Smith
[TERM.] 3 yrs
[REMARKS.]
Scar on knuckle of middle finger on right hand
[NAMES] Stewart, William G.
[AGE.] 29
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 8 1/2 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Fair
[EYES.] Grey
[HAIR.] Brown
[WHERE BORN.] Monmouth Co. New Jersey
[OCCUPATION.] Cle[rk]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Sept 21st
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt Smith
[TERM.] 3 yrs
[REMARKS.]
Scar on left arm
[NAMES] Troutwine, William H.
[AGE.] 42
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 7 3[?]/4 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Brown
[HAIR.] Blk
[WHERE BORN.] Philada Pennsylvania
[OCCUPATION.] [illegible]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Sept 17th
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt Smith
[TERM.] 3 yrs
[REMARKS.]
Scar over left eye
Killed in action at Fredricksburg Dec 13 /62
[NAMES] Trump, John
[AGE.] 25
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 8 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Blk
[WHERE BORN.] Philada Pennsylvania
[OCCUPATION.] Tan [?] [the rest is lost in the gutter]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Sept 21st
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt Lentz
[TERM.] 3 yrs
[REMARKS.]
[NAMES] Vandever, Benjamin
[AGE.] 38
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 10 1/2 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Hazel
[HAIR.] Blk
[WHERE BORN.] New York New York
[OCCUPATION.] [illegible; perhaps starting with 'C']
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Aug 29th
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt McArthur [?]
[TERM.] 3 yrs
[REMARKS.]
Scar between thumb + far finger of left hand
[NAMES] Vanzant, Charles P.
[AGE.] 19
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 11 1/2 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Fair
[EYES.] Grey
[HAIR.] Brown
[WHERE BORN.] Philada Pennsylvania
[OCCUPATION.] Cle[rk?]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Sept 21st
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt Smith
[TERM.] 3 yrs
[REMARKS.]
3 pock marks [a word is crossed out here] on right cheek
Discharged
[NAMES] Wharton, John A
[AGE.] 22 ['19' is crossed out]
[HEIGHT.] 6 feet 1/2 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Brown
[HAIR.] Blk
[WHERE BORN.] Philada Pennsylvania
[OCCUPATION.] Gas [the rest is lost in the binding]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Aug 30th
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Col Reiff
[TERM.] 3 yrs
[REMARKS.]
[blank]
[NAMES] Wood, Mansfield
[AGE.] 36
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 7 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Fair
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Brown
[WHERE BORN.] Philada Pennsylvania
[OCCUPATION.] L [the rest is lost in the binding; perhaps 'Laborer'?]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Sept 18th
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt Smith
[TERM.] 3 yrs
[REMARKS.]
Right thumb off
Scar by left eye
Discharged
[NAMES] Worl John P
[AGE.] 22 ['19' is crossed out]
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 7 1/4 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Fair
[EYES.] Hazel
[HAIR.] Brown
[WHERE BORN.] Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
[OCCUPATION.] [illegible]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Aug 20th
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Col Reiff
[TERM.] 3 yrs
[REMARKS.]
[blank]
[NAMES] Wright, John
[AGE.] 26
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 7 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Brown
[HAIR.] Brown
[WHERE BORN.] Baltimore Maryland
[OCCUPATION.] [illegible]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Sept 23rd
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt Keyser
[TERM.] 3 yrs
[REMARKS.]
Middle finger of left hand crooked [?] at first joint
Discharged
[NAMES] Drew, Michael
[AGE.] 28
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 7 1/2 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Fair
[EYES.] Grey
[HAIR.] Brown
[WHERE BORN.] Belfast Ireland
[OCCUPATION.] Gla [the rest is illegible in the binding; perhaps 'Glass blower']
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Sept 23rd
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt Keyser
[TERM.] 3 yrs
[REMARKS.]
Scars on chin, over left eye, + over the bridge of nose
[NAMES] Campbell, Patrick
[AGE.] 33
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 7 1/2 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Fair
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Brown
[WHERE BORN.] Spanish Town, [illegible word--looks like 'Sub' or 'Tub'] Jamaica
[OCCUPATION.] [illegible]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Sept 25th [?]
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt Keyser
[TERM.] 3 yrs
[REMARKS.]
Discharged time out