| Descriptive roll entries
non-coms, 1-7 8 to 30 1 to 20 21 to 40 41 to 60 61 to 80 81 to 100 101 to 110 |
- summary of ages at enlistment
- summary of pre-war occupations
- summary of descriptions (height, complexion, eye and hair color, birthplace)
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[source: Descriptive book, company D, 91st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, National Archives and Records Administration]
[I have made formatting changes to improve legibility.]
[NAMES] Robert R Stewart
[AGE.] 38
[HEIGHT.] 6 feet [blank] inches
[COMPLEXION.] Light
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Dark Auburn [?]
[WHERE BORN.] Philada Penn
[OCCUPATION.] Clerk
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Jan 15 /62
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Capt Sinex
[TERM.] 3 Years
[REMARKS.]
Mustered Jan 15 /62 - Capt Sinex
[NAMES] Jos J Stephens
[AGE.] 39
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 7 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Dark
[HAIR.] Dark
[WHERE BORN.] Philada Penn
[OCCUPATION.] Clerk
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] April 7 /64
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Lieut Gregory
[TERM.] 3 Years
[REMARKS.]
Mustered April 7 /64 Lieut Hildebrand
[NAMES] William Tinney
[AGE.] 38
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 9 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Light
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Light
[WHERE BORN.] Donegal Ireland
[OCCUPATION.] Labourer
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] [Dec] 26 /63
[WHERE.] Bealton Va
[BY WHOM.] Lieut Swan
[TERM.] 3 Years
[REMARKS.]
[blank]
[NAMES] Thomas Taylor
[AGE.] 31
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 8 1/2 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Light
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Light
[WHERE BORN.] Ireland
[OCCUPATION.] Shoema[ker]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] [Au]g 6 /62
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Lieut Gregory
[TERM.] 3 Years
[REMARKS.]
Mustered Aug 6" 1862 - Lieut Gregory
Promoted to Corpl Dec 26 /63
reduced to the ranks Mar 4 /65
[NAMES] Aaron R. Vanarsdale [?]
[AGE.] 21
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 9 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Light
[EYES.] Brown
[HAIR.] Dark
[WHERE BORN.] Philada Penn
[OCCUPATION.] Hose Maker
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] [Fe]b 12 /64
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Lieut Shipley
[TERM.] 3 Years
[REMARKS.]
[NAMES] Jesse Vance
[AGE.] 35
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 4 1/2 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Light
[EYES.] Hazel
[HAIR.] Light
[WHERE BORN.] Philada Penn
[OCCUPATION.] Mason
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] [De]c 26 /63
[WHERE.] Bealton Va
[BY WHOM.] Lieut Shipley
[TERM.] 3 Years
[REMARKS.]
[blank]
[NAMES] Wilbur Wampole
[AGE.] 21
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 6 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Gray
[HAIR.] Fair [?? -air seems clear]
[WHERE BORN.] Trenton N Jersey
[OCCUPATION.] Clerk
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] [F]eb 10 /64
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Lieut Shipley
[TERM.] 3 Years
[REMARKS.]
Mustered Feb 10th 1864 - Lieut Burke
[NAMES] William Young
[AGE.] 24
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 7 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Light
[EYES.] Gray
[HAIR.] Dark
[WHERE BORN.] Philada Penn
[OCCUPATION.] Butcher
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] [Jan] 21 /64
[WHERE.] Philada
[BY WHOM.] Lieut Shipley
[TERM.] 3 Years
[REMARKS.]
Mustered Jan 21" 1864 - Lieut Burke
[NAMES] Charles Peterman
[AGE.] 18 [this may be followed by '1/2']
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 6 1/4 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Fair
[EYES.] Brown
[HAIR.] Brown
[WHERE BORN.] Philada Penna
[OCCUPATION.] Laborer
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] March 1 /65
[WHERE.] Norristown
[BY WHOM.] Capt Yerkes
[TERM.] 1 Yr
[REMARKS.]
Admitted into McClellan USG Hospital May 2" 1865
[NAMES] GH Smith [sic; this seems to be Samuel H Smith, but the first letter is not the same as the 'S' in 'Stewart' or 'Stephens' above]
[AGE.] 44
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 10 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Brown
[WHERE BORN.] Oswego Co N York
[OCCUPATION.] Preacher
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] [June] 23 /64
[WHERE.] Meadville Pa
[BY WHOM.] Capt Davidson
[TERM.] 3 Years
[REMARKS.]
Reported for Duty Dec 31 /64 Drafted
[NAMES] Daniel Boose
[AGE.] 41
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 10 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Grey
[HAIR.] Dark
[WHERE BORN.] Pennsylvania
[OCCUPATION.] Carpenter
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Mar 24 /65
[WHERE.] Chambersburg Pa
[BY WHOM.] Capt Eyster
[TERM.] 1 Year
[REMARKS.]
Reported for duty Mar 24 /65 Substitute from the 16" Con Dist
[NAMES] Henry Knauss
[AGE.] 32
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 2 inches
[COMPLEXION.] " [sc. Dark]
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] " [sc. Dark]
[WHERE BORN.] Germany
[OCCUPATION.] Laborer
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Mar 24 /65
[WHERE.] " " [sc. Chambersburg Pa]
[BY WHOM.] " " [sc. Capt Eyster]
[TERM.] 1 Year
[REMARKS.]
Reported for duty Mar 24 /65 Substitute from the 16" Con Dist
[NAMES] Ephriam [sic] Banker
[AGE.] 21
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 8 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Fair
[EYES.] Grey
[HAIR.] " [sc. Dark]
[WHERE BORN.] Maryland
[OCCUPATION.] " [sc. Laborer]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Mar 25 /65
[WHERE.] " [sc. Chambersburg Pa]
[BY WHOM.] " " [sc. Capt Eyster]
[TERM.] 1 Year
[REMARKS.]
Reported for duty Mar 25 /65 Substitute from the 16" [?] Cong Dist
[NAMES] Jacob Miller
[AGE.] 16
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 7 inches
[COMPLEXION.] " [sc. Fair]
[EYES.] Hazel
[HAIR.] Light
[WHERE BORN.] Pennsylvania
[OCCUPATION.] " [sc. Laborer]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Mar 23 /65
[WHERE.] " " [sc. Chambersburg Pa]
[BY WHOM.] " " [sc. Capt Eyster]
[TERM.] 1 Year
[REMARKS.]
Reported for duty Mar 23 /65 Substitute from the 16" Cong Dist
[NAMES] William H Bell
[AGE.] 32
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 9 inches
[COMPLEXION.] " [sc. Fair]
[EYES.] Grey
[HAIR.] Black
[WHERE BORN.] Canada
[OCCUPATION.] Teamster
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Mar 23 /65
[WHERE.] " " [Chambersburg Pa]
[BY WHOM.] " " [sc. Capt Eyster]
[TERM.] 1 Year
[REMARKS.]
Reported for duty Mar 23 /65 Substitute from the 16" Cong Dist
Descriptive List Sent to Surgeon in Charge of Carver Hospital Wash DC
[NAMES] Oliver L Stewart
[AGE.] 18
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 10 inches
[COMPLEXION.] " [sc. Fair]
[EYES.] " [sc. Grey]
[HAIR.] Light
[WHERE BORN.] Pennsylvania
[OCCUPATION.] Farmer
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Mar 23 /65
[WHERE.] Hollidaysburg Pa
[BY WHOM.] Capt Loyd
[TERM.] 1 Year
[REMARKS.]
Reported for duty Mar 23 /65 Substitute from the 17" Cong Dist
[NAMES] Joseph Davis
[AGE.] 19
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 10 inches
[COMPLEXION.] " [sc. Fair]
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] " [sc. Light]
[WHERE BORN.] " [sc. Pennsylvania]
[OCCUPATION.] Labour[er]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Mar 23 /65
[WHERE.] " " [sc. Hollidaysburg Pa]
[BY WHOM.] " " [sc. Capt Loyd]
[TERM.] 1 Year
[REMARKS.]
Reported for duty Mar 23 /65 Substitute from the 17" Cong Dist
[NAMES] J. C. Moore
[AGE.] 25
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 8 inches
[COMPLEXION.] " [sc. Fair]
[EYES.] Fair ['Sandy' is crossed out]
[HAIR.] " [sc. Light]
[WHERE BORN.] " [sc. Pennsylvania]
[OCCUPATION.] [blank]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Mar 23 /65
[WHERE.] " " [sc. Hollidaysburg Pa]
[BY WHOM.] " " [sc. Capt Loyd]
[TERM.] 1 Year
[REMARKS.]
Reported for duty Mar 23 /65 Substitute from the 17" Cong Dist
[NAMES] John Allert [?]
[AGE.] 40
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 8 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Grey
[HAIR.] Dark
[WHERE BORN.] Germany
[OCCUPATION.] [blank]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] [Ma]r 23 /65
[WHERE.] " " [sc. Hollidaysburg Pa]
[BY WHOM.] " " [sc. Capt Eyster]
[TERM.] 1 Year
[REMARKS.]
Reported for duty Mar 23 /65 Substitute from the 17" Cong Dist
[NAMES] Daniel W Logan
[AGE.] 18
[HEIGHT.] 5 feet 5 inches
[COMPLEXION.] Sandy
[EYES.] " [sc. Grey]
[HAIR.] Dark
[WHERE BORN.] Pennsylvania
[OCCUPATION.] Farmer
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] [Mar] 23 /65
[WHERE.] " " [sc. Hollidaysburg Pa]
[BY WHOM.] " " [sc. Capt Eyster]
[TERM.] 1 Year
[REMARKS.]
Reported for duty Mar 23 /65 Substitute from the 17" Cong Dist
Reported [?] for duty June
Descriptive List forward Jun 21 /65