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Descriptive roll entries
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[I have proofread and edited this file.]
[source: Descriptive book, company E, 91st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, National Archives and Records Administration]
[see the notes before entry 1 for information about when the descriptive roll was written, and about my transcription.]
[related file: summary of ages at enlistment]
[related file: summary of pre-war occupations]
[related file: summary of descriptions (height, complexion, eye and hair color, birthplace)]
[NO.] 180
[NAMES] Thomas Donaldson
[AGE.] 27
[HEIGHT.] 5 Feet 7 1/2 Inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Brown
[WHERE BORN.] Dover England
[OCCUPATION.] Printer
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Mar 24 /65
[WHERE.] Phila Pa
[BY WHOM.] Capt Leaman
[TERM.] 1 Year
[REMARKS.]
Enlisted as Substitute
Mustered by Capt Leaman
[NO.] 181
[NAMES] Martin B. Will
[AGE.] 42
[HEIGHT.] 5 Feet 7 1/2 Inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Dark
[WHERE BORN.] Phila Penna
[OCCUPATION.] Butcher
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Mar 24 /65
[WHERE.] Phila Pa
[BY WHOM.] Capt Leaman
[TERM.] 1 Year
[REMARKS.]
Enlisted as Substitute
Mustered by Capt Leaman
[NO.] 182
[NAMES] Patrick Murphy
[AGE.] 36
[HEIGHT.] 5 Feet 7 Inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Brown
[WHERE BORN.] Ireland
[OCCUPATION.] Labourer
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Mar 28 /65
[WHERE.] Norristown Pa
[BY WHOM.] Capt Yerkes
[TERM.] 1 Year
[REMARKS.]
Enlisted as Substitute
Mustered by Capt Yerkes
[NO.] 183
[NAMES] Francis Carrigan
[AGE.] 29
[HEIGHT.] 5 Feet 7 1/4 Inches
[COMPLEXION.] Light
[EYES.] Hazel
[HAIR.] Brown
[WHERE BORN.] Scotland
[OCCUPATION.] Plasterer
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Mar 30 /65
[WHERE.] Norristown Pa
[BY WHOM.] Capt Yerkes
[TERM.] 1 Year
[REMARKS.]
Enlisted as Substitute
Mustered by Capt Yerkes
[NO.] 184
[NAMES] Carl Nelson
[AGE.] 29
[HEIGHT.] 5 Feet 2 1/2 Inches
[COMPLEXION.] Fair
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Brown
[WHERE BORN.] Ireland
[OCCUPATION.] Farmer
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Mar 15 /65
[WHERE.] Meadville Pa [In 1900, two Meadville's existed in PA: Meadville City, in Crawford County, and Meadville, in Salisbury Township, Lancaster County.]
[BY WHOM.] Capt Derickson
[TERM.] 1 Year
[REMARKS.]
Enlisted as Substitute
Mustered by Capt Derickson
[NO.] 185
[NAMES] Henry Strock
[AGE.] 18
[HEIGHT.] 5 Feet 9 [?] Inches [the '9' is written over something]
[COMPLEXION.] Fair
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Light
[WHERE BORN.] Ohio
[OCCUPATION.] Farmer
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Mar 15 /65
[WHERE.] Meadville Pa [In 1900, two Meadville's existed in PA: Meadville City, in Crawford County, and Meadville, in Salisbury Township, Lancaster County.]
[BY WHOM.] Capt Derickson
[TERM.] 1 Year
[REMARKS.]
Enlisted as Substitute
Mustered by Capt Derickson
[NO.] 186
[NAMES] John Weiser
[AGE.] 37
[HEIGHT.] 5 Feet 10 Inches
[COMPLEXION.] Fair
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Auburn
[WHERE BORN.] Armstrong Co Penna
[OCCUPATION.] Farmer
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Sept 21 /64 [sic]
[WHERE.] Aleghany [sic] Pa
[BY WHOM.] Capt Kecker [??]
[TERM.] 1 Year
[REMARKS.]
Drafted from [sic; the remark ends there]
[NO.] 187
[NAMES] James Galvin
[AGE.] 20
[HEIGHT.] 5 Feet 5 Inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Grey
[HAIR.] Dark
[WHERE BORN.] Ireland
[OCCUPATION.] Labourer
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Mar 24 /65
[WHERE.] Lancaster Pa
[BY WHOM.] Capt Strouse [? could be Strowe]
[TERM.] 1 Year
[REMARKS.]
Enlisted as Substitute
Mustered by Capt Strouse [? could be Strowe]
[NO.] 188
[NAMES] James Harley
[AGE.] 40
[HEIGHT.] 5 Feet 3 Inches
[COMPLEXION.] Light
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Brown
[WHERE BORN.] [blank]
[OCCUPATION.] [blank]
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] April 3 /65
[WHERE.] Phila
[BY WHOM.] [blank]
[TERM.] 1 Year
[REMARKS.]
Enlisted as Substitute
End. [the rest of this line is in a different hand, and is difficult to read because it is much lighter than the rest of the page] Found in Co. K. 118 Pa. Inf.--Aug 13 /94 W.A.J.
[NO.] 189
[NAMES] John L Smith
[AGE.] 18
[HEIGHT.] 5 Feet 8 Inches
[COMPLEXION.] Fair
[EYES.] Brown
[HAIR.] Light
[WHERE BORN.] Phila Penna
[OCCUPATION.] Huckster
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Nov 10 /62
[WHERE.] Phila Pa
[BY WHOM.] Capt Sharwood
[TERM.] 3 Yrs
[REMARKS.]
Mustered by Capt Sharwood
Transfered from 118th Pa Vols June 2nd [?] /65
Promoted to Corp for good Conduct in the field March 1st 1865
Date of last Settlement Aug 31st /64. Clothing Drawn Since Last Settlement $25.30. Rec ad Bounty $25. Bounty Due $75. Last Paid By Maj Holman Dec 31 /64
[NO.] 190
[NAMES] John Carey
[AGE.] 23
[HEIGHT.] 5 Feet 5 1/4 Inches
[COMPLEXION.] Florid
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Dark
[WHERE BORN.] Philadelphia Pennsylvania
[OCCUPATION.] Farmer
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] July 20 /63
[WHERE.] West Chester
[BY WHOM.] Capt Christman
[TERM.] 3 Yrs
[REMARKS.]
Mustered By Capt Christman
Transfered from 118th Pa Vols June 2nd 1865
Rec ad Bounty $25 Bounty Due $75 Date of last Settlement Aug 31 /64. Clothing Drawn Since last Settlement $60.40. Last Paid By Maj Holman Dec 31 /64
on duty at Brig. Hd. Qrs.
[NO.] 191
[NAMES] Deville Albert
[AGE.] 29
[HEIGHT.] 5 Feet 4 Inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Hazel
[HAIR.] Black
[WHERE BORN.] France
[OCCUPATION.] Drill master
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] [Se]pt [?] 9 /63
[WHERE.] Norristown Pa
[BY WHOM.] Capt Freedly
[TERM.] 3 Years
[REMARKS.]
Mustered by Capt Freedly
Transfered from 118th Pa Vols June 2nd /65
Rec adv Bounty $25. Bounty Due $75. Date of last Settlement Aug 31st /64. Clothing Drawn Since last Settlement $27.43. Last Paid By Maj Holman Dec 31st /64
[NO.] 192
[NAMES] Israel Eberly
[AGE.] 20
[HEIGHT.] 5 Feet 11 Inches
[COMPLEXION.] Florid
[EYES.] Hazel
[HAIR.] Brown
[WHERE BORN.] Penna
[OCCUPATION.] R.R. Employee
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] July 18 /63
[WHERE.] Lancaster Pa
[BY WHOM.] Capt Bolemier [??]
[TERM.] 3 Yrs
[REMARKS.]
Mustered by Capt Bolemier [??]
Transfered from 118th Pa Vols June 2 /65. Rec adv Bounty $25. Bounty Due $75. Date of last Settlement Aug 31st /64. Clothing Drawn Since last Settlement $63.09. Last Paid By Maj Holman Dec 31 /64.
[NO.] 193
[NAMES] Edwin Eisenhart
[AGE.] 28
[HEIGHT.] 5 Feet 4 1/2 Inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Hazel
[HAIR.] Brown
[WHERE BORN.] Penna
[OCCUPATION.] Shoemaker
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] July 23 /63
[WHERE.] Frankford Pa
[BY WHOM.] 5th Dist [sic]
[TERM.] 3 Yrs
[REMARKS.]
Mustered By Capt Yardley
Transfered from 118th Pa Vols June 2nd /65
Rec adv Bounty $25. Bounty Due $75. Clothing Drawn Since Enlistment $61.91. Last Paid By Maj Holman Dec 31 /64
[NO.] 194
[NAMES] George H Gay
[AGE.] 18
[HEIGHT.] 5 Feet 8 3/4 Inches
[COMPLEXION.] Fair
[EYES.] Grey
[HAIR.] Brown
[WHERE BORN.] New York
[OCCUPATION.] Labourer
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Nov 23 /63
[WHERE.] Easton Pa
[BY WHOM.] 11st Dist
[TERM.] 3 Yrs
[REMARKS.]
Transfered from 118th Pa Vols June 2nd /65
Rec adv Bounty $25. Bounty Due $75. Clothing Drawn Since Enlistment $58.74. Last Paid By Maj Holman Dec 31 /64.
[NO.] 195
[NAMES] George H Howell
[AGE.] 26
[HEIGHT.] 5 Feet 5 1/2 Inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Hazel
[HAIR.] Brown
[WHERE BORN.] Phila Penna
[OCCUPATION.] Carpenter
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] July 24 /63
[WHERE.] Phila Pa
[BY WHOM.] 3rd Dist
[TERM.] 3 Yrs
[REMARKS.]
Transfered from 118th Pa Vols June 2d /65
Rec adv Bounty $25. Bounty Due $75. Clothing Drawn Since Enlistment $37.58. Last Paid By Maj Holman Dec 31 /64.
Wounded at Pegrams House Va Sept 30th /64
[NO.] 196
[NAMES] John Huret
[The surname could be
[AGE.] 23
[HEIGHT.] 5 Feet 7 1/2 Inches
[COMPLEXION.] Ruddy
[EYES.] Blue
[HAIR.] Red
[WHERE BORN.] Phila Penna
[OCCUPATION.] Drayman
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Jan 19 /65
[WHERE.] Easton Pa
[BY WHOM.] Capt Yohe [?]
[TERM.] 1 Yr
[REMARKS.]
Mustered By Capt Yohe [?]
Transfered from 118th Pa Vols June 2nd /65
Rec adv Bounty 33.33/100. Bounty Due $66.67/100. Clothing Drawn Since Enlistment $56.33. Recieved [sic] No Pay Since Enlistment
[NO.] 197
[NAMES] Samuel Swartz
[AGE.] 29
[HEIGHT.] 5 Feet 6 3/4 Inches
[COMPLEXION.] Dark
[EYES.] Hazel
[HAIR.] Brown
[WHERE BORN.] Penna
[OCCUPATION.] Mason
[ENLISTMENT.]
[WHEN.] Sept 10 /63
[WHERE.] Norristown Pa
[BY WHOM.] 6th Dist [sic]
[TERM.] 3 Yrs
[REMARKS.]
Transfered from 118th Pa Vols June 2nd /65
Rec adv Bounty $25. Bounty Due $75. Clothing Drawn Since Enlistment $49.09. Last Paid By Maj Holman Dec 31 /64
End