He was born in 1820/21 (3 (40 in 1861)).
He enlisted and was mustered into service, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 2 October 1861 (1, 3). He was mustered in as a private in company D (1, 3, 4).
He was discharged at Washington DC on 10 April 1862 on surgeon's certificate of disability (1, 2 [medical board], 3). He was a private, in company D (4).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Barnett McGraw)
2 company D, register of men discharged, entry 7 (Barnett McGraw)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 10 August 2004 (Barnett McGraw)
4 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Barnett McGrann)