He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1835/39. [sources: date: 3 (25 in 1861), 4, 5 (23 in 1862), 6 (23 in 1862), 7 (11 in 1850). place: 3, 6, 7]
Perhaps he is the Thomas L Albertson living in ward 6, Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1850. If so, he is living with Gilbert and Rachael Albertson (presumably his parents), and with Sarah Jane Albertson (presumably his sister), and Amelia V Reeves. He had attended school within the year. [source: 7]
When he enlisted, he was a farmer. [source: 3]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 6 inches tall, had a light complexion, blue eyes, and light hair. [source: 3]
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 3 September 1861, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was enlisted by Captain Lentz, for three years. He was mustered into service by Captain Starr. He was a private, in company E. [sources: 1, 3, 4, 8]
He died at 1211 S 5th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 15 February 1862, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of typhoid fever, or of pulmonary consumption. He was single. He was a private, in company E. The funeral was held on 18 February, from 1211 South Fifth Street (his uncle's residence). He was buried in St Paul's, at Catherine above 6th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Note that Find a grave lists three St Paul's in Philadelphia, without giving addresses. According to this list (accessed 17 Mar 12), St Paul's ME Church Grounds was located at Catherine above 6th; I presume that is the relevant cemetery.) [sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8]
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)
3 descriptive roll, company E, entry 16 (Thomas Albertson)
4 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 17 May 2004 (Thomas Albertson)
5 [death notice], Philadelphia Inquirer 18 February 1862, page 5 (Thos Albertson)
6 death certificate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 15 Feb 1862 (Thos Albertson)
7 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Southwark, ward 6, microfilm series M432, film 822, page 446 verso = 64 handwritten = 928 handwritten (Thomas L Albertson)
8 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Thomas Albertson)
line | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Dwellings visited | 455 | ||||
Families visited | 505 | ||||
Name | Gilbert Albertson | Rachael " | Sarah Jane " | Thomas L " | Amelia V. Reeves |
Age | 37 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 7 |
Sex | m | f | f | m | f |
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Occupation of males over 15 years | Labourer | ||||
Real estate owned | |||||
Birthplace | " [sc. Pennsylvania] | new Jersey | Pennsylvania | " | new york |
Married within year | |||||
Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | |||
Over 20 & can't read/write | |||||
Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
ALBERTSON--On the 15th inst., Thos. Albertson, of Colonel Gregory's Ninety-first Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, Captain Lentz's Company, aged 23 years.
The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of his uncle, No. 1211 S. Fifth street, this (Tuesday) afternoon, at 3 o'clock.