He was born in 1823, in Germany. [sources: date: 7, 8; 3 (40 in 1865), 4 (40 in 1865), 11 (60 in 1885), 12 (60 in 1885), 13? (29 in 1860), 14? (42 in 1870). place: 3, 8, 11, 12, 13? (France), 14? (France)]
In 1860, perhaps he is the John T Allard livign in Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania. If so, he was a day laborer, and owned $50 in personal property. He was living with Susan (presumably his wife) and William A (presumably their child) Allard, along with two others. [source: 13]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 8 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, grey eyes, and dark hair. [source: 3]
He also served in company B of the 10th Pennsylvania Infantry. He enlisted on 24 April 1861, and was discharged on 31 July 1861. He served for four months. [sources: 5, 6, 11]
He also served in company G of the 51st Pennsylvania Infantry, apparently from 20 September 1861 (enlisted at Bellefonte, PA) to 18 October 1864 (discharged at Indianapolis, Indiana). [sources: 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 (2nd battalion Pennsylvania VRC)]
He also served in 120 company 2 battalion VRC. [sources: 5, 6]
He was a substitute. He enlisted and was mustered into service on 23 or 24 March 1865. He was enlisted for one year, at Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, by Captain Eyster. He was mustered in as a private, at Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. He reported for duty on 23 March 1865. His service was credited to the seventeenth congressional district. He was a private in company D. [sources: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15]
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865. He was a private, in company D. [sources: 1, 4, 5, 10, 12, 15]
In 1870, perhaps he is the John Allart living in Barree Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. If so, he was a laborer, and owned $800 in personal property. He was living with his wife Susan, and children Marquis and Anna Allart (along with one other). [source: 14]
On 28 or 29 January 1885, he was admitted from Pennshylvania to the Southern Branch of the National home for disabled volunteer soldiers. He had general debility. He was divorced. The contact listed for him is Anne Allert, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. [sources: 11 (29 Jan), 12 (28 Jan)]
On 20 March 1886, he successfully applied for a pension. [sources: 5, 6]
He died on 25 January 1895, at Osceola Mills, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, while he was on furlough from the National Home. He was receiving a pension of $24 per month. He was buried in Umbria Cemetery, Osceola Mills, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 5 (25 Jan), 7 (1895), 8 (25 Jan), 11 (3 Feb 95), 12 (25 Jan)]
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) (John Allen) [The National Archives has no record of a John Allen in company D (2), and the company D descriptive roll has a John Allert [?]; I assume Bates' transcriber misread that as Allen; see also source 5 above]
2 e-mail, Chris Buckingham, 5 March 2004
3 company D, [second] descriptive roll, entry 79 (John Allert [?])
4 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 6 August 2004 (John Allen)
5 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company D (John Allart)
6 pension index, by name (John Allart)
7 Find-a-grave, memorial 19292772, added by Sherry Woods, added 8 May 2007, accessed 12 January 2011 [identification is confirmed by the location and reference to his service] (John Allart)
8 Pennsylvania veterans burial records, available on Ancestry (transcribed 12 January 2011) (John Allert)
9 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John Allen)
10 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John Allart)
11 page 125 of Report of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1895. Serial Set volume 3412, session volume 45, 54th Congress, 1st Session. House Document 42 (in 3 parts). Part III. (John Allart)
12 Historical register of National homes for disabled volunteer soldiers, 1866-1938, National archives and records administration, microfilm series M1749 (John Allert)
13 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Centre County, Bellefonte, microfilm series M653, film 1090, page 309 = 325 handwritten (John T Allard)
14 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon County, Barree Township, microfilm series M593, film 1349, page 477 recto = 13 handwritten (John Allart)
15 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John Allert)
| line | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
| Dwelling number | [2223] | ||||
| Family number | 2315 | ||||
| Name | John T Allard | Susan " | William A. " | Henrietta Boyer | Warren Burnside |
| Age | 29 | 24 | 6 | 22 | 26 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F | M |
| Color | |||||
| Occupation | " " [sc. Day Laborer] | Servant | |||
| Value of real estate owned | |||||
| Value of personal estate | 50 | ||||
| Place of birth | France | Penna | " | " | " |
| Married within year | |||||
| Attended school within year | |||||
| Cannot read & write | |||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | Pauper Idiot |
| line | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Dwelling-house number | 107 | ||||
| Family number | 103 | ||||
| Name | Allart John | - Susan | - Marquis | - Anna | Anderson Wm W |
| Age | 42 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 16 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Laborer | Keeping House | At Home | Laborer | |
| Real estate value | |||||
| Personal estate value | $800 | ||||
| Birthplace | France | Pennsylvania | Do | Do | Do |
| Father foreign born | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Mother foreign born | 1 | ||||
| Birth month if born within year | |||||
| Marriage month if married within year | |||||
| Attended school past year | 1 | ||||
| Can't read | |||||
| Can't write | |||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | |||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | ||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| No. | 4572 NP [?] 480.670 [crossed out:17.00 24 [?] | ||
| NAME. | John Allert | ||
| Home and Address of Relatives or Friends. | Anne Allert Huntingdon Pa | ||
| Where Born. | Germany | ||
| Company and Regiment. | B 10 Pa | 2 Batt'l Pa. V.R.C. [sic] | D 91 Pa Vols |
| Date of Enlistment. | 24 April 1861 | 20 Sept 1861 [sic] | 23 Mch 1865 |
| Date of Discharge. | 31 July 1861 | 18 Oct 1864. [sic] | 10 July 1865 |
| DISABILITY. | General debility | ||
| Date of Admission. | 28 [sic] Jan 1885 | ||
| By order of Manager. | Genl Negley | ||
| Age. | 60 | ||
| Married or Single. | D. | ||
| REMARKS. | First admission Died at Osceola Mills, Clearfield Co, Pa, Jany 25. 1895 While on furlough | ||