He was born on 13 April 1843, in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, to Richard Mayhew Bennett and Sarah Nichols. [source: date: 9; 3 (19 in 1864), 7 (6 in 1850), 8 (16 in 1860). place: 9; 3, 7, 8. parents: 9; 7, 8]
In 1850, he was living in Wysox, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. He was living with R M and Sarah Bennet (presumably his parents), and with Rebecca, Lovinia, and David Bennet (presumably his siblings). [source: 7]
In 1860, he was living in Wysox, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. He was living with Richard and Sarah Bennett (presumably his parents), and with Rebecca, Lovinia, David, Nathanel, Emma, LaFayette, and Elisabeth Bennett (presumably his siblings). He had attended school within the year. [source: 8]
When he enlisted, he was a farmer. [source: 3]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 9 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, grey eyes, and dark hair. [source: 3]
He also served in company I of the 141st Pennsylvania. [sources: 5, 6]
He was a substitute. He enlisted and was mustered into service on 7 October 1864. He enlisted for one year, at Tonawanda, Pennsylvania. His service was credited to the thirteenth Congressional District. He was mustered in as a private in company H. [sources: 1, 3, 10]
He was killed in action on 27 October 1864 at Boynton Road, Hatcher's Run, Virginia. He was a private, in company H. [source: 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10]
On 4 February 1884, his father, Richard M Bennett, applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension. [sources: 5, 6]
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) (Henry A Bennett)
2 company H, register of deaths (Henry A Bennett)
3 company H, descriptive roll, #128 (Henry A Bennett)
4 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 30 October 1864 (Henry A Bennett)
5 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company H (Henry Bennett)
6 pension index, by name (Henry Bennett)
7 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Bradford County, Wysox, microfilm series M432, film 757, page 276 verso = 25 handwritten (FamilySearch) (Henry Bennet)
8 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Bradford County, Wysox, microfilm series M653, film 1081, page 1041 = 188 handwritten (FamilySearch) (Henry Bennett)
9 'Fulkrod and Fugal family tree', available on Ancestry, owner clfugal, accessed 3 October 2013 (Henry A Bennett)
10 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Henry A Bennett)
| line | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Dwellings visited | 25 [??] | |||||
| Families visited | 25 | |||||
| Name | R M Bennet | Sarah " | Rebecca " | Henry " | Lovinia " | David " |
| Age | 32 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M | F | M |
| Color | ||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | " [sc. Farmer] | |||||
| Real estate owned | 800 | |||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pa] | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | |||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Dwelling number | 1468 | |||||||||
| Family number | 1383 | |||||||||
| Name | Richard Bennett | Sarah " | Rebecca " | Henry " | Lovinia " | David " | Nathanel " | Emma " | La Fayett | Elisabeth |
| Age | 41 | 38 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Sex | m | f | f | m | f | m | m | f | m | f |
| Color | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Farmer | |||||||||
| Value of real estate owned | 600 | |||||||||
| Value of personal estate | 500 | |||||||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Pa] | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |