91st PA: Isaac or John Biddel

During the war

He enlisted and was mustered into service on 19 November 1861. He enlisted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was mustered in as a private, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a private in company B. [sources: 1, 2, 3, 4]

He is listed on the company muster-in roll dated 3 December 1861. [source: 4]

He deserted, apparently before 31 December 1861, since he's listed as deserted on the company muster roll dated from 7 October to 31 December 1861. [source: 4]

He was not on the muster-out roll when the regiment mustered out. [sources: 1, 2]

Sources

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 Biddle)

2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 27 June 2004 (John Biddel; muster-in roll has 'Isaac Biddel')

3 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Isaac Biddle)

4 compiled service record, co. B, 91 Pennsylvania Inf. (Isaac Biddle)

Sources checked unsuccessfully

US census records: searched Ancestry for Isaac Biddle born 1816 +/- 5 lived in Pennsylvania in US census records; found nothing interesting (accessed 29 November 2013); searched Ancestry for John Biddle born 1816 +/- 5 lived in Pennsylvania in US census records; found multiple candidates (e.g. three in Philadelphia in 1860)--too many to sort out given how little information I have
pension index, by name: Ancestry index (accessed March 2007)
1890 US census, veterans schedules: Ancestry index (accessed June 2007)
applications for headstones for military veterans, 1925-1941: FamilySearch index--searched for Isaac or John Biddel (accessed 6 Nov 12)
records of headstones of deceased Union veterans, 1879-1903: FamilySearch index--searched for Isaac of John Biddel (accessed 6 Nov 12)
Find a grave: searched Isaac Biddel (no entries), Isaac Biddle (11, none mentioning service in the 91st), John Biddle (262 entries; 54 in PA, none of the PA entries mention the 91st), John Biddel (0 entries) (accessed 29 November 2013); note memorial 51848872: John Biddle 28 Jun 1814-19 Oct 1884; buried in Laurel Hill; neither the site nor the death notice mention the 91st PA

index to compiled service records

[index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania]
[transcribed 16 Mar 2014, from Fold3]

Biddle Isaac
Co. B., 91 Pennsylvania Inf.
Pvt | Pvt.
See also [blank]

GENERAL INDEX CARD.

compiled service record

[compiled service record, Isaac Biddle, co. B, 91 Pennsylvania Inf.]
[transcribed 3 images, 1 August 2014, obtained from National Archives and Records Administration]

[image 1]

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Biddle Isaac
Co. B, 91 Pennsylvania Inf.
Private | Private

CARD NUMBERS.
1 22042173
2 22042370
[the rest of the card numbers are blank]

Number of personal papers herein 0

Book Mark: [blank]
See also [blank]

[image 2]

E. E. Doughty
X

[image 3, which consists of two cards]

B | 91 | Pa.
Isaac Biddle
Pvt, Co. B, 91 Reg't Pennsylvania Inf.
Appears on
Company Muster Roll
for from Oct 7 to Dec 31, 1861.
Present or absent [blank]
Stoppage, $[blank]
Due Gov't, $[blank]
Remarks: Deserted. Whereabouts unknown

Not on Co. muster out roll

Book mark: [blank]

Patterson Copyist.

[card 2]

B | 91 | Pa
Isaac Biddle
Pvt, Capt. Bowman's Co., 91 Reg't Pa. Inf.*
Age 44 years.
Appears on
Company Muster-in Roll
of the organization named above. Roll dated
Philada, Pa. Dec 3, 1861.
Muster-in to date Nov 19, 1861.

Joined for duty and enrolled:
and mustered into service
When Nov 19, 1861.
Where Philada
Period 3 years.

Bounty paid $[blank]
Remarks: [blank]

* This organization subsequently became Co. B, 91 Reg't Pa. Inf.

Book mark: [blank]

Patterson Copyist.

[image 4]

Isaac or John Biddel

Before the war

During the war

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