He was born in 1842/43, in Pennsylvania (?), perhaps to John and Catharina Bitner.
[source:
date: 4 (22 in 1865), 5 (18 in 1860?).
place: 5 (?).
parents: 5 (?)]
Perhaps he is the Michael Bitner living in Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
If so, he was living with John and Cattiana [Catharina?] Bitner (presumably his parents), and was a day laborer.
[source: 5]
During the war
He was a substitute.
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 24 March 1865.
He was mustered in as a private, at Norristown, Pennsylvania.
He was a private in company B.
[sources: 1, 4, 6, 7]
He may have been charged for lost equipment, perhaps when the regiment mustered out.
[sources: 3; his name is crossed out in 2]
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)
(Michael Bittner)
4Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 23 June 2004
(Michael Bittner)
51860 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Limerick Township, microfilm series M653, film 1145, page 192 = 101 hanwritten (FamilySearch)
(Michael Bitner)
6index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania
(Michael Bitner)
7index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania
(Michael Bittner)
Sources checked unsuccessfully
1850 US census
Ancestry and FamilySearch indices (accessed 27 December 2013)
a Michael C Bitner, 2, born in PA, was living in Southampton, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, with Simon (33, carpenter, born PA) and Elisabeth (35 born PA) Bitner et al. (microfilm series M432, film 782, page 359 verso = 691 handwritten)
note that he was still living in Southampton in 1860 (Mich Bitner, 12, with Simon and Eliz et al., microfilm series M653, film 1112, page 871 = 27 handwritten)
1870 US census
Ancestry and FamilySearch indices (accessed 27 December 2013)
Michael Bittner is still living in Southampton with Simon and Elisabeth (microfilm series M593, film 1346, page 563 recto = 43 handwritten)
1880 US census
Michael Bitner (39, b. PA, farmer) is living in Fayetteville, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, with Elizabeth (35), Stewart (10), Harry (9), Simon (6), and William (2) et al. (enumeration district 96, microfilm series T9, film 1131, page 205 = 18 D handwritten)
see John and Catharine (with no one else) in 1880 at Pennsylvania, Montgomery, Frederick, FamilySearch
1890 US census, veterans' schedules
Ancestry index (accessed June 2007)
a Mary A wife of Michael Bittnear was living in Wayne, Ohio, but he served in C 120th Ohio (from 12 August 1862 to 5 March 1863) (FamilySearch)
1900 US census
Ancestry index (accessed 27 December 2013)
1910 US census
Michael C Bitner (62, railroad bolt cutter) is living in ward 12, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, with Elizabeth J Bitner (65) et al. (enumeration district 93, microfilm series T624, film 1337, page 95 = 11 A handwritten)
1920 US census
Ancestry index (accessed 27 December 2013)
1930 US census
Ancestry index (accessed 27 December 2013)
1940 US census
Ancestry index (accessed 27 December 2013)
Pennsylvania veterans burial cards
Ancestry index (accessed 25 Jan 2012)
pension index, by name
Ancestry index (accessed March 2007)
Find a grave
accessed 25 December 2013; some people who could have been born about 1843/44, but none of the memorials mentioned service in the 91st
headstone applications for US military veterans, 1925-1949
FamilySearch index (accessed 25 December 2013)
records of headstones of deceased Union veterans, 1879-1903
[1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Limerick Township, microfilm series M653, film 1145, page 192 = 101 hanwritten (FamilySearch)]
[identification is speculative]
[index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania]
[transcribed 9 Mar 2014, from Fold3]
Bitner Michael
Co. B., 91 Pennsylvania Inf.
Pvt | Pvt
REFERENCE CARD.
Original filed under
Bittner Michael
GENERAL INDEX CARD.
[card 2, transcribed 15 March 2014]
Bittner Michael
Co. B, 91 Pennsylvania Inf.
Pvt | Pvt
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