He was born in 1846/50 (2 (18 in 1865), 5 [30 in 1880]). He was born in Pennsylvania (2, 5).
When he enlisted, he was a farmer (2).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 4 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, grey eyes, and brown hair (2).
He was a substitute (1, 2). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 18 March 1865 (1, 2). He was enlisted for one year, at Williamsport, Pennsylvania, by Captain Blair (2). He was mustered in as a private in company H (1, 6).
He was discharged by general order on 9 August 1865 (1). He was a private, in company H (6).
In 1880, he was living in Buckeye Township, Stephenson County, Illinois (5). He was living with his wife Mary, and children Sarah, John, and Hattie (5). He was a farmer (5).
On 28 May 1892, he applied successfully from Illinois for a pension (3, 4).
He died in 1894 (4).
On 28 April 1894, his widow, Mary Brown, applied successfully from Illinois for a pension (3, 4).
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) (Emanuel Brown)
2 company H, descriptive roll, #146 (Emanuel Brown)
3 pension index, by name (Emanuel Brown)
4 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company H (Emanuel Brown)
5 1880 US census, Illinois, Stephenson County, Buckeye Township, supervisor's district 2, enumeration district 169, microfilm series T9, film 252, page 14 C = 27 handwritten (Emanuel Brown)
6 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Emanuel Brown)
| line | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| street name | |||||
| house number | |||||
| dwelling visit # | 241 | ||||
| family visit # | 248 | ||||
| name | Brown Emanuel | - Mary | - Sarah E | - John H | - Hattie A |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M | F |
| age | 30 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
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| relationship | Wife | Daughter | Son | Daughter | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |||
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| occupation | Farmer | Keeping house | |||
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| idiotic | |||||
| insane | |||||
| disabled | |||||
| school this year | 1 | ||||
| can't read | |||||
| can't write | |||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois |
| father's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| mother's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |