He was born in 1819/20 (3 (44 in 1864)). He was born in Germany (3).
When he enlisted, he was a laborer (3).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 4 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, blue eyes, and black hair (3).
He was a substitute (1, 3). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 7 October 1864 (1, 3). He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (3). His service was credited to the Sixteenth Congressional District (3). He was mustered in as a private in company H (1, 5).
He died at Petersburg, Virginia, on 28 January 1865, by committing suicide while on picket (1, 2, 4). He was a private, in company H (5).
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) (Peter Buck)
2 company H, register of deaths (Peter [?] Buck)
3 company H, descriptive roll, #133 (Peter Buck)
4 consolidated morning report, 91st Pennsylvania, 29 January 1865 (Privt Buck)
5 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Peter Buck)