91st PA--Charles Butler

During the war

He was mustered into service on 25 November 1861 (1). He was a private in company I (1, 3, 4, 5).

He was discharged on 7 February 1863 on surgeon's certificate of disability (1 [8 Feb], 2) He was a private, in company I (5).

After the war

On 3 June 1874, he unsuccessfully applied for a pension (3, 4).

On 29 November 1892, his widow, Mary Butler, successfully applied for a pension from Pennsylvania (3, 4).

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)

2 consolidated morning report, HQ 91st PA, 8 February 1863 (Charles Butler)

3 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company I (Charles Butler)

4 pension index, by name (Charles Butler)

5 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Charles Butler)

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1890 US census, veterans schedules: Ancestry index (accessed 14 Jul 12); checked only PA entries (because of the pension index)--a Charles B Butler lived in Philadelphia, with no information about the unit, living at 5149 Warren St (with Thomas T Seal and James B Gray) (see e.d. 813, p.3, Philadelphia, image 2582 of 2610 on Ancestry); the other two Charles Butler's in PA did not serve in the 91st PA

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Butler, Charles
Co. I, 91 Pennsylvania Inf.
Pvt | Pvt.
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GENERAL INDEX CARD.

Charles Butler

During the war

After the war

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