He was born in 1824/25 (2 (40 in 1865), 4 [40 in 1870]). He was born in England (2, 3, 4).
When he enlisted, he was a labor[er] (2).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 9 inches tall, and had a dark complexion, blue eyes, and light hair (2).
He was a substitute (1). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 14 March 1865 (1, 2, 3). He was enlisted for one year, at Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, by Captain Kerker (2). He was a private in company I (1, 5).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 2, 3). He was a private, in company I (5).
On 3 October 1868, he was naturalized, in the District Courts of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (on a soldiers' application) (3). He was living in West Deer Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (3). He was sponsered by Clark Kissic (3).
In 1870, he was living in West Deer Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (4). He was living with Julia Childs (presumably his wife), and with James, David, Jesse, and Rebecca (presumably their children) (4). He was a coal miner, and owned $1,300 in real estate (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) (James Childs)
2 company I, descriptive roll, #54 (James Childs)
3 A list of immigrants who applied for naturalization papers in the District Courts of Allegheny County, Pa. Volume 3: 1856-1869. Compiled by members of the Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, 1978. Page 13. (James Childs) [identification is confirmed by reference to his service]
4 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, West Deer Township, post office Rural Ridge, microfilm series M593, film 1299, page 606 = 9 handwritten (James Childs)
5 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (James Childs)
| line | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Dwelling-house number | 59 | |||||
| Family number | 59 | |||||
| Name | Childs James | " Julia A. | " James | " David | " Jesse | " Rebecca J. |
| Age | 40 | 44 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | M | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | C. Miner | K. house | ||||
| Real estate value | 1300 | |||||
| Personal estate value | - | |||||
| Birthplace | England | Penna | " | " | " | " |
| Father foreign born | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mother foreign born | 1 | |||||
| Birth month if born within year | ||||||
| Marriage month if married within year | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Attended school past year | ||||||
| Can't read | ||||||
| Can't write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | |||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |