He was born in 1840/41 (2 (24 in 1865), 3 (52 in ?1892)). He was born in Ireland (2, 3).
When he enlisted, he was a mine[r] (2).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 4 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, grey eyes, and light hair (2).
He also served in the 5th US Artillery (3, 4, 5). He served for 36 months (3).
He was a substitute (1). He enlisted and was mustered into service on 27 February 1865 (1, 2, 5). He was enlisted for one year, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, by Captain Bowen (2). He was a private in company I (1, 10).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 2, 5). He had served for four months (3). He was a private, in company I (10).
On 18 May 1877, he applied successfully for a pension (4, 5). He initially received $2 per month (6).
He received $4 per month effective 10 May 1889 (6).
On 8 February 1892, he was admitted to the National Soldiers Home (3). He was admitted from Pennsylvania (3). He had rheumatism (3). He was receiving a pension of $4 per month (3).
He was discharged from the Southern Branch of the National Soldiers Home on 15 January 1894 (3).
Under the Act of 2 March 1895, his pension was increased to $6 per month (6). (Since the act of 2 March 1895 was about paying accrued pensions of deceased pensioners, this seems to be a mistake.)
Effective 29 May 1896, he received a pension of $12 per month (6). The pension certificate was dated 11 November 1896 (6).
On 17 December 1909, Mary J Condon, wife of James Condon, was buried, in Leverington Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (9).
On 11 [?] March 1911, he again applied for a pension (5). His pension was reissued, and he received $15 per month effective 18 March 1911 (6). The pension certificate was dated 9 May 1911 (6).
His pension was reissued, and he received $25 per month effective 24 May 1912 (6). The pension certificate was dated 18 November 1912 (6).
Effective 16 September 1915, his pension was increased to $30 per month (6). The pension certificate was dated 21 October 1915 (6).
Effective 10 June 1918, his pension was increased to $40 per month (6).
On 17 March 1919, he died, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (6, 7). He seems to have been buried in Leverington Cemetery, Roxborough, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (8).
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 Conden)
2 company I, descriptive roll, #52 (James Condon)
3 Report of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1894. Serial Set volume 3329, session volume 3, 53rd Congress, 3rd Session. House Miscellaneous Document 27 (in 2 parts). Page 747. (James Condon)
4 pension index, by name (James Condon)
5 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company I (James Condon)
6 Veterans administration pension payment cards, 1907-1933, James Condon, FamilySearch (James Condon)
7 Pennsylvania death indices, 1919 ('Condon,James;--28822;Phila;Mar.17.')
8 Find a grave, memorial 39577240, created by Donna Elliott, added 18 July 2009 (note uncertainty--the memorial lists only years of birth and death, and doesn't refer to his service) (James Condon)
9 Find a grave, memorial 39027421, created by Donna Elliott, added 3 July 2009 (Mary J Condon, wife of James Condon)
10 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (James Condon)
| ISSUES. | |||
| CLASS. | RATE. | DATE OF COMMENCEMENT. | DATE OF CERTIFICATE. |
| ORIGINAL | 2 | Sept 18/64 | Dec 8 /90 |
| 4 | May 10/89 | ||
| [the previous two dates of commencement are linked by a curly brace] | |||
| 6 | Act Mch 2 /95 | ||
| Additl. | 12 | May 29/96 | Nov 11 /96 |
| REISSUE | 15 | Mar. 18/11 | May 9/11 |
| " | 25 | May 24 /12 | Nov 18/12 |
| INCREASE | 30 | Sept 16 1915 | Oct 21 1915 B |
| 40 | JUN 10 1918 | ||