He was born in 1832/33 (2 (30 in 1863)).
He was drafted (1, 2). He was mustered into service in the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry on 10 September 1863 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1 (91st), 2 (91st), 6 (118th)). He was a private, in company A (4, 5, 6).
On 1 June 1865, he was transferred to the 91st Pennsylvania (6). (Other men were transferred on the 2nd; perhaps he was also.) He was a private, in company F (1, 3, 4, 5, 6).
He deserted on 2 June 1865 (1, 2). He was a private, in company F (3).
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) (Patrick Condon)
2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 22 January 2005 (Patrick Condon)
3 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Patrick Condon)
4 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Patrick Condon, 118th PA)
5 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Patrick Cowden)
6 Survivors' Association 118th (Corn Exchange) Regt., P.V. History of the Corn Exchange Regiment 118th Pennsylvania volunteers .... Philadelphia PA: J L Smith, 1888. Page 684 (Patrick Condon)