He was 23 years old (3 (23 in 1861)). He was born in Ireland (3).
When he enlisted, he was a laborer (3).
When he enlisted, he was 6 feet 2 inches tall, and had a light complexion, dark eyes, and dark hair (3).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 17 September 1861 (1, 3). He was enlisted for three years, by Captain Smith, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3). He was a private in company F (1, 4).
He deserted from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 28 September 1861 (1, 2, 3). He was a private in company F (4).
The company F descriptive book claims that he is "now in Capt. Frost's Comp[any] Col. Owens [?] Regt PV" (2, 3). Perhaps he was arrested and assigned to a different regiment.
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 Dougherty)
2 company F, register of deserters, #3 (Patrick Dougherty)
3 company F, descriptive roll, #29 (Patrick Dougherty)
4 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Patrick Dougherty)